... Has anyone got any advice on transferring between aircast boots and shoes - my right leg the one with the broken ankle, has become a whole shoe size bigger.
Are these MWB - Masai Walking shoes any good or should i steer clear - in fact what sort of shoe (assume lots of support) should I be looking at? Really freaking me out if I get a new job soon (am interviewing again in... (44 replies)
... Thank you for writing back, Fenty! I really appreciate it! Good to know that I am not just being a wimp. Makes me feel better. I've been doing better since my first post. I'm able to move the ankle more (getting more comfortable taking the boot off and putting back on). I'm doing some exercises. Will start PT soon as well. I wish I had an aircast. sounds more comfortable than... (44 replies)
... I was in cast for 6 weeks and finally got my Aircast through the UK NHS last week. ... (44 replies)
... Can I ask which aircast boot did you have - the XP walker or the FP walker, they both look similar? I presume you wear a gym shoe underneath.
I am due one on Thursday - still not sure if the NHS covers it.
Kind regards. (44 replies)
... Can I ask do you get an aircast on the NHS - my ortho thinks you get more ankle movement without one, so does not look positive or do I have to pay for my own? Is the XP walker better or the FP walker?
Many thanks - any tips about what type of shoe to wear with it - probably need one below ankle as these boots look open toed and I don't want to get frostbite! (44 replies)
... I have a trimalleolar fracture and was put in this boot 3 weeks ago. ... (0 replies)
... Hi wicked willows, hope you are coping well having to sleep with the aircast on. I have been through this stage and jolly well know what it's like. ... (44 replies)
... On 11/30 I was trucking down my basement stairs and the last two stairs broke along with my ankle. This is the first bone I have ever broken and hope it is the last! The ER doc splinted it until I could see the ortho the next day. The ortho said I fractured my distal fibula and put me in an aircast, no surgery or hard cast required. He also said I could takde it off... (44 replies)
... slab cast, put a tubigrip stocking over my foot and calf and I have been wearing the aircast walker since. While wearing the aircast and holding a crutch on the good side, I have been able to walk without putting much weight on the broken foot. ... (44 replies)
... bear. On top of these, now that my full weight is on my left leg, my weak knee is taking the brunt and I can be wobbly while using the crutches. I feel that an aircast is kinder in that I can remove it to wash my leg and foot, scratch where it itches and pump up or reduce air pressure whenever necessary. ... (44 replies)
... he wisely told me to only blow up the left side and this is what I did. The problem now is I have additional knee and hip pain after wearing this oversized DUCK boot with blow tubes, wish I would have got a fiberglass cast and bear the itchiness, etc. ... (44 replies)
... ten to my favorite DJ this weekend and I am in the small aircast, worst part is I can only wear tennis shoes. I am however, happy for that it is better then the boot and crutches for sure! I started PT 2 weeks ago, and I am still doing that only 2 weeks left and I am up to walking 2 miles at a time twice a day. ... (44 replies)
... l say to anyone its just the after care really that takes time,i was lucky it was winter,so i kept myself busy in home,with my computer and i was in plaster then aircast boot.Its a new operation,and i was the second person in my hospital to have it done,but i am sure its worked.If it lasts me 5 to 10 years i am happy. ... (23 replies)
... rays, thought it looked better than expected and put me in an aircast NWB for 4 weeks. ... (44 replies)
... and put in a aircast boot for 6 weeks, then I was told I could put weight on it and start using a aircast ankle brace and start physical therapy. ... (3 replies)
... ray, the doctor said it looked good so I could go into the aircast walking boot and now at the end of the third week, I am attempting to put a little weight on it. ... (44 replies)
... weight bearing to full weight bearing over two months and one month in the boot full weight. ... (2 replies)
... i just had my fibula broken 4 weeks ago, and im already walking with full weight on it and everything, i got an Aircast walking boot, and im going back for xrays in a month and if everything is good then i can take it off and start rehab. ... (3 replies)
... When I broke my ankle I had a walking boot for 6 weeks then switched to the air cast. When my foot first came out of the boot my arch was sorer than my ankle and my ankle and foot and toes were super weak. I could hardly believe how 6 weeks of immobility did this. ... (5 replies)
