It's been about 8 months now since I had ankle surgery. There are a lot of positives and negatives I've been experiencing.
Overall, my ankle feels okay. It still doesn't have the flexibility and range of motion that my other ankle does. And it actually cracks a lot! That was kind of surprising to me, especially since I'm 8 months out. That seems like a long time to still be experiencing cracking, doesn't it? It mostly cracks when I wake up and start walking in the morning. I do a few stretches, and that's when it cracks.
Running goes pretty well now. I can definitely feel my one leg is just a little weaker than the other. My ankle does hurt a little when I run, but usually it takes about 15-20 minutes before that starts happening. It mostly hurts after a run. I don't limp anymore after I run, but that might be because I stretch it a lot after running, and sometimes apply ice (my ankle still swells up a lot).
There was one weird thing that happened to me the other day. Since I'm a college student, I tend to spend hours at my desk doing homework. It might just be me, but I have a habit of sitting cross-legged (like a "pretzel" as some people say) on my desk chair. After a couple hours, I got up and took a step with my bad ankle. I immediately felt a sharp pain shoot up my leg and my ankle froze in place. It freaked me out so much, I quickly sat on the ground and grabbed my ankle to start massaging it. I have no clue what happened. Maybe circulation got cut off or something? Either way, it really hurt! So remember to move your ankle every now and then, and try not to sit in weird positions!
That's all for now!
P.S I apologize, I keep forgetting to make videos about stretching! Hopefully I'll have time this weekend!
