Oh Lord, I know How you feel.. I fell in my home aug/05... Just barely now starting to walk without the crutchs...I walk like a pegleg pirate.. I'm 33 yrs old.. Mother of two teenage boys.. My ankle is sore, still throbs, swells so much I had to get a 3 sixe up on a shoe to hobble outside.. I live in a cold state... My doctor says theres nothing he can do for me now, he's done all he can do.. It's up to me.. I swear if I could do more I would.. Im in pain 20 hours outta the day..acking or twitching ... I can't stand not knowing how much longer this will take...oh, I got a plate & 12 screws on my right ankle... please respond... I'd love to hear from someone else thats going through the same thing Thanks,,, Christine