[FrustratedFriend]

Hi, I just joined this thread in hopes of finding some advice.

My friend that lives with me has Neuropathy. He was diagnosed about two years ago now. He cannot feel from his knees down and is losing sensation in his hands. He moved in with me earlier this year so that he would not have to move back to Missouri and go into a nursing home.

At the end of August, he took a fall and broke his ankle. The orthopedist we saw afterwards said that normally it would require surgery, but due to the advanced nature of his neuropathy and the risk of infection, surgery was not an option. Instead, because the bones were lined up, they decided to let it heal conventionally.

The problem we're facing is that the doctors seem to ignore our cries. My friend is 6'5". He is overweight, but is working on losing it. He cannot use crutches. He had to walk with a cane before the break. And I cannot stress enough how hard it is for him to walk now that he's casted. The doctors just keep repeating "No weight on the foot" "Don't walk on it" "You can't even use it a little". But if he doesn't use the foot, he cannot get around. Because he can't use crutches, he had a walker. The nurse yesterday told him to "bunny hop." It's like they want him to break his other leg too...

Please. Is there anyone who can offer some advice? The house isn't big enough for him to use a wheel chair everywhere. He can't "bunny hop". And none of the doctors seem to understand or even care what he's going through.