Is it normal to have pain after walking without crutches?

5-6/10 is too high to be walking without crutches, & are you taking pn meds of any sort;; HERE'S THE KEY;; a lot of doc's will say "you can get rid of the crutches" but you really need to be progressive so you don't reinjure yourself;; you're bone is still healing for a couple more weeks still... so anyhow, get the crutches back into your routine;; weight-bearing on your leg really has nothing to do with your leg but everything to do with your hands & how much you push on the grips of the crutch;; your leg itself should "move" like a normal leg, ankle included (dependent on the level of fusion), but each day + a little more weight into your leg by taking a LITTLE more pressure off your "push" into the grips of the crutches;; you'll soon find you can walk on the leg without a lot of pain;;; some things that change your pain level are walking too much further than the leg is capable of doing, how you take or don't take your pain meds, how much weight you are putting thru the ankle, how coinsistant/inconsistant you are about delivering that weight;; much easier to show you;; see a physical therapist, you need one to rehab the ankle anyway