Anyone had ankle surgery???

Ive folded twisted bent the wrong way you name it i done it to my right ankle, i went to a dr a couple of years ago and told the dr i need it fixed as i cant fully flex it in all directions so he said ok, it hurt to walk so i went to buy me a pair of red wing boots to help support my rt ankle and so far its been ok, the dr told me i had developed artheritis and a surgical procedure would help but would take a long time to get it up to snuff so ive put it off for now.