I can't say, I wasn't there . Somehow I misunderstood you--or my memory is playing tricks, or both-- so I thought that the ankle problems might have come from loading weight on it a bit early. Anyway, being eager to recover normal life is something most people try to do, so nothing to reproach. Just take it easy, carpal pathology, be it your trapezium or scaphoid bones, isn't easy to treat and for sure it needs some rest to help the steroids to do their magic.
No PT suggested?