@DingoMom, mine was also caused by dogs. Slammed into from behind( while I was talking to another dog owner) at our local dog park. I felt it, felt my leg twist behind and my ankle "pop".
The first words out of my mouth after screaming in pain were " We can't go to Australia". My wife said " Oh, they'll just pop it back into place". Yeah, if it were only that easy.
You had more plates/screws that I do. I had 1 plate and 8 screws and a tightrope across the bones. Are you planning on leaving the hardware in?