I had a ligament reconstruction surgery, so everything is supposed to be tight. But I tried over and over to register and was not allowed (I gave myself the name "brokenbones"). After that hubby banned me from crutches so I got good at maneuvering all over the house, up and down small steps and our staircase, on my knee scooter. My docs office hasnt returned my call yet so Im hoping thats a good thing. 8. No swelling. Yes, I fell hard on my foot. The shock, trauma, and pain are the main things you feel and you arent expecting so thats what you have to deal with. He said 9 times out of 10 if you are still in a cast it isnt an issue, but to let them know if any pain hits at insertion point. I fell off my knee scooter tonight and put all my 220lbs to catch myself and felt some good pain at the time but now an hour or two later I dont feel any pain just wondering some symptoms of a re-rupture. 13 days post-op, sutures removed yesterday and fiberglass cast applied. Ive been religious about keeping it elevated for the entire month, the stitches were about to become a part of me. Im going to try to convince her to call the doctor today. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. (During surgery. he mentioned to me that if something had moved or been fractured id have to go into surgery asap to fix it. I am happy I was able to read the stories on this page. over the past several days ive felt my foot healing as far as pain goes, the pain wednesday morning had subsided and i didnt feel the need to use my pain meds any morehowever about 2 hours ago i lost balance on my crutches and i completely stepped on my right foot (with boot) with all my weight about 2 times rather quickly before my bf caught me luckily he was near by. After surgery, the patient can walk and engage in other weight-bearing activities because of the use of screws. Freaking out thinking I re re-reptured or harmed it in anyway. Long game. The weight was probably on for less than 1 second before I quickly caught my balance. I called my PCP (who is my best friend) and he came over to check me out and everything was OK. I did LV. For many patients with severe arthritic bunions, a bunionectomy with joint replacement can be used. Was moving around the house with my crutches, and one of my crutches gave way after I placed it on a piece of material that was lying on the floor tiles. Hope that was the last of scares with re-tearing.. Not a fun past 3 days. It scared me quite a bit but reading these calmed me a little. I think these scooters need to have a better design to make them more stable. Too be sure he said I could take an MRI, but seeing as I felt no pain about 30 mins after the intial fall happened and the fact that he diagnosed I was fine, I decided there was no point. It hurt really bad for the rest of the night but I took some pain killers and managed to get some sleep. Saturday I stubbed toe using knee scooter, lost my balance and fell. Im worried I stepped forward and pulled On the tendon. It happens as we all have stated. just updating for the next poor soul who happens upon this encouraging blog for the same unfortunate reason. Thank you all. The typical recovery duration after bunion surgery is 6 weeks to 6 months, depending on the amount of soft tissue and bone affected. Full recovery may take as long as 1 year. When you are showering or bathing, the foot has to be kept covered to keep the stitches dry. Stitches are eliminated after 7 to 21 days. It comes just days after she is believed to have undergone the procedure to remove metal work from her foot. Thoughts anyone? Registered number: 10004395 Registered office: Fulford Grange, Micklefield Lane, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6BA. Thanks everyone! Hi everyone, I had a slip-up about a week post-surgery in March 2019. Hi all.. Anyone else felt this or am I imagining it?! Researching minimally invasive surgery, patients can come across different surgical techniques. I had surgery Friday, August 5, and stumbled yesterday (August 9) at work. no x-ray's for me. Grateful. It's amazing how quickly you can lose muscle strength by inactivity which is what has happened to my right leg now. The pain seems to be just in my toes and subsiding since laying back down. I felt tingling in the toes but no pain really. Leave this Im a little worried I did some damage or worse re-tore the Achilles. Praying that I didnt mess it up. This blog is a god send. It will dramatically decrease your pain and swelling. However everything feels a bit looser .. just not as stiff as before. I'm terrified that i messed it up. I used to get those weird quick shoots of pain down there, but cant say its happened recently. Been doing the double and assisted single heel lifts, balancing on my bad foot passing a weight left to right and try to remain balanced for 30 seconds or more. I missed my scooter when trying to get on and fell over it. I just dont see myself being blue to put weight on. Thank you! Pain lasted about 30 seconds. Ill be so glad when this is over. Am now 4 weeks post surgery. I had them take a pic and it looked like shredded pork in there. Hello, thought I would post hair after having a bit of an incident this afternoon; like many others had a slight imbalance on my knee scooter and reflected using my surgical leg to balance myself for a quick second. Hello fellow Achilles warriors. I am also glad to read these replies. May God grant you a swift recovery. (I know. what kind of a foot specialist hasn't got a backup plan if machine breaks?) More than likely you will be just fine, but your doctor will be able to tell you for sure. The surgeon suspects it was scar tissue that i felt tearing. The longer you leave it the harder it gets. but now I'm 2.5 months post op and I'm experiencing a lot of pain on the top of my foot. The bones lengthening, straightening, or shortening after being cut may occur unexpectedly during surgery or gradually after. Truck driver Traditionally, bunion surgery can be quite painful and involve a long recovery. Id love to ice it, but the current semi-soft cast is too thick to have ice do any good. I too, thought I tore it again. Why destroy a joint if you can save it? Also the cast and stocking are black so I have no idea how to tell for sure. Katie is now said to be learning to walk again following the latest procedure. The information you shared was useful. Worried I reruptured now and am debating moving my check up to Monday to give me peace of mind. Historically, these procedures have been performed through large incisions, but at HSS, I have perfected two special techniques to correct bunions through tiny incisions. Reading this makes me feel better about what just happened. Woke up the next day with marked improvement, however still discomfort at incision site. This has been a bad mental experience for me as Im used to working around the house all day long, now I can barely do anything. What an absolute scare. But I dont know I think and going mental with this and wanted to share. Im also going to ask to start PT, even though the doc doesnt really think its needed. The hardest part for me is getting in/out of a walk in shower. I talked to another friend who did the same thing a few years ago and he was walking and back to work during the 7-8 week marK. Even if the tension pulls three of the four threads through the tendon and out the other side but one holds, youre going to be fine. I stupidly put my NWB foot down, NO BOOT, just bare foot to the floor putting weight down on it. I asked about PT and he said it was too soon for me just yet. After about 2 hrs I got up to use knee scooter and there was definitely more pain at incision as well as tingling in my foot. I'd love to have others to communicate with. Instantly my steering column jerked and I toppled over. I dont know If my brain is telling me I already can put some weight in my injured leg or something but now im in panic trying to remember the extend of pressure I did to realize if I could damage the repair. A direct word to Chris: Dont despair my foot still doesnt lie flat 4 months after surgery. I retired 2 years ago and have been remodeling our house so looking forward to the day I can continue. I fear that there are a lot of people re rupturing. Ive been without wedges for about 4 weeks. I am in a walking boot and air brace at night. Everything was going so well. I am five weeks post op, and have had a couple of incidents with the knee scooter. No damage. Also had me push into his hand and was able to give some force. Let us know how it goes. My foot hurts today in the arch but I'm not sure if that's from the removal of the twenty five staples yesterday and bending it to a ninety degree angle to put the cast on. Do call your doctor tomorrow if you are still worried about your foot. Will find out the extent of damage from the doc tomorrow. Im a SHM with 3 kids so this injury has been really rough, but there is encouragement for me in threads like this, so thanks for taking the time to post!! Hi Serge you will be fine. Anyone had a similar experience that can give me some hope or I guess let me know if you all think I ripped it out all over again? Im currently in a lot of pain and really worried! Said no gaps in tendon and could see calf movement when moving foot into dorsiflexion so repair still intact. Doc said that everything was fine, and that healing was going well, He has written and lectured on this topic in the United States and is considered an authority in the management of bunion deformity. Two days later and had a second scooter fall with full weight down on my bad leg. It may also occur if patients dont follow the postoperative directions carefully. Does anyone of you had the same experience or do you you know whether just using the heel with full extended leg to plant would make it worse or better? !Also nice to know im not traveling through this shit storm alone. He said he could have pulled me off the operating table by my foot and it wouldnt have come apart. I still have a long road ahead though so patience is essential. First of all, dont force yourself into activities that can harm you, especially for the first 2-3 weeks after the surgery. About 8 days post repair of a full Achilles tear, my crutch sipped and I caught myself with the injured foot (in a splint, not a hard cast). I have my follow up in two days Im hoping I didnt do anything to ruin my progress. Ill find out Thursday if there was damage. I fully raptured my Achilles tendon. Im 4 weeks post surgery and am half weight bearing. I was first in a cast for 2 weeks and have now been in a moon boot for 1 week, still on crutches NWB. Notice how enlarged the bunion joint has become due to the extra bone growth around the joint. Anthony, I still sleep in my boot since Im NWB for a couple more weeks. This morning I woke up and forgot that the splint was of and put weight on the ankle. It immediately hurt and I am now icing and elevating my leg. It was mostly getting over the mental fear of falling and lack of confidence. Time to get your own blog page setup BMan. I do a couple miles a day around a nearby park, and generally live my life normally through the day except for no biking/hiking/motorcycle stuff. Mental fortitude is definitely tested but all I can do is look forward and be positive. Right after it happened it hurt but not so much I was real concerned with it, but now at my last appointment my Dr said he's very concerned since it's the top of my foot (center). Now that Im in air walking boot, he did say to take it easy with WBing since area is already stressed/sore and not to over due it. I have it elevated. My concern now is how stiff it is and the certain sensations I get back there. I always thought of myself as a sporty individual, I practised sports for all my youth but when I e entered college and the professional market had to put that aside. What Is It Like to Have Cataract Surgery? Is it not natural for the brain to try to plant that foot? Called the docs office and left a message with the nurse. The operation is often used to treat severe pain that is uncontrollable and cannot be controlled by conventional therapies, physical therapy, herbal remedies, splints, or pain medications. After, I had a throbbing pain in my lower calf that lasted about 20 minutes. Doc moved foot into dorsiflexion and palpated length of tendon, as well as noted calf movement going into dorsiflexion. Our patients benefit from our team-centered approach with world-renowned surgeons and specialized physician assistants, nurses and physical therapists. I was hopping up on a bar stool and accidentally tapped the casted foot on the ground. Like you all, I had instant shock, but its since went away. Yikes nwb is tough! i originally plan on waiting a year for it to heal up then doing my other foot. Naturally I attempted to use my injured foot to catch myself and put a good amount of weight on the injured foot. Luckily in my fall i didn't wind up moving or fracturing the bone that was realigned. There are many that I know that will never be 100% again after injuries that they sustained. Right now 4 hrs later it still stings burns. I know that this is a less common rupture so I wonder if anyone else had this particular surgery and accident. Had a fall a week ago with no damage. Patients are in a cast for two weeks and then must return to have their sutures removed. If you have more questions, please come to my site and check it out! Martin, did you have a follow up visit? Thank you so much for these replies - they are very reassuring. Medication (which I had been off) helped with the pain it was still painful but lessened with meds which was what they told me to look for. I spent the day with it elevated (was most of the time anyway) icing behind the knee and freaking out that I'd just ruined the surgery. I instinctively kept balance by pushing off the foot of my injured leg. Im 4 weeks post op from heal spur removal and Achilles tendon lengthening. I had posterior tibial tendon surgery 12 days ago and I am scared that I re injured my ankle. I was told a minimum of 56 days NWB. I tried to catch myself with my injured foot but that didnt quite go as planned. In both cases I experienced the same electric tingle that has been described in previous posts, though not much pain. Sounds like a great plan. Its not constant. Thought that I re ruptured the tendon. I see my doc on Monday and believe he will let me take one of the two heel lifts out of the boot then. I breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the Lord Jesus, and decided to come post in hopes that my incident can bring a bit of comfort to the next person going through the same thing. Of course I put my non weight bearing foot down to catch my self as I was falling to the ground. And you can setup your own blog if you want to share your journey with us and those who follow. Feels like its getting stronger day to day. Felt a ton of pain but no ripping feeling; more like a tough pull from my calf to my Achilles. Now I have a little tingling in that leg and some involuntary twitching in my calf muscle. Im now 8 weeks out and able to walk in a boot unassisted. During foot surgery, its common to use screws to hold bones together. Going faster than I should have, tripped, landed HARD on the air cast. Had ankle reconstruction 2 days ago sent home early as they dont like keeping people in due to Covid. Other than the top of my foot now hurting I couldn't have asked for a better outcome. I took off my boot and checked my incision point which was now covered in Seri strips since the sutures were out. I had Lapidus/Akin surgery on September 21, was in a splint for 1 week, then a cast for 3 weeks. Still very tight. Did you need to take narcotic pain meds again? My doctor also said that shes only ever had 1 re rupture patient, and they were walking, full weight bearing, with a splint on. He also tested my ability to resist upward pressure on the foot, and because there was some, he was fairly confident that I was fine.
Today, went to get on the knee scooter and misjudged. As for yall that have slipped or taken a step on your foot. speedy recovery. Glad I found this blog but still nervous.. Like most I fell/put weight on achilles repair. WebI'm sure the numbness will go away in time. Use of the forums is subject to our Terms of Use
After many tears and painkillers later, I was sure I reruptured my achilles. I have pretty good range of motion. Finding this blog gave me a sense of relief! Wow ScottG thats an awful, awful story. I have a horrible fear of falling due to the fact that Ive had 3 falls since surgery. Im sure there is a lesson to be learned from this but Im frustrated. I am in my third week of pt. It makes walking normaly on it seeem dangerous & unstable & generally uncomfortable & painful if you bend it before the joint stiffness clears up. Yikes! Initially, there was some discomfort on back of achilles near incision and didnt think a ton of it. I had my surgery and am in splint, friend accidentally hit my toes when giving me a pillow and I felt pain through my lower leg for a few seconds called my mother who has had this surgery before and said should be fine, after all, if our toes were a major issue they would have them covered and not let them stick out. 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