1 Week Post op
Posted , 3 users are following.
Just over 1 week since reconstruction of Achilles tendon went to trauma clinic, back slab & shin splint changed for shin splint, a lot lighter and less stress on my knee, wound looks clean very little pain just discomfort, finding problems getting around the house on crutches, just not designed for disability getting to the toilet upstairs can be a challenge. Any one else put on daily injections of Heparin, my consultant always uses it until out of cast, told will get staples out next week, tried very small flexion today whist cast was off, very painful, severe stinging aroud wound site
0 likes, 4 replies
tim50stroud brian4109
Posted
brian4109 tim50stroud
Posted
NimrodUK brian4109
Posted
It's 3 weeks for me since a graft to repair a completley ruptured anterior tibialis tendon. Still in a cast with 3 more weeks to go. After a week I had to go to A&E because of the pain and discomfort in my calf, but the operation sites themselves were fine. The cast was removed and some blood tests taken that indicated I might have a DVT, next day an ultrasound scan confirmed this. I was on a preventative daily dose on Heparin and this was increased almost 4 fold until I had an appointment with the DVT clinic, now on 2 x 15 mg of Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) for 3 weeks then 1 x 20 mg for another 4 weeks. Also have an appointment at an anti-coagulation clinic.
I'm getting aorund okay on my crutches, certainly since last week when I switched to partial from non-weight bearing.
Hope the recovery goes well for you.
brian4109 NimrodUK
Posted