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Week four Achelleis Tendon operation,

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Swampiesue
Swampiesue

hi have recently had operation on my achelles tendon, I am week 4 and in my third plaster cast. My foot has now been put in a position that is almost flat.. I am getting a slight nagging pain in the tendon, am I to assume this is quite normal at this stage ? 

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  • jean34329
    jean34329 Swampiesue

    Posted

    Hi

    I would get it checked out asap to exclude a dvt.

    • Swampiesue
      Swampiesue jean34329

      Posted

      It's not in the calf, it's at the side of my heel... It started as soon as the position of my foot changed.. X
  • james00723
    james00723 Swampiesue

    Posted

    i would say so as the achilles is going to be quite stiff. ring them and tell them though. it wont hurt
    • Swampiesue
      Swampiesue james00723

      Posted

      Hi James, thank you, I did sort of mention it when I very briefly saw my consultant after they plastered my leg.. I said the same as you and he briefly agreed. However I just wanted to see what it was like for others. My guess is that my ankle is going to be very painful when the plaster comes off..and its going to be a long hard road to recovery..😕
    • timinbc
      timinbc Swampiesue

      Posted

      Hi Sue,

      Most of my pain has not been in the AT other than when I ruptured it, and that was gone after about an hour. Since I've been out of a cast and boot I'm mostly bothered by the inside of my ankle and my heel. To alleviate the heel pain I wear shoes with heel cup from the moment I get up til I go back to bed. For the ankle, my physiotherapist manipulated my whole foot to loosen up all the small bones that had their movement inhibited by the swelling in my foot. It took 3 1 hour visits to fix that up along with my normal ankle stretching excercises. I still have a little pain in the ankle when I first get up in the morning but stretching it out helps.

      There are days though when I get frustrated with my perceived lack of improvement. I saw a fellow on Thursday who ruptured his AT on the 3rd of June, 2 weeks before me, and he was still in a boot so I feel a little better about my progress. The Dr. has me off work for another month and a graduated return following that. He also told me to expect to feel the effects for another year, and that when I next go for my Island vacation to sit on the beach and not walk through the tidal pools smile

       

    • Swampiesue
      Swampiesue timinbc

      Posted

      AsHi timinbc, thank you for that, it just goes to show how long these things take to mend. I did not have a rupture, I had a haglands deformity removed, ( a large lump of bone removed from heel,) a bursa removed and the tendon repaired to remove all the damage to my achellies causing achellies tendonitis... My pain is like yours, on the inside of the tendon, the back of the tendon, and going up to the calf.. It's like a very painful dull ache. All this since the position of my foot changing to almost flat. I guess stretching the tendon slightly.. Most interested to hear from anyone who has expirienced any typ of pain..
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