Continuous ankle pain after achilles rupture

Hi, new to the forum. I'm just wondering whether anyone else has had continuous pain following achilles surgery.

Background:

I ruptured the achilles on my left leg in August 2020 and had surgery a week later. Following surgery, I was placed into a plaster cast for two weeks (Equinus position - non weight-bear) and was then placed into a Vacoped boot for four weeks (Locked plantar flexion 30° for two weeks then plantar flexion 15 - 30° for two weeks - both full weight-bear.

6 weeks after my surgery, I developed an infection in the achilles wound and had to be operated on again to clean the infection and to clean scar tissue.

I then commenced the above procedure again - plaster cast for two weeks, Vacoped boot locked plantar flexion 30° for a week, then plantar flextion 15 - 30° for two weeks, then dynamic plantar flexion ( 0 - 30°) for four weeks.

Boot was then removed and normal walking resumed and physiotherapy started.

All in all, my foot was in a Vacoped boot for a total of 11-12 weeks instead of the usual 10 weeks with ankle movement fully restricted by the Vacoped boot.

Its now 8 months since my injury and the actual achilles feels fine but I am having issues with my ankle/foot. I have continuing pain directly below my ankle and to the left side of it. I am unable to run due to the pain in my ankle and any lengthy walks result in swelling and extreme pain in my ankle/foot and I am unable to weight-bear on it

Could the lack of movement of the ankle in the Vacoped boot for so long have caused damage to the tendons/ligaments of my ankle or is ankle pain normal following surgery?

Advice required please. Thank you in advance

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