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Pain and swelling almost a year after tendon repair in foot

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elizabeth56252
elizabeth56252

It's been almost a year since I had my breaks tendon repaired in my ankle/foot. I am still having lots of pain and swelling . Pain everyday and swelling never goes away. Has anyone else experienced This? I don't think it's normal but wanted to get some opinions on this before I saw yet another podiatrist. Thanks

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  • elizabeth56252
    elizabeth56252

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    Sorry auto correct it's the brevis tendon not breaks. Lol

  • kpower
    kpower elizabeth56252

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    Elizabeth,

    I agree that considerable pain and swelling a year after tendon surgery is definitely not normal.

    I didn't have tendon surgery but I did injure a tendon (post tibial tendon) in an ankle fracture/sprain. My personal experience is that tendon injuries can be vexing and take a long time to heal. After nearly 1 1/2 years from my accident I am nearly 100%  healed but there are still days when my ankle nudges me to think of the tendon that was banged up.

    So I would recommend seeing a good foot and ankle specialist (not for more surgery) to work on healing your problem, and do whatever it takes.

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