For the past three weeks, I usually navigate those shallow stairs with crutches, and then flip around to go up the stairs on my bum. Took a tumble going down a step using crutches yesterday and put weight on my bad foot on the way down (maybe a split second, not full weight). Over time, this causes problems in other areas of the foot and may also affect the ankles, knees, and lower back. 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. 14 users are following. As for yall that have slipped or taken a step on your foot. I am on day 14 after surgery. My wife is about 20 hours post Achilles bone spur surgery and I am terrified. A little over 3 months out from surgery. I have my athletic shoes with orthotics on my (better) foot all day. Understandably, people cringe at the thought of having their feet cut open. Time to get your own blog page setup BMan. Yes it hurt like hell to walk heel first very soon after surgery and I know I cried A LOT but my orthopedist made me do it. Anyone else have that feeling? If I felt any severe pain then he would want me to come in. It is a weird feeling. For more information or to schedule a consultation, please call 736-6001 or visit us here to make an appointment online. Better Choices For Hip Surgery - And Faster Healing And Recovery, Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones: Review Of Orthopedic Surgery Android Apps. All rights reserved. I took off my boot and checked my incision point which was now covered in Seri strips since the sutures were out. As I get more mobile, I keep reminding myself to take care and slow down if I start rushing. Just contact us to book your appointment, and were sure youll find all the answers. My knee and the hard part of the splint took the weight but Im still so scared I injured my Achilles again. They said as long as there isnt pain the next day (or that it isnt getting worse) and you dont feel any deformities in your Achilles area, you are fine. What type of anesthesia is involved? My concern now is how stiff it is and the certain sensations I get back there. I just fell today off my knee scooter! Felt good!m. I fully raptured my Achilles tendon. I just read your story! 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). Yikes! The surgical screws are made from titanium or high-grade surgical stainless steel. Like you all, I had instant shock, but its since went away. Sounds like you and I are about on the same timeline as I will be 6 weeks post op this Friday. Sat down and the feeling went away after a few minutes, now just feels a bit tight. A good clinician will be able to tell a lot. He did use a flat stone with muscle cream and worked the tendon and scar tissue. September 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. Individuals who suffer from foot ailments like bunions, heel spurs, and hammertoes often put off foot surgery until the pain becomes crippling. I am seeing my doctor in a few days but I am terribly worried that I screwed the whole thing up. Katie Price underwent surgery on her foot earlier this month, with the procedure said to have involved taking screws out which had been inserted in response to her having smashed her feet in 2020. I was lucky when I fell doing a similar thing (one little step in the house, using crutches). But it did cause some new areas of pain and increased pain in some of the areas that felt bad after surgery (I had near zero discomfort about 48 hrs after surgery.). Should I buy a night splint or something? 3 weeks post op, completely ruptured my Achilles. Live up north where I was holed up. Im still a little numb and tingling on the top of my foot around my big toe, but hopefully that will go away in time. Inserting hardware is an imperfect science because everyone displaces stress differently on their feet, so what might work for one person may cause pain with another. 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. 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? It will dramatically decrease your pain and swelling. Will find out the extent of damage from the doc tomorrow. I was in a splint for 2 weeks, then a hard cast. I will be thinking of you and I hope you check in so we can support each other when we're healing. They have not put me in any PT yet either. Im now 10 days post op from the second repair. Went in today to switch off my splint to a cast. At best, they might temporarily alleviate some of the pain. It is mostly noticeable when I've been up a bit and it swells. Good luck Muhammed. Most are able to walk within a few days of surgery. That one hurt a little. I'm nervous because my right leg looks like a twig due to inactivity and I can't walk yet. WebI'm sure the numbness will go away in time. Im in my 4 week post-op and yet in the cast. I know that this is a less common rupture so I wonder if anyone else had this particular surgery and accident. So far every thread but one makes me feel mentally better. You may even feel a sensation of something embedded under the skin. Hopefully the foot is OK! He said he could have pulled me off the operating table by my foot and it wouldnt have come apart. I will report back after my consult tomorrow to check on any damage I might have done. wanan know if bunion and hammertoe surgery is the way to go, tailors bunion surgery-right foot--purple and pain--need suggestions/advice, Tailors Bunion/Bunionette surgery, Pain & Swelling after nearly 3 months, I'm 4 weeks into my bunion surgery I have 5 screws, Caution: Do NOT Have Bunion/Hammertoe/Plantar Fasciitis/Bone Spur Surgery All At One Time. The casts and boots provided are designed to be very protective of your healing Achilles and they do work. I know I have to go to the doctor but if I ruptured my achilles I should be in a lot of pain today right? Instinctively I fully extended my bad leg and used only my heel to plant. Mine was a complete rupture. Were you OK when you went to the doctor? Still very tight. Right now, though, I just have pain around my ankle. But I know a lot of people fall and slip during the during the nwb stage! I youre mine October 18, and the year was right in the muscle. While trying to get into the house with crutches I fell on cement step forward the pain was excruciating! I appreciate everyones stories and advice by the way, stay strong and patient everyone! I am 2 weeks out of surgery and I fell because of my scooter tipped over. If you want to get notified by every reply to your post, please register. LOL If my exterior stitches healed that fast..Theres a good chance my interior stitches held up ok. After all, more than 60% was un torn, so only 40% was repaired. This morning after going to the bathroom I misjudged getting back on my knee scooter and came straight down on my toes of my bad foot. Our patients benefit from our team-centered approach with world-renowned surgeons and specialized physician assistants, nurses and physical therapists. Im praying I did not re-tear my Achilles. I had Lapidus/Akin surgery on September 21, was in a splint for 1 week, then a cast for 3 weeks. Here's What Want I Wish My Family And Friends Would Have Known. Hi guys, I have the same issue. Felt a painful tearing sensation. I was less than two weeks post op. Thanks everyone for the posts! Paul, I considered my fall to be pretty big, and I put a lot of weight down for a second or 2, so i hope this can calm anyone who had a mild fall and is worried. Has anyone else during this time frame experienced and like sharp pains now and then? No pain, but a severe stretching feeling. Im at 5 months , 3 days now and waking with a slight limp now. Now flash forward to 3 weeks post op I am out of the cast and now in the big boot. I am 12 days post op and I was getting up from a chair, lost my balance and put my full weight on the injured leg. Like davidk said above, I think it was the calf muscle contracting. I see your point about walking without the boot this far out. Of course I put my non weight bearing foot down to catch my self as I was falling to the ground. Thanks, amethyst , for your concern. as being in breach of those terms. Sounds like this has happened to plenty of people - anything I should stress about?? or a Splint? I have two really shallow stairs that lead up to a larger staircase on the right that takes me upstairs. Different procedures are available for bunions of varying severity. I am 12 days post op and just had a pretty scary fall. Recurrence may happen if the bunion isnt fully corrected at the time of surgery or if the wrong bunion procedure was used. I can wiggle my toes, move my ankle move my toes up and down. Just two days after my bunion surgery I accidentally tripped while in cruthces and ended up putting all of my weight on the foot that was just operated on. How is your foot feeling now, and your wrist and your hip? Im currently in a lot of pain and really worried! Praying I have not damaged the recovery process, the worried half of my mind is certainly giving me anxiety but the logical side is telling me that it will all be fine and that it is normal to have a couple of scares like this based on everyones posts. Im 2 weeks in to this and accidentally put weight on the wrong foot in a near fall from my knee scooter. I am scared I may have torn my repaired tendon. dont stress. I have a bivalve fiberglass cast and I am 2.5 weeks post surgery and had an accident yesterday. Katie Price was spotted leaving the doctors just days ago with a bandage on her left foot, after undergoing surgery on it recently as part of her recovery from an old injury. i did have lots of pain , but immediately iced and elevated. Did you need to take narcotic pain meds again? LoL. If you closely follow your foot and ankle surgeon's instructions, you can help minimize pain and swelling after your bunion surgery. As the joint continues to function out of alignment, the bunion deformity gets worse. Good luck! I know not everyone is as fortunate as I am to have this kind of help. accidentally stepped on foot after surgeryconnectwise knowledge base Just gotta trust the process and keep doing my physio exercises. Had surgery back on July 23, and Im scheduled to have my hard cast removed this Thursday August 6. Called my doctor and they told me very similar to your doctor. Either recurrence or overcorrection may require a second operation . I had a sharp pain for about 30 seconds, but the shock from being worried about a re-rupture was worse. I emailed surgeon and left VM with nurse but no call back yet. Saturday I stubbed toe using knee scooter, lost my balance and fell. Nearly all of us have had similar scares of accidentally placing weight on our injured foot while still NWB. Let me know if any of yall have had similar feelings and your results. Im 33 and in good health and like most here tried to hard in sports and had a full rupture on Memorial day of this year. I slipped off my scooter and put some weight on my leg I am one week post surgery. Since then i have had to put weight on my foot 2x, but only for a brief moment to keep from falling. I have my 2 week post op appointment with my doctor in 2 days and will explain what happened to my doctor. Landed on my toes of the injured foot and felt a pain throughout my leg. I just dont see myself being blue to put weight on. Also had me push into his hand and was able to give some force. Interesting how it differs. It was instinctual. I thought all that work healing, elevating, icing, for nothing! my foot now feels numb and i cant really feel much around where the sutures are i can still feel my other toes though. is a lifesaver as I am a complete walking disaster on crutches. At this point in the game for us, any little good news and steps forward are a victory. Need to realize that Im not Wonder Woman and sit still. As others have said, be careful and take it slow, dont get overconfident with your mobility. After about 15 minutes or so the shooting pain was gone and my pain level was back to my normal. Although I passed the Thompson test, reflex test and moving my foot up and down and side to side there was a gap shown in the MRI that had occurred during my fall. Saw the doc today and all was well after the mishap. What to Look for in a Shoe to Wear After Bunion Surgery?Arch Support. With adequate arch support, youll find it much easier to increase your mobility while decreasing the amount of pain you feel when moving.Adjustability. Finding a pair of post-op shoes that you can easily adjust and navigate around your bandages is one of the most critical things.Rocker Bottom Shoes. Extra Depth. Rounder Toe-Boxes. More items I felt what felt like tearing at my ankle and I was in tremendous pain. thankfully, I did not. the first try at sewing it up using the suture implant kit failed, so he had to make another incision and sew it up old school). May God grant you a swift recovery. Just want to post my story in case others discover this thread looking for some information. Plates, screws, and other hardware are often used to correct the toe and keep it in place. Still NWB and using a knee scooter. Glad I found this blog but still nervous.. Like most I fell/put weight on achilles repair. I am a week in post surgery and I am in a splint. Instinctively, my nwb leg reached out to catch my fall. Thanks for your support! Obviously sore. Im more worried about damage to a foot that was healing so well. Am now 4 weeks post surgery. It's amazing how quickly you can lose muscle strength by inactivity which is what has happened to my right leg now. I am only 10 days post op and still in my splint. Hey Hikerdreams, so sorry to hear that you fell. Great to hear youre doing well, Muhammed. 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. The former glamour model had screws and metal plates fitted as part of treatment for such at the time. I stepped down (in order to avoid slipping and falling) on my post-surgical foot when I still had the soft splint on. Rick, nice to have you and LeahMichelle to compare notes with since were all going through it about the same time. Read Also: Orthopedic Boots For Broken Foot. I'm feeling much better about my surgery on 11/7 now. When I was still NWB and in the boot I took a really bad fall and came down hard on my injured leg hitting the toe on the ground. WebThe amount of pain experienced after bunion surgery is different from one person to the next. I pressed my doc for a PT referral which he did, and first PT session is this Friday. Historically, these procedures have been performed through large incisions, but at HSS, I have perfected two special techniques to correct bunions through tiny incisions. Put ice behind the knee. 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. The pain was ongoing for a couple of hours but it was no where near the pain of the initial rupture or the few days after surgery. I didn't have any problems then. All was great, pain subsiding seven days out and my knee scooter caught the edge of a rug in the kitchen and down goes Frazier! As the bump increases in size, often the great toe pushes laterally toward the second toe. We are elderly and a little overweight. 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. Got the ok to ween off the boot and start doing heel lifts, bike ride and wear two shoes but still avoid sudden movements. office. Unfortunately the x-ray machine was down so I must wait until another day for that. Today calf behind incision is really sore and had a knot in it. I just got the walking boot on September 21. Its has been a month since my peroneol surgery and i got my stitches out today. Grateful. No complications with my first surgery, but I was going into it super fit and flexible. he said it did shift a tiny tiny bit but that it was absolutely looking fine for healing. Ice is also essential. I called doctors office was told if additional pain or swelling to come in Im praying there is no additional harm cant handle any more surgery. I hope ALL OF YOU have the best recovery possible, and thanks so much for sharing!! I started with a larger baseball player type sock and every week got tighter fitting ones. No pain, but freaked out. Let us know how you are doing! Seems ok but dont want to compromise healing. Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. i originally plan on waiting a year for it to heal up then doing my other foot. Currently have a splint on. Thoughts anyone? Good luck with your progress! Can also feel my tendon and everything feels like its right where it needs to be lol. ive followed the drs instructions to elevate and ice consistently. It comes just days after she is believed to have undergone the procedure to remove metal work from her foot. I was certain something went wrong with the amount of pain I felt. I am taking more pain meds today too. Im still going to call my doctor on monday. Im in a cast for another 3 weeks till I see the doc to get it off. When I checked out my ankle, I noticed that my incision point was bleeding quite a bit, and that is where I felt pain. Smart to have the DR check it out just incase! NOT TORN!!! I am 7 days post op and slipped today turning on the scooter and tapped my injured foot down. Hopefully I didnt re injure my Achilles. The main point he told me was that if you are in a boot or cast, the odds are very slim that you would re-rupture the tendon because your foot cant move in the directions that would cause that to happen. I went to close window so Im hopping over very short distance while bracing myself on furniture on my way back went to sit down and put all my weight On injured foot omg . You will get through this like so many others before you. Researching minimally invasive surgery, patients can come across different surgical techniques. Bunion surgery wound care. My anxiety is working overtime, terrified that he somehow messed up the Thompson test - but I have to have faith that he knows what hes talking about I mean, he literally does this all day. She is going to change the cast on Wednesday and check it.
After surgery, you will wait in a recovery room for one to two hours until your surgeon determines you are safe to leave.
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