Read our editorial policy. Sign up for all the best celeb news from the Mirrorhere. I've been totally off pain meds for over a week, and only took meds a few times before that. The pain level is the same as before the accident. Im about 6 weeks post op, (not good with the medical terms) 4 years ago, It did feel much better afterwards. If you try and do too much too soon, or start wearing inappropriate shoes too quickly, problems may arise. Im 4 weeks post op from a complete Achilles rupture. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I can definitely second that this site is really helpful. I hate not being able to see what is going on. Two days later, I got out of bed and before putting on the boot, got on my knee scooter. That's progress! LoL. Did you need to take narcotic pain meds again? I did something similar even earlier in my recovery, twice. Instinctively, my nwb leg reached out to catch my fall. After reading your posts. But it so happens that the doc told me once I got my foot to go to 90 to start putting weight on it. I had a bunionectomy on my left foot Tuesday..it's now Sunday. My last appointment all they would let me do was ankle pumps and push the foot up just enough to where it was a little uncomfortable. If I felt any severe pain then he would want me to come in. *re-rupture (not re-rerupture). Gonna follow through with my Dr. in a few days just to be safe. Now I couldn't get around without it. I have it elevated. I am down to two or three pain pills a day.y wrist is still a little sore , but I've been wearing a brace for support. I was sure I re-tore it, and was so angry at myself. After many tears and painkillers later, I was sure I reruptured my achilles. When I checked out my ankle, I noticed that my incision point was bleeding quite a bit, and that is where I felt pain. Just gonna take it one day at a time, but I cant wait to start walking again lol. It was mostly getting over the mental fear of falling and lack of confidence. I was hopping from my scooter to a chair when I tripped and instintively put down my NWB foot to catch myself. Your surgeon will use this information to choose the best type of surgery for you. Thanks. (During surgery. She had smashed up her feet jumping over a wall whilst on holiday in 2020. I felt a horrible pain in my calf at the site of the gastroc lengthening. Sorry you have to start over again on the recovery road. Feels like I can out a bit more than that at the moment, but dont want to get ahead of myself and get injured further. In more advanced stages, some patients also develop osteoarthritis The longer the joint is crooked and the longer the joint is mal-aligned, the greater the chance for the person to develop arthritis. Let me know how your Thursday appt goes. Should I be concerned? Last night the back wheel of my scooter caught on door moulding, tipped and I put my entire weight on my casted leg. I didnt notice anything there. Now I have a little tingling in that leg and some involuntary twitching in my calf muscle. this is the best thread i have ever read. Fingers crossed hoping its not re-ruptured. I completely ruptured the Archilles tendon in my left foot. 10 days post surgery after a complete rupture. I am in pain but more worried I did damage. Basically they said that the odds of tearing it again are extraordinarily low. Good luck! I know that this is a less common rupture so I wonder if anyone else had this particular surgery and accident. I was terrified that I might have ruined the whole process! I did put some weight on my surgery foot but the hard cast (well not a total cast but hard nevertheless) kept it from flexing. I wouldnt worry. I am taking more pain meds today too. Praying that I didnt mess it up. I am worried though about re-rupturing my achilles. Don't be too hard on yourself. All I have to say is dont be stress and stop researching things you dont want to read or hear because all youre doing is ruining your days to come. I feel so stupid. Mine hurt like heck after I fell on it, but since the pain went away I wasnt too concerned that I did anything serious. I see your point about walking without the boot this far out. There are many that I know that will never be 100% again after injuries that they sustained. Put me in a big boot, stitches out on Thursday. That if the pain worsened or was not relieved by medication I was to come in the next day. 9 hours later and I still have pain in my leg. Knee scooter slipped on uneven pavement and put my nwb foot down hard to catch myself. It immediately hurt and I am now icing and elevating my leg. I have been lucky and not fallen on my foot yet but have had some near misses! Pain better now have appt tomorrow so hoping for no The reality TV star, 44, is understood to have undergone an operation earlier this month to remove metal work that had been inserted into her foot around two years ago. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Seems ok but dont want to compromise healing. Its always best to talk to your doc to know for sure, but the surgery definitely ties that tendon together tightly. I go back to Dr. next week. Glad to hear youre good Peyton. Id love to ice it, but the current semi-soft cast is too thick to have ice do any good. Will let you know more on Monday! THANK YOU SO MUCH for these posts. It's amazing how quickly you can lose muscle strength by inactivity which is what has happened to my right leg now. Everything going well today I had stitches removed and hard cast out on. I was able to see my surgeon at noon, after many nervous minutes and concern on his part, he was able to confirm that the Achilles was still continuous, and attached. I actually had another fall yesterday believe it or not. That said, definitely worth seeing your orthopedist to get a clear picture. Thanks to all of those who have posted the messages on their experiences and outcomes! To prove you're a person (not a spam script), type the security word shown in the picture. not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in It suddenly tipped over and my right foot went crashing to the floor--very hard! Webaccidentally stepped on foot after bunion surgery5 types of digging in volleyball accidentally stepped on foot after bunion surgery. I was just hoping that the pop feeling I felt was my incision and maybe part of a stitch? over a year ago, ana They have not put me in any PT yet either. I am a little overweight and my Dr was worried about how I would handle getting around but I've done great. He also stated the only re-ruptures he has seen recently because of a fall or something similar have been people who took off their boots or didnt have them on as they should and fell or slipped etc. 80 -90% better after surgery is a home run. Take your drugs and walk on the foot. How did it turn out ? each week feels better and better! The hip is improving. My concern isnt a tear, but rather being scared to have stretched the tendon. For many patients with severe arthritic bunions, a bunionectomy with joint replacement can be used. Im now onto dealing with my surgical wound, and making sure it heals correctly, so wish me luck on that! Very comforted to find this thread and the shocking number of us that have experienced similar knee scooter or crutch mishaps. I cant believe so many people has fallen off their scooter and on their no weight bearing leg such as myself. Its has been a month since my peroneol surgery and i got my stitches out today. These are nice and wide so there is no pressure through the foot, and often have a special wedge under the heel to help you not to put any weight through the front of your foot during the initial phase of bunion surgery recovery. Lol. But I think it is why my foot has healed so quickly and without pain or complications. After, I had a throbbing pain in my lower calf that lasted about 20 minutes. 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. My doctor also said that shes only ever had 1 re rupture patient, and they were walking, full weight bearing, with a splint on. i want to add that i was given a surgical boot to keep on and an appt to see my surgeon exactly 1 week post op. I came down with full weight on my bad leg. I saw the Dr and everything was / is still ok. Im in the boot during the day and normally have to sleep in a splint, but have not been the past few nights. Had ankle reconstruction 2 days ago sent home early as they dont like keeping people in due to Covid. I am 10 days post-op and fell after the wing nut on my left crutch caught on my shorts pocket. Wound looks fine and I did not do any damage to the Achilles. Anyone else felt this or am I imagining it?! Hello Megan! I was happy my wife found this website. This procedure affects the balance of the patient and also changes the anatomy of the foot. However everything feels a bit looser .. just not as stiff as before. My surgeon wasnt very concerned about the slip- I texted him right after it happened. Happy to say Im done with physical therapy. It comes just days after she is believed to have undergone the procedure to remove metal work from her foot. My Achilles rupture was an a full insertional retraction where the tendon came disconnected from the calcaneus or heel and so my surgery was a little different than others. I fretted until I saw the doctor for my first post-surgical appointment, but I told him what I had done and he said everything looked fine. Too be sure he said I could take an MRI, but seeing as I felt no pain about 30 mins after the intial fall happened and the fact that he diagnosed I was fine, I decided there was no point. Thank you much for sharing your stories. Am now 4 weeks post surgery. My advice is (and im sure you have heard this a million times already) not to rush anything. KG do you sleep in your boot? I'm currently on the couch crying out of fear! Has any one else experienced this with non-detrimental results? I am 8 days out of surgery (follow up appointment in t-minus 6 days) for a full thickness achilles tear. Reading this makes me feel better about what just happened. I am 20 weeks post op on a full Achilles tear as well. It hurt for a split second and then I lifted it up immediately off the floor and it turned out to be fine. WebI'm sure the numbness will go away in time. (I never received an email when I requested a password change). No pain, but freaked out. This was certainly a relief to find this forum but I am a little concerned. Hey all! Is there a chance I ruined the outcome of the procedure? it seems like the boot/splint just prevent your leg from moving enough to actually re-rupture. I had a full ruptured Achilles Tendon that was operated on about 3 weeks ago. Oh Mark, Im sorry to hear that! I was shocked . (I know. what kind of a foot specialist hasn't got a backup plan if machine breaks?) I have been running my fingers up and down the tendon and it feels fine. Freaked out! they hurt all the time, even when i have no shoes on. If you feel you cant do something then dont try doing it, or at least ask for help. Patients are in a cast for two weeks and then must return to have their sutures removed. Im at 5 months , 3 days now and waking with a slight limp now. It was a really weird feeling putting a shoe on that foot today. The information you shared was useful. over a year ago. Im still in my boot on the last wedge which comes out next week and Ill be completely flat foot in the boot. When my cast was removed three days later, it was still tight. Perhaps this post will Allow others going through this similar life of purgatory to receive a little rest. I start physical therapy tomorrow and hope to get my right leg strong enough to be able to support crutches and a scooter when my left foot is non-weight bearing. Its always good to get a hold of your doc in cases like this. Because I accidentally landed on my foot getting out of bed without my boot it cause the gap and now Im schedule for another surgery. The basis for bunion surgery has classically been centered on the method with which surgeons use to realign the deviated bones. If I still feel pain, I will reach out to my doc and get checked out. It makes walking normaly on it seeem dangerous & unstable & generally uncomfortable & painful if you bend it before the joint stiffness clears up. I instinctively kept balance by pushing off the foot of my injured leg. All he told me was in 2-1/2 weeks he wanted to see me walking into my appointment, in my boot of course and then possibly get rid of the boot all together a couple weeks after that. The casts and boots provided are designed to be very protective of your healing Achilles and they do work. It hurt like crazy when I did it, but I immediately elevated and iced it and the pain dissipated. I was so upset as I had been so careful to not put any weight on the leg before, and my doctor was very clear when he said to be very careful of not putting weight or bending the foot. This site was much more helpful to me than any others. 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. Similar to how you would think of putting two wooden pieces together. The pain is totally gone now, and all seems back to normal, so Im going to assume that no damage has been done. I do risk by doing it and I probably should just put it on when doing any waking. New bleeding occured. The pain is probably from the trauma of it. I Had a similar scare as all of you about 3 & a half weeks post surgery. But I dont know I think and going mental with this and wanted to share. I see the doctor in 2 days to get stitches removed and so for now I am just waiting it out until then. Felt a painful tearing sensation. The tendon still appears to be intact, though I do have what appears to be a marble-sized knot on the tendon right below the bottom of the surgical incision. Im really thankful I found this blog. Everyone says theyll follow up and never do. Still very tight. i did have lots of pain , but immediately iced and elevated. I was lucky when I fell doing a similar thing (one little step in the house, using crutches). WebIn 2010, a study in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery was the first to demonstrate that ive emailed my dr but its basically 3 am here. 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. It doesnt hurt much, or constantly, but Im just scared in case I have torn it. Im 3 weeks post surgery today - had my stitches out yesterday. I has my pre op yesterday and am ready to go. Do you know majorsite ? Patient aims to help the world proactively manage its healthcare, supplying evidence-based information on a wide range of medical and health topics to patients and health professionals. I have my first post op appt Tuesday morning. Well I am adding to the list of people doing more than we should a week out of the repair and anchors put in. I wish everyone the best of luck. If the wrist is still painful I would strap it to avoid further damage. dont stress. I was SO really when he told me Im not worried., I go back next week to have him review how things are going. Hopefully you will find that you are fine as well, but the best thing is to check it out with your dr. because at least you can stop worrying and wondering. Have a 2 wk follow up in 2 days/ hopefully everything will be ok. I was told not to worry and I had recently been give permission to apply weight to heel of foot but no walking . Since then i have had to put weight on my foot 2x, but only for a brief moment to keep from falling. I emailed surgeon and left VM with nurse but no call back yet. 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