Id love to ice it, but the current semi-soft cast is too thick to have ice do any good. I still had pins in my toes from hammer toe correction and pins from bunion. It was a really weird feeling putting a shoe on that foot today. I am 7 days post op and slipped today turning on the scooter and tapped my injured foot down. Just cant lay down like an invalid. Going to see doc on Monday to check and make sure. Different procedures are available for bunions of varying severity. I am in the military. Mine is still pretty stiff(can only move the joint 30 maybe 40% of the way back) but should clear up with enough therapudic methoods every day such as moving it geny on the groud out of the boot & bending it back & forth with an elastic band at least 10 minutes a day. Add me as a statistic. Im one week post op and while I was at work, I attempted to sit down and the chair slipped and I naturally placed my injured foot down and boy was I in a lot of pain. Just felt a tingling and a little pressure- no real pain but have been worried I messed it up. Grateful. About 10 days in - been in a splint since surgery. over a year ago. Im hoping I see some quick improvement! I have been lucky and not fallen on my foot yet but have had some near misses! Dont Miss: Pain In Front Of Ankle And Top Of Foot. Hi everyone, I had a slip-up about a week post-surgery in March 2019. Most are able to walk within a few days of surgery. I'll start sending you private messages to check in. I was worrying too about getting out ahead of the rush. Hey Meg and Michael, lots of us have had little scares like that - I remember mine very well. 80 -90% better after surgery is a home run. Ive been using a racket ball to roll out the bottom of my foot and help to stretch the tendon a little. This thread has really made me feel better about what happened and eased my fear of reinjuring my tendon. For more severe cases, the soft tissue must be further disturbed. I spoke with the doctor by phone, as my Splint is looser due to calf atrophy. Your foot will be bandaged to hold the toes in the correct position with dressings in place to cover the wound and the stitches, or occasionally your foot may be in a cast. Im 4.5 weeks post op and slipped on my crutches tonite. Different methods of straightening the toe are employed. I had my Surgery on June 5th by the 8th I had a scooter and started to get around the house. I go to dr Tuesday to get staples out and get a hard cast..hopefully, mine will turn out as well as most of the others! I fear that there are a lot of people re rupturing. I had a sharp pain for about 30 seconds, but the shock from being worried about a re-rupture was worse. I am in my third week of pt. The back of my leg and my heel are tingling and I just had the feeling. Now flash forward to 3 weeks post op I am out of the cast and now in the big boot. All rights reserved. I havent seen many stories exactly like mine on here so Im hoping you guys can make me feel better about what happened. Put me in a big boot, stitches out on Thursday. I am 5.5 weeks post op and am also wondering if your pain increased with PWB. My foot is doing a lot better. Notes on Any one else fall on their foot after having a bunionectomy 5 days ago? It happens so fast Im honestly not sure if I landed flat footed or stepped Forwards. I just walk on my heal, (which is very sore just after a few days) I dont walk around much at all but the first time I fell off it (5 a.m. after surgery) I tore my rotator cuff, so they say, I didnt go to an Orthopedic Surgeon, but this Surgery usually takes up to an hour and afterwards, you will be taken to the recovery room and monitored until your heart rate, blood pressure and breathing as well as the sensation and circulation in your foot are back to normal. Patient does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All in all I'd say things couldn't be going better. I am in a fiberglass cast and can move the ankle with no pain a little within in and can wiggle my toes. Accidents, trips and slips happen. Today my surgical cast and stitches were removed, x-rays were taken, and I was put in a removable boot. I lost balance on my leg scooter and was about to fall. Thank you for the words of support @ paul1. Is there a chance I ruined the outcome of the procedure? Anti-spam word: (Required)* How are you? I was less than two weeks post op. minimal scars. It had already taken a lot of out of me the last 3 weeks, dont know if i will be able to prolong that.. Pray for me. It may also occur if patients dont follow the postoperative directions carefully. 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. I fell off my scooter this morning and am in so much pain! My right foot feels so good now and my left foot hurts like heck when I play soccer (my main source of exercise). Ive been too chicken to walk even a step without the boot on as ive read so many times that this is sorta when people re-rupture if its going to happen. 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? Felt a sharp pain for a few min and then it settled in; now mostly feeling light throbbing pain. One time I felt a ripping and the second time just pain in the tendon and toes (pain the first time too). I actually had another fall yesterday believe it or not. speedy recovery. Update. Interesting how it differs. The results are generally excellent for reducing joint pain and allowing increased activity.Using surgical engineering, we are able to get the big toe joint to bend again, saving many such arthritic joints. Finally getting back to you, i have been going to physical therapy and check ups. Hopefully i didnt damage my tendon or wound. just updating for the next poor soul who happens upon this encouraging blog for the same unfortunate reason. Just praying nothing I havent re-ruptured it, I would be devastated if this was the case. Physio has given me some low pressure exercises to do daily and is encouraging me to put around 10% of pressure on the injured leg, when I walk. I know I had 2, the 2nd worst than the first as I had fallen off my knee scooter and caught myself with my casted footouch! Minimally invasive surgery on 6/14 10 days later stitches came out and it re-ruptured that night. It seems there is just a huge spectrum of postop treatment out there, some docs more conservative than others, but each case is different too so in the end, I always follow my docs advice. (quick, easy, & painless) #footsurgery #footpain #bunions #bunionsurgery, How Do You Know If You Fractured Your Ankle, Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons West Des Moines, Skechers Relaxed Fit Suede Biker Ankle Boots Earthy Chic, Keep the foot elevated as much as possible, Keep dressings in place and the area dry until the stitches are removed, Keep walking to a minimum, wearing your special shoe and keeping all the weight through your heel for the first few weeks, Do not wear high heels for at least six months, The dressings get wet or come undone dont try and change them yourself, Bleeding or oozing appears on the dressings, Warmth, redness, bleeding or excessive swelling in the foot. Ill find out Thursday if there was damage. I am 8 days out of surgery (follow up appointment in t-minus 6 days) for a full thickness achilles tear. Today it feels much better, but I still am terrified I jarred the plate, screws or both that are in my bones. @paul. Bunions are painful, unsightly, and mysterious. Update. I had my first PT session today and went from 0% weight bearing on a scooter to walking on one crutch with 60% weight on the foot! 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. Its more swollen now, but initial pain went down, except for my lower, inner Achilles area that originally hurt the most. This takes slightly longer if you have a general anaesthetic rather than an ankle block. 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. Losing the scooter the peg leg and the crutches today was a great motivator. I see my Dr. on the 13th looking forward to what I do risk by doing it and I probably should just put it on when doing any waking. Im slated for my next docs appointment in a couple weeks, but may try to get in earlier so they can take a look to see whether I have done any damage. I was hopping up on a bar stool and accidentally tapped the casted foot on the ground. Landed on my toes of the injured foot and felt a pain throughout my leg. Well, my body thought otherwise and I torned my Achilles tendon. It literally almost brought me to tears. I am on day 14 after surgery. 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. Hopefully the foot is OK! Slower Healing: The healing process for traditional bunion surgery can be painful. Was moving around the house with my crutches, and one of my crutches gave way after I placed it on a piece of material that was lying on the floor tiles. In the strong majority of cases, there is misalignment of the bone that makes it stick out and become prominent. Has any one else experienced this with non-detrimental results? This thread has been very helpful. It's amazing how quickly you can lose muscle strength by inactivity which is what has happened to my right leg now. Called the docs office and left a message with the nurse. It makes walking normaly on it seeem dangerous & unstable & generally uncomfortable & painful if you bend it before the joint stiffness clears up. I fould that keeping the leg elevated and using ice periodically also really helped keep the swelling down over the first several weeks. A few weeks after ankle surgery its usually the joint stiffness that is the main roadblock to recovery. Instinctively, my nwb leg reached out to catch my fall. I agree with your comment to Bob about the knee walker. My knee and the hard part of the splint took the weight but Im still so scared I injured my Achilles again. The pain is totally gone now, and all seems back to normal, so Im going to assume that no damage has been done. Need to realize that Im not Wonder Woman and sit still. Ive been without wedges for about 4 weeks. Minimally invasive bunion surgery recovery. Pain lasted about 30 seconds. I feel so stupid. In my case 6 weeks of it. I was assured by my doc that what I did is very common, and by the looks of it on this thread and from him happens to just about all of us. I felt tingling in the toes but no pain really. Currently have a splint on. I felt something that I could describe as a stretching or a ripping feeling, and now I have some pain in the incision area. Felt like this SHOCK going thru my body. Wow ScottG thats an awful, awful story. I think these scooters need to have a better design to make them more stable. Its always good to get a hold of your doc in cases like this. A little over two weeks, i went out to start my truck and pressed on my clutch.bad move, but the pain went away pretty quickly. Ill be so glad when this is over. Wishing you all the best. I felt a pop (but it wasnt the same snap that I felt when I initially ruptured my achilles) I didnt feel the punch in the calf that I felt initially either. The longer you leave it the harder it gets. What type of anesthesia is involved? Put weight on the leg, and felt a burning sensation in the back. Glad to hear youre good Peyton. Do you enjoy reading about celebrities? And my foot is not almost completely motioning. Felt good!m. She has difficulty getting out of chairs and cannot hop when using crutches. This is the third month of my recovery after two operations on my ankle. The fiberglass edge of the cast caused more pain under my toes than the tendon site itself. With a collective experience of over thirty years of helping patients with lower leg, foot and ankle problems, the Foot and Ankle Service of the Rubin Institute is one of the leading treatment centers for foot and ankle conditions in the United States. I was just hoping that the pop feeling I felt was my incision and maybe part of a stitch? Now the tendon doesnt hurt, but it hurts a bit higher up, I guess near the calf muscle. Obviously sore. Stiffness, swelling, scarring and toe drift is normal. I have been completely off crutches for maybe two months. over a year ago, Guest Add me to the slip list. I still have movements up and down, side to side. Some tingling and a very little pain. I felt a pain and a stretching sensation that went up into my upper calf, but no pop or tearing that I could discern. Any input will be helpful. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek I gotta say i feel A LOT better,and have hope! accidentally stepped on foot after bunion surgerytyrone smith obituary. However, nearly all, including me, dont tear or re-rupture their Achilles tendon as a result. If so, you are very likely to be fine. Glad I found this blog but still nervous.. Like most I fell/put weight on achilles repair. Everything seems to feel the same back there so hopefully nothing crazy happened. my surgery Thursday the 10th and I touched ground twice since then, it wasn't painful but I'm alittle concerned cause I have screws in my foot both where the bunion was and tailors bunion was. The doctors at UFAI are thoroughly trained and highly skilled in all the effective ways to correct bunions. No swelling unless Im on my feet for a long period of time. Im still in my boot on the last wedge which comes out next week and Ill be completely flat foot in the boot. It is mostly noticeable when I've been up a bit and it swells. I have to say, these things could use a design upgrade or twoI cant count the number of times the handle has jerked this-way or that after one of the wheels runs over some tiny crack in the floor! Conventional foot surgery can be extremely debilitating. If something still occurs, youll get the proper treatment, and all the problems will be easily resolved. Ill post with updates. 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. He had no concerns. 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. Keep me informed of your progress and what the doc says about PT. The surgeon has two options for internal or external fixation after the osteotomy. Two bones being joined at a joint is also known as arthrodesis or a joint fusion. If the wrist is still painful I would strap it to avoid further damage. Still very tight. I too can say I fall into this category. If youre experiencing problems with bunions or with your feet in any way, were here to help. Perhaps this post will Allow others going through this similar life of purgatory to receive a little rest. Don't be too hard on yourself. He actually is a very good Dr in the most respected and qualified facility in town so I'm at a loss on this. My concern now is how stiff it is and the certain sensations I get back there. It doesnt hurt much, or constantly, but Im just scared in case I have torn it. Im about 7 weeks out of the boot now, and able to walk 2-3 miles without stopping. At this point in the game for us, any little good news and steps forward are a victory. Today marks 8 weeks since my surgery. Registered number: 10004395 Registered office: Fulford Grange, Micklefield Lane, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6BA. I was switched to a boot, and did the Thompson test when Id take it off to shower, to convince myself the tendon was still intact it was. I know Im pushing things everyday even though I have the fear of a new rupture like the Despite my description, he said theres a low chance of a re-rerupture, but to have me come in Monday (2 days later). Stitches not out yet. Felt like a shock in the area of the injury and I have a a lot of tightness in the bottom of my foot. I hate not being able to see what is going on. I am 61 and WAS in good shape before the surgery. Good luck! It turned out fine and Im guessing yours will too. but now I'm 2.5 months post op and I'm experiencing a lot of pain on the top of my foot. It would be a nightmare if I re-ruptured the Achilles tendon and needed surgery again. 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. That's progress! It hurt for a split second and then I lifted it up immediately off the floor and it turned out to be fine. Apparently it wasnt even holding my Achilles together anymore, my body was trying to get rid of it. It didnt keep me up last night so I assume it is nothing. Last night the back wheel of my scooter caught on door moulding, tipped and I put my entire weight on my casted leg. Repaired posterior Tibial tendon and 3 torn ligaments. Just curious anyone who re-ruptured your Achilles did you feel lots of pain afterwards? Today calf behind incision is really sore and had a knot in it. Put ice behind the knee. Its beyond frustrating, but what Im realizing after speaking with my doctor and reading posts here is that the boots, casts or splints do a good job of protected the Achilles. Im guessing the pain is from is from the trauma of putting weight on it. I can definitely second that this site is really helpful. Unless they say its more of a deal with the pain and slowly work it type deal. I know not everyone is as fortunate as I am to have this kind of help. I fell off my knee scooter tonight and put all my 220lbs to catch myself and felt some good pain at the time but now an hour or two later I dont feel any pain just wondering some symptoms of a re-rupture. If I still feel pain, I will reach out to my doc and get checked out. I just had achiiles surgery on Monday 6/14. As such, doing complete nwb feels impossible. Ill report back next Wed at my post-op appointment on if there were any ramifications to my scooter incident today. He said the increase pain I was having, among other symptoms, was probably due to tension put on sutures when I put weight on it. I did the same thing while on the Knee Scooter. I am very scared that I did damage to the repaired Achilles. He also told me that almost every patient has an accidental weight bear on NWB foot and usually its harmless, but to BE CAREFUL from then on! The screw head is approx 2-3mm above the bone, so that small area can create swelling and discomfort to the top of the foot. Please help. It happens as we all have stated. The information you shared was useful. Wow this is the blog Ive been looking for. It hurt really bad for the rest of the night but I took some pain killers and managed to get some sleep. Im 4 weeks post surgery and am half weight bearing. By the way, this may not appear as using my partner's email, he just got notice that the email was invalid--I'm typing this on my computer, not his. Im now about 5 weeks post op, and hopefully can start full weight bearing in a boot in a week. I didnt notice anything there. I pretty much blacked out and started vomiting from the pain. I hope ALL OF YOU have the best recovery possible, and thanks so much for sharing!! I fell while navigating up a small set of stairs on the front porch. 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