11 months to get ankle tendons fixed

Alcie, I sure hope this is the last of falls & surgery for you. Its criminal that it took having another accident to get a drs attention to what was really going on after all this time. I know there are very good drs out there but boy when a person gets a hold of a bad one or two it sure can make it tough for the patient.

Any idea from the new dr what kind of a recovery you will be looking at? That is if you don't have any speed bumps. Keep us posted on how you are getting along. Take care.

Alice:
That's great news that you were finally able to find a physician who was able to provide you with a correct diagnosis and surgical solution toward recovery.

Rest and watch the latest NetFlix movie releases. Gentle healing.
- Karen -

Alice:
Although you will have a few months of rehabilitation and recovery to contend with, from the "sound" of your post you are in a better state than you have been leading up to this surgery. I

t sounds as though you were able to vet the right surgeon with the right skills . . . to set you free of months of inept medical care. A wizard of a surgeon can make all the difference between a functional joint and a joint hampered by adhesions and frayed or ruptured tendons.

I suffered injury to my right knee several years ago. A complete avulsion of the anterior cruciate ligament and tear of the meniscus. I was referred to him through the ER. I underwent one surgery that was less than successful. My knee remained unstable and became restricted in ROM due to adhesions. I underwent a second surgery 4 months later, by the same surgeon. Big Mistake. I should have never continued under his care. My knee responded to the repeated surgical traumas by developing refex sympathy and a proliferation of scar tissue. I was sidelined, literally.

I spent the next year limping and hurting before I was referred to an orthopedic knee specialist whose forte was cleaning up other surgeon's messes. I underwent one final knee surgery under the care of this orthopedic knee specialist.

When I was awakened in the recovery room, groggy from anesthesia, I knew that the surgery was successful. Although my knee hurt, it was a different kind of pain, a different kind of hurt. It was a surgical pain. Not the all-too-familiar chronic pain due to pathology and scar tissue hampering my knee.

I hope that this is the case for you. I hope that this new surgeon was The One for you. I hope that your pain is post-surgical pain. I hope that the pain due to the rupture posterior tibialis tendon and associated structures is gone. I hope for you a day walking along the lapping waves of the ocean, a night dancing to your favorite music.

Best to you in your recovery,
- karen -

Karen, like you, I've spent nearly a year limping and hurting. It's hard to choose a specialist, and I had 2 recommended. They both had the same conclusions and seem very good. It will take months to know if the procedures worked.

Abilene,
I'm on a knee scooter. I rented one when I broke the ankle last year and bought one this time. I even took it to the hospital. My house is carpeted and I am not strong enough to push a wheelchair down the hallway. Hopping in a walker is too hard.

Pain is finally reducing after 3 weeks. The recession surgery was a couple of inches deep into my calf and left a big hard lump. Taking out the 2 plates on the fibula was the longest part of the surgery and hurts a lot too. The other, nastier procedures hurt but not as much today.

A stitch popped up a few days ago. I thought it was a skin stitch because it was clear like fish line. I called the office and an office person said skin stitches are black and that this was an internal one and dissolve-able. My hubby cut it off short and it retracted. I've had sutures pop up before but they were always white, not clear and stiff and plastic-looking. ??