Posted by Renee on 5/15/2008, 10:55 am, in reply to "Re: achilles tendon injury"
That is crazy! Runners will try to run through anything and everything. I am going to look up Topaz and Dr. Baravarian. This has gone on too long and I need honest answers from someone I can trust. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
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: Wow! I had a heel stress fracture too (took 6
: months for me to recover on that one cuz I
: kept trying to run on it)! However, I never
: had problems with my achilles at the
: insertion/bursa. My problem was about
: 1" above insertion. FWIW I had little
: help from any of the local doctors I saw. I
: went to a number of orthopedics and
: podiatrists in Florida over the years. None
: were any good for my problem. Pretty much a
: total waste of time. Baravarian out in
: Santa Monica was the bomb. He said he could
: fix me and he did. The surgery was far from
: ugly and it definitely worked. I do have a
: nice scar, though! I was in and out within a
: few hours. Even flew home the same day.
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: I have had 2 MRI's . . . one was done
: January
: 2007 and the other January 2008. Neither
: really showed tears but my bursa sac was
: really big, there was lots of fluid and, in
: the second, the tendon is thicker than a
: "normal" tendon. However, I was
: diagnosed with tendinosis. I have done
: everything to avoid surgery for 2 reasons.
: The the research I did led me to believe
: that it is an ugly surgery and that there is
: no gurarantee that I would recover 100%. In
: addition, my dr's kind of made me exhaust
: every other possible means before surgery.
: Now, I am beginning to feel like surgery is
: the ONLY option. I should also mention that
: I am dealing with a fractured calcanea (heel
: bone) on that same foot - probably because I
: ran through pain for so long and my tendon
: wasn't working so my heel took a ton of
: impact. I can't remember the last time I
: didn't FEEL my left leg. There has been
: pain or discomfort there for so long that
: it's normal to me. I go back to the Dr on
: Tuesday so we'll see what she says. I get
: married in September so I guess I will have
: to decide if I do it now or wait until I get
: home from my honeymoon. It's been a long,
: frustrating road, but I don't have to tell
: you that! Thanks for you response. I
: appreciate all of the input I can get from
: someone who's been through it. Somehow, I
: don't think my Dr really understands what I
: am going through!
:
: Best of luck to you!
:
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: Have you had an MRI or received a diagnosis?
: As you know from reading my situation,
: nothing but surgery worked for me. I was
: diagnosed with tendinosis which pretty much
: never goes away on its own. All the PT,
: exercises, etc. that I did was a waste of
: time and delayed the inevitable. Don't
: construe this as me talking you into
: something as important as surgery. However,
: had I known ten years ago what I know now, I
: would have opted for surgery long ago.
:
: By the way, I'm going to have to have my
: right tendon done soon and feel much more
: comfortable with the process knowing that it
: works. Good luck!
:
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: I just read your blog about your ongoing
: battle with your achilles. It was if you
: were in my head because what you wrote is so
: right on. I am a marathon runner turned
: tri-athlete who has been injured going on 2
: years now. Like you, I have tried
: everything - PT, ice, heat and, the hardest
: thing of all, rest. I wore a walking boot
: for over 6 months and was in a cast and on
: crutches for almost 3 months. Nothing seems
: to work. I have had moments where I think I
: am better . . . only to wake up the next day
: in pain. Sometimes I wonder if I am crazy?!
: I am also guilty of probably trying to do
: too much, too soon. But, compared to my
: normal activity level, I don't think it's
: too much to walk my dogs! I feel like I am
: never going to run again. I am frustrated
: and don't know what to do? My mom, who is
: 53 recently (late January) had surgery to
: repair her achilles tendon and she is
: practically 100% now. I have done
: everything to avoid surgery and all I have
: to show for it is a purple, swollen and
: throbbing tendon - go figure? Any thoughts?
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