Update. 2 weeks from that i will be BOOT FREE. Ive been without wedges for about 4 weeks. My knee and hands hit the ground hardest and I kind of rolled over my hip. A mild bunion recurrence is well-tolerated by most patients. Plus I have two smaller kids that like to come into our beds in the middle of the night so I would rather be safe. There was immediate pain and tightness as if I had over extended the Achilles and I immediately sat down and raised the leg up. I was holding on to the towel bar for support getting out of the shower until it completely broke and naturally I put full weight on my surgically repaired Achilles. Grateful. 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. Still need some strengthening, but life is almost back to normal now other than not yet back into sports. Our nationally recognized foot and ankle specialists offer the most advanced podiatric care with the highest success rates in the nation. i was using the scooter with no boot and list my balance and put all my weight on the surgery foot. You will be able to bathe, but the area should be kept completely covered with a plastic bag. !Also nice to know im not traveling through this shit storm alone. 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. Today, I was able to push back on the docs hands with more force than Ive been able to since surgery. 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. I will be ready to celebrate when the healing process is finished in a few months. 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. 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 really worried Im on my 3rd week and I slipped from the scooter and put my weight for a second or two on my foot. 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. I had them take a pic and it looked like shredded pork in there. I lost balance on my leg scooter and was about to fall. Managed to sleep it off and this morning there is just a dull throbbing. Add me to the slip list. Im about 7 weeks out of the boot now, and able to walk 2-3 miles without stopping. I spoke with the doctor by phone, as my Splint is looser due to calf atrophy. I just had achiiles surgery on Monday 6/14. How are you? WebRe: Accidentally put weight on foot ughhh, Plates or screws that may have been added They have been very reassuring and I would still be panicking if I had not found this page. Different procedures are available for bunions of varying severity. Even if they didnt I think Ill stick with the booth because I dont want to wake up and accidentally do something like put too much weight etc when Im half asleep so I keep the boot on but much looser. If you want to get notified by every reply to your post, please register. Let us know how it goes. I instinctively kept balance by pushing off the foot of my injured leg. The basis for bunion surgery has classically been centered on the method with which surgeons use to realign the deviated bones. Basically they said that the odds of tearing it again are extraordinarily low. I started with a larger baseball player type sock and every week got tighter fitting ones. I remember thinking I was prepared for my first and how wrong I was. I can still wiggle my toes and slightly move my ankle. Theyre inevitable. I go to the Doc in two days so Ill update everyone whose reading this one way or the other to provide some feedback then. Last night one of my crutches slipped out from under me and I naturally landed on the injured leg, putting weight on the front of the boot under the toes. The pain went away about 30 minutes later, but my incision was bleeding a little still. UPDATE: Called the Drs. im definitely worried about this, i dont know how much time ill spend off of work at this point im just waiting it out. i have a The surgeon suspects it was scar tissue that i felt tearing. Now the tendon doesnt hurt, but it hurts a bit higher up, I guess near the calf muscle. Still, reading the experiences and responses here may help me to just take a deep breath and calm down. I agree with your comment to Bob about the knee walker. Hi all.. 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. Is it not natural for the brain to try to plant that foot? I must have only put weight on the leg for about 1 second before I caught my balance, but I felt a sharp pain in the Achilles area and lower calf. Significant bunion recurrences that cause problems and require further surgery are much less common. But I blame a recent spurt in running. 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. Bunion and 6-week post-op. Full blow absorbed on my repaired foot, hurt pretty bad tingling and throbbing on the interior and posterior heal. I fractured my heel on 3/23/19 calcaneus . As far as I know there are no metal pieces in my foot. He said he tried the suture kit to start, but it didnt hold, so he made another incision and sewed it up old school, whatever that means. WebMost patients are very pleased with their post-op recovery period after Lapiplasty 3D bunion correction surgery. Simply put, an orthopedic surgeon manually realigns the injured joint, then removes the cartilage and proceeds with stabilizing the bone in order to recover together. I am worried though about re-rupturing my achilles. Shes said to be awaiting more treatment on the other foot. Last night I slipped and put all weight on nwb foot. Yes. Been doing the double and assisted single heel lifts, balancing on my bad foot passing a weight left to right and try to remain balanced for 30 seconds or more. Thanks everyone for the reassurance that we will all get thru this. This is bringing me hope. At this point I still ice most of the day. Ive been using a racket ball to roll out the bottom of my foot and help to stretch the tendon a little. It suddenly tipped over and my right foot went crashing to the floor--very hard! My concern isnt a tear, but rather being scared to have stretched the tendon. I had just stood up to open my window and on my way back to my chair I tripped of my bag. Called my doctor and they told me very similar to your doctor. Im really glad I found this. Since this post made me feel much better, I will follow up after I see the doctor to let everyone know how it turned out. Very comforted to find this thread and the shocking number of us that have experienced similar knee scooter or crutch mishaps. I was SO really when he told me Im not worried., I go back next week to have him review how things are going. Turns out that my foot was fine Doc checked it throughly and it was in good condition. 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 . Brain thank you. 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. 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. Like I was pushing a muscle stretch too far. And one of the most important things to have in mind is to find the best possible doctor because dealing with some screw problems can easily turn this non-invasive procedure into disaster and cause even bigger problems after bunion surgery. The first 3 weeks coming to terms with it, Click here for the Group Marathon Tracker. I have been running my fingers up and down the tendon and it feels fine. office. Got the ok to ween off the boot and start doing heel lifts, bike ride and wear two shoes but still avoid sudden movements. I am five weeks post op, and have had a couple of incidents with the knee scooter. This too shall pass. Now I have a little tingling in that leg and some involuntary twitching in my calf muscle. Here's What Want I Wish My Family And Friends Would Have Known. We are leaders in the research and treatment of all foot and ankle conditions. Four days ago, I lost my balance off my scooter and touched down on my toes. Nurse called back and said this does happen frequently and that its general not something to worry too much about. 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. Its going to be a long few months. Just being able to walk without assistance was a great feeling. It's amazing how quickly you can lose muscle strength by inactivity which is what has happened to my right leg now. 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 had no idea the fear of re-rupture would consume my thoughts like it has. I had archilles tendon and calcanel exostectomy 2 weeks ago. My fears were definitely confirmed after my doc ordered an MRI. Thankful for this blog. Do call your doctor tomorrow if you are still worried about your foot. Well, my body thought otherwise and I torned my Achilles tendon. The podiatrist had guided me I heard no popping or tearing and no severe pain. Very disappointed since I have made so much progress and even went in for my initial PT session and was told I was doing excellent. Thanks! I had Lapidus/Akin surgery on September 21, was in a splint for 1 week, then a cast for 3 weeks. Woke up the next day with marked improvement, however still discomfort at incision site. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Of course instinctively caught myself for a split second on post op foot. Been doing ok managing on one leg for a month now, but today I lost balance when getting from car to knee scooter and put weight on my recovering leg, talk about SHOCK to the system! Join the conversation! Always contact your doctor immediately if any of the following things happen during bunion surgery recovery: Arthrex Minimally Invasive Bunionectomy System Surgical Technique, SCREW REMOVAL PROCEDURE!! Is nwb the ideal but will the cast provide enough protection with the type of incidental partial weight bearing that is happening now. My question: I feel like there is a steel rod pushing through both sides of my ankle, and sometimes on the top of my foot. Sorry you have to start over again on the recovery road. Came down south for the holidays, my kids got scooters for Xmas so Jackass me was outside with them and scooting alongside. 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. I know not everyone is as fortunate as I am to have this kind of help. But you are healed now. I just got the walking boot on September 21. During your recovery at home, your healthcare provider will instruct you to: During the first two weeks after surgery, you may need to ask someone to help you prepare meals or do household chores. Anyone else felt this or am I imagining it?! I actually had another fall yesterday believe it or not. 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. But It hurt really bad for a few minutes but I popped a pain pill. I have been lightly limping around the house with extreme caution without it through out my day. Still NWB and using a knee scooter. No real pain but annoyed at my stupidness. I'm 3 months post surgery and because it's revision surgery from a fusion in 2016, I'm so afraid of anyweight on the new surgery I use the wheelchair most of the time. Dont stress and think positive!!! I cant pull my foot too far back towards my body which makes me think that I still have everything is tact from my surgery? 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