Achilles Tendonitis Surgery Stories are an incredibly valuable resource for people that are facing possible surgery on their Achilles Tendons for tendonitis or any other reason.
If you have had surgery, share your story.
If you are facing surgery, read the collected stories. They are first hand (foot?) accounts from people that have actually gone through the surgery.
Please share the experience of your Achilles Tendon surgery.
How bad was your pain before surgery? How are your feet now, and how long has it been since surgery?
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery can be scary to face.
Share your story so other people will have a better idea what to expect.
Please include the following information:
1. How long had you been having Achilles Tendon problems?
2. How severe was the pain and problem?
3. What was the experience of the actual surgery?
4. What was the recovery like?
5. How long has it been since the surgery, and how are you now?
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Charlie Horse After Torn Achilles Tendon Surgery
Well, the day before labor day I was playing basketball and tore my left Achilles tendon but not completely.
Last Sunday night, I felt a pop and my ...
Tendon rupture left too long, surgery and infection and failed surgery
hi my name is roseanna, in feb of 2010 i was running and felt sudden sharp pain in my left leg,i prevouly had tendonitis which was quite severe in the ...
Ruptured Achilles Tendon from pushing a car, reattachment surgery two days later
I was pushing a car to the side of the road which was up a slight incline,when somebody kicked me from behind(or so I thought) and I heard this crack like ...
Complete tear of right achilles tendon and reattachment surgery
I had problems with the heel being inflammed for a year and a half. I finally resorted to the risky cortizone injection and a cast for 4 weeks to try to ...
1 week post-op Achilles Tendon Tear repair, pain increasing
I am Patrice, a healthy and active 40 year old. I tore my achilles tendon at work on 12/12/10. I had surgery to repair the tendon on 1/19/11. The surgery ...
Achilles Tendon Severed At Heel In Accident
11 weeks ago I stepped on a piece of broken glass and it pivoted up and through the back of my heel, completely severing my achilles tendon (and gashing ...
Achilles Tendonosis Surgery and Bone Spur Debridement, happy and ready to do it again
I suffered pain for years from achilles tendonosis and haglund's deformity. (reactive bone growth in my heal from all the inflammation in my tendon) Plus ...
Snapped Both Achilles Tendons At The Same Time !!!!
Hi all,
back in feb of this year , I managed to snap both of my achilles at the same time , I will never forget the noise they made one after the other ...
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery 6 Months Ago, now have a falling arch and returning pain
I am 17 years old and have had Achilles tendonitis for 19 months now and have had a surgery which involved cutting the tendon to trigger a full blown body ...
2 Achilles surgeries and not healing??
First sugery was 4/2009 and I had a repair, debridement, and calcanial exosectomy. Long story short it got much worse and turned in to a swollen severe ...
Heel Spur and Archilles Tendonitis, Multiple Doctors
Hello my name is Yolanda, my pain started in August, it was minimal I had a small spur on the back of my heel and it would hurt when my shoe would rub ...
Achilles Tendon Surgery -- Good Outcome But Now Showing Up In Other Leg
I had surgery in January, 2010 for the following issues discovered on MRI:
1) partial tear of the anterior talofibulra ligament;
2) small longitudinal ...
Would never do it again... Achilles Tendonitis Surgery NIGHT MARE
I am 38 just starting jogging loosing weight... loving life... went hiking on a girls camp and tore my achilles and had a heel spur also on the bottom ...
Achilles Tendonosis and Ugly Swollen Ankles
I have had this Achilles Tendonosis problem for almost a year.
Getting worse- I am on my feet all day.
I have had PRP injection- worn boot for 2 ...
Snapped Achilles Tendon, Am Two Weeks Into Achilles Tendon Reattachment Surgery
Well I snapped my right achilles playing squash just over two weeks ago.
It was not like I had not warmed up or anything, I had played one match ...
Achilles Tendon Tears, Unlucky but lucky with the Achilles Surgery
In 1983 I tore my right Achilles Tendon playing basketball and had surgery to repair it.
Then in 1986 I tore my left one playing softball and had ...
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery a decade after painful Achilles tear
In early 2000 I was running but there was a growing pain on the backs of both heels. Eventually, during a basketball game I suffered a partial tear to ...
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery after 5 years and now have numbness and tingling in toes. Don't want to do these again!
it's been 3 weeks since surgery! it's been 5 long years since first pain started....i had the surgery so the pain would go away...surgical site doesn'...
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery two years ago, still healing.
Looks like I'm the first story on here. Cool!
4 years ago I started having pain in my right Achilles Tendon, halfway between the calf and the heel....
Possible Tendonosis following Achilies lengthening surgery
Hey there,
Back in late 2009 I was in a car accident and suffered crush injuries up to my knees, but primarily my right ankle. Torn ligaments and tendons,...
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery, Freaking out somewhat about the prospect of having it
In February of 2009 I started having horrible pain at the back of my left ankle.
I sort of ignored it as I was walking a lot in my job. (I work ...
Back at work 2 weeks after Achilles Tendonitis surgery reattachment
I am Female and 52 and ruptured my left achilles 3 years ago. After many vists to the hospital and many complaints I finally got to see the surgeon.
Had ...
Still haven't fully recovered from Ruptured Achilles Tendon Surgery after 3 years
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There I was, a 26 year old athletic man playing recretional football with my police buddies when suddenly, my left achillies tendon ruptures completely ...
Surgery for Bone Spur on Ankle That Caused Achilles Tendonitis Symptoms
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I had developed a bone spur on my right heel where the achilles attaches and had been suffering for quite awhile.
The symptoms were basically like ...
Achilles Tendon Surgery for a Brain Trama Patient
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My 19 year old daughter had a car accident and received severe brain damage. As part of her recovery she had Achilles Tendon surgery to correct damage ...
Accident cut my achilles tendon, multiple surgeries and infection
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i cut my tendon in august of 2010 while taking out the trash...talk bout bad luck on part...i had no idea all i know was i stepped felt a pop and something ...
Scar tissue removal at site of Achilles Tendonosis
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My specialist has advised me to have an op to remove excess scar tissue from my Achilles tendons ;(.
I have suffered with chronic tendonosis for at ...
Doctor Says I Have Achilles Tendinosis Which Is Fluid In The Tendon
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I've been dealing with chronic achilles pain/swelling in right foot for 3 plus years.
I initially went to a Sports doctor that prescribed physical ...
Will my ruptured, surgically repaired achilles ever heal?
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age 55 male resumed tennis after many years. 4 months later game had come back, was playing 5 times weekly, and loving life. 2/15/11, while playing doubles,...
8 weeks in full cast after Achilles Rupture surgery and then what happens?
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Hi there everyone,
Just been reading through the comments and thought I would add one myself...
It has been two and a half weeks now since the operation ...
Achilles Tendonitis and Achilles Tendon Rupture, just a little bump in the road
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I'm an avid runner, triathlete, and work in the construction field. A few months ago I felt that nagging pain in the achilles area.
After the first ...
Work station setup after rupturing my achilles tendon, for before and after surgery
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Hi, I ruptured my achilles tendon and am having surgery next week. Since I am working at home and will be for a few weeks, I want to make sure my work ...
1 month post-op Achilles Tendon Repair Surgery
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I'm a 55 yr. old female, was doing well and walking 3-5 miles a day before this Achilles tendon injury.
I have suffered with pain in my left Achilles ...
Achilles Tendonitis Symptoms, but haven't even been diagnosed
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I hurt both achilles about 18 months ago. I had not ran in a long time because I had recently had a baby.
I did stretch but probably not enough. Both ...
Bilateral achilles tenosynovitis surgery, dancer and runner
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I have had achilles pain and treatment since I was 10 and I am now 24, so it has been a long road. After exhausting all conservitive treatment ie. physio,...
Achilles Tendon Rutpture followed by lengthening of the Achilles Tendon and now Tenosynovitis
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I ruptured my achilles tendon June 30th 2007.
They operated 02nd July 2007. After several months of treatment and therapy. I continued to complain ...
Questions About Recovering From Achilles Tendonitis Surgery
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Hi I am 5 days post op. from Achilles Tendonitis surgery.
1. How long do I have to keep my foot elavated.
2. Can I sit and let my feet dangle??
3....
2 Years of Achille Tendonitis pain for DAN
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I injured my right Achilles in 2008 at work while chasing a criminal (I'm a police officer).
I first went to a podiatrist who stated I had plantar ...
My Personal Nightmare - 14 with Achilles Tendonitis, time in boot, cast, crutches
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I am 14 and have had pain in my heel due to achilles tendonitis for about a month and a half(since august 26, 2010).
It got so bad that I cant even ...
Rupture of Achilles tendon after squash game
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I hurt my Achilles tendon after a game of squash.
i went to the hospital and all was done , i was given pain killers and anti inflammatory ointment....
The reattachments of my achilles tendon after achilles surgery
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I had surgery on my achilles tendons April 23, 2010.
The surgery wasn't bad at all. The fews days after surgery is more painful because your foot ...
Not Sure If Everything Is Alright After My Achilles Tendonitis Surgery
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I severely pulled my Achilles Tendon 8 years ago and limped badly ever since.
I finally went to the doctor and he said that he wanted to operate. So ...
My Husband's Constant Pain After Shoulder Surgery on Bursa and pinched nerves
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This is actually not about a tendon surgery problem.
My husband had surgery on his right shoulder in September for a bursa and pinched nerves that ...
Achilles Tendonitis, surgery, recovery, still recovering
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My story is pretty simple.
I run every summer. This last summer, at age 48, by the end of July I had pain in my Achilles so bad I could barely walk....
Achilles Tendonitis Surgery Last Week, Thank God For Painkillers
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I just got Achilles Tendonitis surgery on my right Achilles last week.
Other people I talked to said it wasn't that bad, I must be a wimp!
Ouch!...
