December 4 - day of surgery

Posted on December 5th, 2015 by adam849

Hi again and thanks to Michelle who wrote a comment with acute accuracy about the nature of our condition and the length of this upcoming recovery.

I had to be at the hospital at 6am. Cedars Sinai at the edge of Beverly Hills. They tried to do a neural block. It didn’t take. So the general and I spent some time together and for that I’m hoarse with a sore throat all day, including right now. It’s 6:50pm. I was home by 1:00 pm. Here’s the good news: General anesthesia still in my system and dilaudid has me not feeling my foot nor the incision. That’s supposed to be gone tomorrow.

It was right here that I stopped writing and came back to it now. It’s now 1am and I have a whole new take on this.

The Dilaudid is wearing off. The pain in my foot is exploding. This too will pass but I think this is the beginning of a few day process. Think ball peen hammer forcibly hitting my heel. it works for me. What a change in the last 6 hours. That’s it for now.

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6 Responses to “December 4 - day of surgery”

  1. beanie, on December 5th, 2015 at 5:05 am Said:

    Hi Adam, the pain is excessive after surgery, take the pain killers on time to prevent it from getting bad. I didn’t during the first day after and it’s not worth it, just take the pain killers. It will die down after a few days and then you can switch to lesser pain killers and after a week or so you should be much better and able to take less. Good luck and wishing you a healthy recovery!

  2. Quichi, on December 5th, 2015 at 6:34 am Said:

    Have a good , painless day.

  3. cpo, on December 5th, 2015 at 1:27 pm Said:

    Agreed re staying ahead of the pain with painkillers. My pain subsided pretty quickly, and by day four I was completely off of them. Good luck to you in your recovery!

  4. awtang, on December 5th, 2015 at 2:27 pm Said:

    Hi Adam! Hope the pain is getting better today. I had some mlld pain when I got home too after the general started wearing off. Completely agree with everyone else - I scheduled my meds quite regularly and that seemed to help. Good luck on your road to recovery! We are pretty much on the same schedule :)

  5. adam849, on December 5th, 2015 at 5:07 pm Said:

    Thanks for all your comments. And hi Quichi. Nice surprise to find u here.
    Much love,
    Adam

  6. Barry Grey, on December 6th, 2015 at 9:29 pm Said:

    Hope you’re feeling stronger and better every day. Lulu, Ann and I send all our best wishes.

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  • Karen | December 13th, 2015 | 7:45 am

    Mark Hyman MD on youtube has good advice about heartburn - have a look!

  • andyw | December 11th, 2015 | 4:14 am

    Hey adam849, keep your chin up fella! It takes time but it will get better. I’m with you on two things though - feels like my brain just shrunk by half. I’m doing everything from crosswords to sudoku to arguing with my dad about politics just to keep the grey matter active. Seems to help. And heartburn!! Tons. I dunno if you’re on crutches but I think for whatever reason the movement while crutches is affecting my stomach to create more acid. That plus lying down a lot, especially after a meal. I’m on powerful H2 inhibitors myself. Speaking of crutches, my doc just told me I’ve been on the wrong height settings so now I’m facing back spasms and a pulled abdominal muscle to boot. Great. More lying down for me… But I know we’ll get better - just keep your chin up, and your leg to lessen the pain.

  • Michelle | December 10th, 2015 | 6:51 pm

    Hi there Adam
    Sorry to hear you are still in so much pain. It hurts to have your heel chopped open and tendon taken partially out. I was lucky in that my pain only lasted 3 to 4 days with each surgery, but I was totally non weight bearing and sitting and lying down with my ankle elevated-it helps with the swelling = pain. I took 2 percocets every 4 hours, and that did it for me. I set my alarm to wake me up to maintain my dose because I did not want to feel the pain (I am a big wimp). Perhaps you should call your DR and let them know that what ever you are taking presently is not doing the job. The squeaky wheel truly does get the grease. As far as you saying, “I’m still limping”, does that mean you are not in a cast, and not non weight bearing??? If you are up and around, it could cause swelling and pain. I am glad you have a wife to help you during this difficult recovery. My sympathy and prayers are with you.
    Michelle

  • Barry Grey | December 6th, 2015 | 9:29 pm

    Hope you’re feeling stronger and better every day. Lulu, Ann and I send all our best wishes.

  • adam849 | December 5th, 2015 | 5:07 pm

    Thanks for all your comments. And hi Quichi. Nice surprise to find u here.
    Much love,
    Adam

  • awtang | December 5th, 2015 | 2:27 pm

    Hi Adam! Hope the pain is getting better today. I had some mlld pain when I got home too after the general started wearing off. Completely agree with everyone else - I scheduled my meds quite regularly and that seemed to help. Good luck on your road to recovery! We are pretty much on the same schedule :)

  • cpo | December 5th, 2015 | 1:27 pm

    Agreed re staying ahead of the pain with painkillers. My pain subsided pretty quickly, and by day four I was completely off of them. Good luck to you in your recovery!

  • Quichi | December 5th, 2015 | 6:34 am

    Have a good , painless day.

  • beanie | December 5th, 2015 | 5:05 am

    Hi Adam, the pain is excessive after surgery, take the pain killers on time to prevent it from getting bad. I didn’t during the first day after and it’s not worth it, just take the pain killers. It will die down after a few days and then you can switch to lesser pain killers and after a week or so you should be much better and able to take less. Good luck and wishing you a healthy recovery!

  • Andyw | December 5th, 2015 | 2:37 am

    Adam849, hoping your surgery was a success!

  • Michelle | December 4th, 2015 | 2:59 pm

    Hi Adam,
    Here is hoping your surgery was a great success. My comment below was copied and slightly modified from my comment to another achilles tendonosis suffer. I hope it helps in that you are not alone in your ordeal, and it will all be better (relatively) soon.

    Hi there, I feel (felt) your pain. This condition seems to happen to us active middle-aged people. After years of searching for answers as to “why” it happens, I still do not know.
    I am 52, slightly overweight, and active in that I like to hike and walk the dog daily. I do not play intense sports (basket ball, volley ball, running, etc.) I had “insertional tendonosis “with degeneration and calcification of greater than 50% of my achilles (where it inserts into the heel bone) with micro-tears and a pronounced “Haglunds bump” on the calcaneus. After a year of dealing with the pain, trying immobilization in a BOOT, physical therapy, eccentric exercises, 1000 mg of NSAIDs per day, then to a prescription anti-inflamatory Piroxicam (which worked wonders regarding the swelling and pain-but a bad idea because I kept using my feet and causing more and more damage), I final