This morning I had my first post-op visit with my surgeon, 2 weeks and 1 day after my ATR surgery. I was very nervous about this visit, because I know the first few weeks are critical, but I received a very good report. I was particularly nervous about a couple of instances during the period [...]
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Ok, now here’s the hard part–getting around. NWB all the time is not easy. I started with crutches alone, and now I use both crutches and a “knee-walker”. Both work well, but you still need to be very careful. Sometimes I get a little careless. I’ve had a couple of incidents where I’ve caught myself [...]
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On the fourth day after surgery, I felt well enough to start working again. I work out of my home as a registered investment advisor. I have my foot propped-up on a chair with pillows next to my desk. Not the most comfortable of positions to be in, but it works. Gradually weaning myself from [...]
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Had surgery on Monday, 3/10/14. Went well, or so my surgeon said. I think the jury’s still out on that since I still can’t use my foot! The nerve block then lasted 23 hours, until 8:30 am the next morning. I spent about an hour in agony while I waited then to get the pain [...]
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After setting-up the surgery, I went home and did some research on the orthopedic group and my surgeon. I also spoke to several friends about my decision. I did like my surgeon at the visit (so did my wife), but I wasn’t sure if I should look around more. Everyone I knew who had an [...]
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So, there I am sitting in the club lobby with my useless left foot resting on a chair. Lots of people ask me what’s wrong and when I tell them, they all say, “Ouch; are you sure?” And I respond, “yeah, pretty sure”. I then phoned my primary care doc to ask what I should [...]
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I’m 51 years old and in good shape–an avid 4.0 tennis player. My ATR injury occurred during an indoor singles league tennis match on 2014 March 4th at 8 am. This is a men’s “early-bird” singles league that plays Tuesdays at 7 am. So, I was about an hour into my match when I was [...]
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