janis’s AchillesBlog

Today he added sumo squats with a 25lb kettlebell, with a calf raise at the end on both feet, hold for 2 seconds.

I really feel like I turned a corner this week. Much less pain and pulling sensations on both sides of the heel. Quicker recovery from soreness.

Great!

Awesome Sauce!!!!

I am swimming quite a bit - three times a week, a mile a piece. Riding the bike a bit but trying to not over do it. However I am still experiencing pain all the time except sleeping and in the pool. I can walk really well and walk all the way ‘thru’ the foot rising up on the toe and pushing off. I still experience pain but the pleasure sensations of movement way overweigh the pain. However after, while I sit, I experience quite a bit of pain, enough so, that after hours of it, it becomes difficult to work, concentrate. I had three lumbar sympathetic block shots in my back four weeks ago and that seemed to change the pain feelings from the burn, sting, stab to a soreness and that was so pleasurable. I really felt like I was getting better during this period. However as of Monday of this week, that feeling has gone away and the burn, sting, stab has returned, not as bad but distracting enough. Funny I think the strength and flexiblity is so great, I just continue to have the pain. I am just do frustrated over this. Also heel is very sensitive to rubbing of shoes etc. I am currently on gabapentin 300mg and naprosyn twice daily but that largely has no effect. I am thinking of returning to the pain management doctor and seeing what they can do with the lumbar sympathetic block again.