Not a complete rupture

2o4d: Pain on the bottom of the heel is a very common symptom. Many of us here have had it. Croc’s seem to give some relief for a lot of folks.

Been in boot since last Monday and ditched one crutch yesterday, both legs are tired and surgery leg is a little sore on bottom of heel. Is this normal? I’m sure it is since I’ve been walking on it for a week now in the boot, just need some surety everything ok if someone gave give me some feedback! Thanks

I had the “Haglund’s Deformity” surgery on Halloween, 2011. I’m not going to tell a story, it was very painful afterwards…..this was supposed to be Same Day Surgery, but I am a 51 year old female heart patient and my surgeon and cardiologist wanted me to stay overnight in the hospital. I had a huge spur removed, and also the AT removed and reattached. The first days out of the hospital I was trying to get around with a walker/crutches, and found the crutches to be better for me. It took a while to get used to this. I was cautioned to keep ice on my foot and keep it elevated. I was in a splint for 3 weeks, a cast for 2 weeks, and now a walking boot ever since. I have been non-weight bearing since today. My surgeon had me to put on my boot and walk around in his office without crutches, looked at my x-rays, and told me that I was ready to go back to work this week if I felt like it - and I do. I have no pain other than my heel is tender. Before this surgery, I would just sit and cry - the pain was unbearable. I work 7 days on - 7 days off and I’m on my feet - still may be unable to finish the week out, but I’m going to gi

Keith - so glad to read your response! I did have the leg block which was great for the first fifteen hours - which I’d had that pump, tho. Surgery took about 2 hours and have been scooting and crutches and a walker. Elevated all day with ice and pain killers. I’m really surprised after almost a week the pain is still so intense. Do you find that also?

Sarah, I just had the surgery on 11/9. The length of the surgery is probably 1 - 2 hours, depending on how extensive the damage is to your achilles from the Haglund’s. For me, the doctor had to go in from both sides of the heel to remove the “crab meat” portion of my achilles torn up by the spur, and the bursa around it. I also had the joint on my big toe repaired at the same time, which had large spurs and needed to be straightened. My entire surgery was 2:45.

I’d strongly suggest asking for a nerve-block anesthesia for the procedure, which the anesthesiologist may offer to you anyway. This is combined with “twilight sedation” or a mild general anesthesia. You should also ask them to provide you with a nerve block balloon pump when you go home. That lasted for two days, and I had virtually no pain. I did take a couple of vicodin at night to help sleep.

If you can find/rent one and your house is one story, a “knee scooter” is really helpful compared with crutches or even a walker. You bend your operative leg 90 degrees and rest it on a seat cushion that’s about knee-height. You use your good foot to move the 4-whee

Okay, so I’m freaking out. Have been through the “mill” trying to fix this thing - PT, “can” boot, ultrasound, steroids, so surgery in two days. The achilles is torn, haglunds deformity with bone chips and a cyst on the bursa. I’ve signed up for two weeks off work and now, after reading all this, I’m thinking longer. I don’t know if there will be a cast involved???? I’m tired of pain. Really, tired of the whole thing. You all sound positive. I have borrowed a walker and crutches. Ready to go. It is day surgery - but how long does it take? An hour? Is it an all day thing?

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I need this operation. So far I’ve only had the pain meds, which worked great, but I’m not supposed to be on for very long. Is this an outpatient surgery?

I am not a runner. I hurt my tendon as a teacher. We had a principal who wanted to have homeroom in the auditorium in the basement–not a bad idea, but it only lasted 5 minutes. I’d go in the morning, go to the faculty room on the 2nd floor, run down 2 flights of stairs to the basement, then five minutes later, run up 3 flights of stairs to the third floor. Somehow in the middle of this, my achilles tendon started to hurt, and now I find I have a huge spur.

Do you think losing weight would help? I know, it’s good to do in general, but does it make a big difference with this type of foot condition?

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Hi! I had haglund’s deformity surgery June 8th on my right heel. Prior to surgery, podiatrist did an MRI and discovered a ligament in need of repair from a high school injury, so he did a Brostoms as well. I am in my sneakers at home and at work, and riding a stationary bike 3 weeks post op! I had to wear my cam walker first 3 weeks all the time, first week completely off it, 2nd week I was able to walk all day of my daughter’s high school graduation. 3rd week totally mobile w/camwalker. Doctor said I should be able to run at 6 weeks. This same podiatrist did my bunion on left foot 3 years ago, same recovery time. He is AWESOME! and in Vermont

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Help. I still have pain and stiffness in the back of my anchell. I had the haylund surgery in jan. 2010 and went the whole distance with the cast, scooter, and boot.
Six months was suppose to be the magic number, but my foot feels stuck and weak, not to mention it hurts.
Living on Advil is not the solution.
Any suggestions on what to do and what tennis shoes work the best.
HELPPPPPPP!!!

I had the surgery mid-July. Achillies cut into, anchor screws and ties to reconnect it after the bone spur was shaved off. I had broken part of the bone spur off and it was irritating the tendon. I am on week 8 of post surgery. Had 3 plaster casts thus far. Am in removable cast now. Still not allowed to put down yet. I have bought a Free Spirit Knee Walker/Scooter. It has been a LIFESAVER. I live in a one story house and can go in any room in the house. My husband build a ramp into our garage so I can go out into the garage or down the drive to the mailbox. Otherwise, he pushes me in a wheelchair. I chose to go ahead with the surgery this season due to the extreme heat outside and would be inside most of the time anyway. I love fall so was hoping to be walking and able to get outside in the fall. I am in much better spirits now. I have had my crying spells, pity parties and the cabin fever attacks. My husband is good to take me for rides in the car with me in the back seat with my leg propped up on pillows. I am SO ready to be able to walk and start the therapy. It is very depressing to be so dependant on another h

I had my 4th surgery May 28th,2010. The 3rd on my right heel. Yes the bone can grow back.
The recovery this time has been the worst, After 3 months I am still in the walking boot dealing with pain now caused by attrophy. I know this will all go away after much work & P.T.
I am now feeling pain in my left heel after 5 yrs post op.
I know the bone is growing back, however the recovery time seems like a nite mare to me right now.
Has anyone else had multiple surgeries?

Quite a story, Rocco! Worth a blog of its own, I’d say! Looks like a success story so far, as you say. Keep healing and recovering (and posting), and continued good luck!

It has now been over three months since my surgery, which included plantar debridement, haglund’s repair (they removed 3′4″ of the heal after they removed the spur) and disconnecting the achilles at the calf, removing it, debriding it and then re-inserting and reattaching it with two screws in my heal.

I had SO much pain for SO long before the surgery. Three days after the surgery I took myself off all pain meds. I haven’t had ANY foot pain since. Yes, the wounds sites have been sore from the trauma of the surgery, but absolutely no achilles or heel pain!!!

I was taken off crutches just last week and now am free to walk about, as tolerated, in my boot/cast. Yes I still hate the cast and have it for another month, but I really hated crutches.

Walking in the boot causes no pain, just irritation at the heel. My foot does ache at the end of the day, but it’s only been seven days without crutches. Even my incisions (three) look great, I’ve had no problems with them at all. I am in P.T. three times a week.

So far I consider my operation to be a success. Only time will tell if it reaaly is, but it is so great to not have the fo

how much is the surgery to have haglund’s deformity corrected?

Has anyone had your bonespur returned after you had the surgery? How long did it take for the bonespur to grow back? What did you do then? Alma

Can any of you who have gone through the surgery comment on whether your bone spur regrew? How long after the surgery did that happen? What did you do then? Alma

John M,
Yes this is scary. I’ve been dealing for 2 years. Had PRP from great foot Sports surgeon but it made the bone spur/tendon tears/ haglund’s worse!!
He explained how surgery is simple: little cut of the achilles tendon to allow access for bone spurs removal and sewing back tendon. The difficult part is the proper recovery care. I put off surgery because I’m living alone and I would have needed daily help for weeks and more.
I’ve been massaging the heel often and doing assisted calf raises and
ankle rotations to strengthen weakened lower leg on Injured foot.
Be glad to talk to you,
Mikael

So I am reading all this and Now I am aware of this and frankly scars me to death… I am looking for the results of PRP injections and just got my MRI today.
mine isn’t bad yet moderate now but soon wont be from all the findings here i have read so any help would be appreciated

Andrei-
How are you? I wrote you just today. I know O’ Malley is the best,
but I’ve tried to heal myself after he did PRP on my Spur/Achilles tear.
You’ve got my e-mail if you’re interested.

Surgery for Plantar Fasciitis or something else? And I doubt you’ll find a surgeon who will give you better odds. When I had to go to a plastic surgeon because my original incision wouldn’t close, he said he was 60-70% sure it would work and what was going to do is a pretty simple procedure. No matter how routine a procedure is, every person is unique and everyone’s body reacts differently. And that doesn’t even count for plain old luck, good or bad.

Looking for anyone who has this in common……..I just had Achilles debridement, Haglunds removal and Plantar debridement seven days ago. It all started several years ago when my daughter was sick and I spent a lot of time wandering the halls of the cancer ward at the Cleveland Clinic. I developed heel pain. The pain got progressively worse and it was far worse in my right foot than my left foot. The pain continued to worsen as did my daughter’s illness. I promised my wife that when Chelsey’s illness as corrected, I would seek out a Podiatrist to deal with the heel thing.

In January 2008 I saw a Podiatrist for the first time. He diagnosed me with Plantar Faciatus and prescribed a regime of treatment that included the night splint, orthotics, shock wave therapy and finally cortisone injections (all over a period of two years). The good news is that the shock wave therapy appeared to work for my left foot, but my right foot continued to suffer. I was getting cortisone injections every month or so for over a year and the relief became more and more temporary. I was at the end of my rope….almost unable to stand up in the morning t

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Judy,

As a fellow Louisvillian and achilles tendon sufferer, would love to hear how you’re doing. I’m presently 2 1/2 weeks post op after having my tendon severed and my pateince is wearing very thin!

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Andrei,
I just had an appointment with Dr. Kennedy, an orthopedic foot specialist at HSS here in NYC. He was recommended by a friend of mine who was a surgical patient and had a good outcome. I did my homework beforehand and I was quite impressed with his knowledge and demeanor. He suspects I may have Haglund’s with some micro tears of the Achilles. I was sent for an MRI and I am awaiting the reading in a few days. Dr. Kennedy may try PRP intially, although he acknowledges that a recent Dutch study published in JAMA found that it did not work for treatmemt of Achilles tendinosis. His own experience with PRP, anecdotely, was 70%-80% successful. I will post again if I in fact have Haglund’s and I will let you know what the plan is. Good luck.
-George

Hi there - my wife is planning on having surgery for Hanglund and she also has a partial tendon tear.

Can somebody recommend a good surgeon in NYC?

Mikael, I’ve seen that you’re from NYC and it looks like you already had your surgery here. I’d really appreciate if you could drop me a line and let me know who your surgeon was.
(andrei dot berechet at gmail dot com)

Thanks for your help.
Andrei

Hello All…

I’m hoping anyone with some insight or similar situation could get in touch with me. I had surgery for Haglund’s on my left achilles in the summer of 2008. The surgery went well… recovery was about 3-4 months and I was back to normal activity. Since I also suffered from Haglund’s on my right achilles, I had similar surgery in July 2009. Over Labor Day weekend, I had what my doctor called “an undissolved suture” break through the skin on my heel over the surgical incision. It’s now January 2010 and I’ve had an open wound on my heel ever since. I’ve now seen a wound specialist, who’s recommending the use of a bariatric oxygen chamber to enhance healing, while my surgeon wants to re-do the procedure because of the likelihood that the hardware from the surgery is contaminated. If this had happened with my first Haglund’s surgery, I doubt I would have had the second. If anyone has had any similar experiences, it would be great to hear about them. Thanks!

Lyn,
I doubt you offended anyone, but it is always better to have your own “space” as you are likely to get more and better answers to any questions you might have.

GerryR

Thanks for pointing out the point about the posting on this blog. I’m new to this and i am sorry if i have offended anyone. I came across this site after searching for a long time for information and more importantly, people with similar experiences. (i’m still not quite sure how blogs and posting works, but i’m sure i’ll figure it out)

Thanks for the info.

Lyn,
I recommend you start your own blog here and post the same question. As it is, you are hijacking someone else’s post.

That said, the sensations of pain you describe are not that uncommon, at least I had all of them after I got to be FWB. You don’t say if you’re wearing a boot or a cast or nothing. If you’re in a boot, I recommend getting a good arch support and taping it to your foot to hold it in place since the boot is much wider than your foot. This may help, but maybe not. I experienced heel pain and I believe I’ve seen others here who have also.

Can anyone help?

I had surgery for Haglund Deformity 2 weeks ago and today i got my stitches and bandage removed. The surgeon told me to stop using my crutches from now on, only problem is that it is just too painful to do so.

My foot and leg have lost all their strength, my heel aches and there is a prickly, pins and needles sensation with any weight on it.

Are these sensations normal? considering this is my first time standing on my foot since having it elevated for 2 weeks.

I am worried, as having suffered foot pain for years, i have lost so much positivity in myself. Sometimes i wonder if i will ever regain my freedom from pain again.

Any comments would help. thank you.

I have a question for you guys.

I’ve recently started getting more active, and started doing a martial arts. Well, since I started doing it, I started developing what my doc thinks is halgunds deformity on one ankle. the thing is, it only hurts after I work out (the morning after) though its recently been progressing to…hurting during practice, right after practice, and several days later. However, when I stop it gets tremendously better (though it hasnt been entirely better this last time I tried to rest it). Actually I never truly gave it much time to rest…maybe a week or so off, or decreased time in the martial arts…but as soon as I go back to the marital art in comes back.

It is getting worse (the more I do the marital art) and these past two weeks, (when I haven’t done the martial art) its been getting better, but it still is sore or hurts a tad during the day when walking a lot.

My doc thinks I should have surgery. I’m super skeptical about it. I’m only 25!! Plus, my martial art has a higher than average rate of achilles rupture injuries (or rather, thats the major injury that occurs) and won’t having this surge

I am active duty in the Navy right now and have been having these issues since march. I had surgery in last december to have a spare bone removed called the os trigonum and recovered a head of plan to start having pain in my heels. I was told yesterday by a podiatrist that I have Haglund’s Deformity in both ankles and worse in my left. The surgery is 100% elective at this point and my surgeon who did the surgery who is a orthopedist told me the pain will go away on its own and advises against surgery. I am concerned that I will tear my tendon like many of you have unless I have the surgery now. It would be one foot, recover, than the other foot, and than recover from both. A very long process and so I do not now what is in my best interest. I know I would never be the same, but the only way I can control the pain now is to just not perform high impact activity and also certain leg exercise’s. I am only 24 years old and really do not want to be seperated medically from the military and than have my tendon tear like you guys did. If any of you could let me know what would be in my best interest I would greatly appreciate it,

Since 2008 I have had pain in the back of my heel, prohibiting much walking. I went to one doctor and he prescribed an herbal cream, helped immediately with pain, but didn’t help with the source of the pain, a heel lift, cold compresses, heel lifts, stretching and such. Of course none of that eliminated the problem. Sept. 9, 2009 I had surgery on my AT and the heel shaved as well as a calcium growth removed. I don’t think the AT was detached, at least that is what my husband said the doc told him. I am on my third cast, and my 6th week of no weight bearing. For a woman that is up at 5 am and in bed by 11 pm, who is always active this has been a real learning experience. I have been in a wheel chair but most of the time, in bed or recliner with my foot elevated above my heart. Knitting, reading and anything else I can do with my hands has occupied a lot of my time. I am praying for a walking cast when I go back Tuesday of next week. I know it isn’t being set free, but, it will give me a little mobility. The light at the end of the tunnel? When it is over, I will be able to walk my 4 miles a day again, and work my garden

i originally had the surgeryn with achilles tendon reattachment about 10 yrs ago on both feet (five weeks apart). i was in a non weight bearing cast for five weeks then a walking cast for three additional weeks. due to the fact that both feet were in cast for a period of time, i was in a wheelchair most of my recovery. i have recently had a recurrence in my right foot and had the surgery again. this surgery also involved the achilles tendon and the dr did a tendon transfer from the tendon in my big toe. i was 6 weeks in a non weight bearing cast, then 3 weeks in a boot. i am still walking with a cane and limping, but getting better daily.

Kev2, How are you doing? Did you make a surgery date? I have October 12th. Exchanging experience with you has been consoling. I am actually winning over my pain by seeing it has something I can work-on and strengthen the area. I wrote you I was thinking that the massage was working and I’ve been challenging my walking and foot control . I have worn the same Nike shox instead of experimenting with my other pairs, because they have the highest heel.
I know that I should do surgery for my future, but your story of fitness camp and sports perspective to dealing with the pain has given me
a challenge to the master my foot. I go to massage it now before
breakfast. Hope we can have a continued bi-coastal contact.

Mikael

Mikael
Sorry for the slow reply, In answer to your questions. No I did not you have the Haglund’s spur on back of heel.

How bad were you before surgery? About 20 years before my ATR I had a Industrial accident, which was I think miss diagnosed as soft tissue damage, when it was more like a minor rupture (I know now). Up until now, I have had a yoyo-ing of pain and discomfort that has on many occasions prevented me from walking. On my every attempt with the NHS, in the early days, I was fobbed off as a sprain or twisted ankle by doctors. It will be a relief for me In the coming months, to see if things have finally been put back to normal.
How long has it been? Post opp 9 weeks on Saturday.
Did you depend on running and moving aerobic
exercise? No I have struggled to do any Exercise due to the previous accident. For five years I have even carried a walking stick in the boot of my car, just in case the pain in the heel comes on when I am outside, so I don’t get stranded.
Are you Lee of the Lee blog? Not sure on this, I am leech1050, have a look at my blog to be sure.
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