Had surgery for staph infection 3/26

Posted on April 6th, 2013 by kb60

Go Monday 4/8 for first check since surgery. Surgeon cleaned up the infection, had to remove 10cm of the AT and packed it with antibotic cement. I was sent home on six weeks of IV antibotic therapy. Hopefully in another eight weeks they will do the reconstruction surgery, with FHL transfer. Anyone had this much trouble with infection. I went a year without Dr. knowing it was there even though I had complained about discharge.

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The day nears

Posted on March 15th, 2013 by kb60

Met with the Specialist on Thurs. Surgery is scheduled for the 26th as long as the infection does not start spreading. It has stayed localized for a year so hopefully it will stay that way a little longer. The first phase of surgery they will clean it out, remove the portion of tendon that is comprised. Dr. said it was really a big mess and I shouldn’t have to go through this because of someone elses neglience. He said they would put antibotic cement to fill in the tendon gap. They will install a picc line for antibotics, I will stay in hospital a couple of days then if all goes well will be released to go home on the IV antibotics. If infection clears in six weeks they will do reconstruction with an FHL transfer. Minimum of 12 weeks NWB. I try not to think about it too much cause it REALLY freaks me out to think I have to fo through all this again. It also makes me angry that the episodes of draining I had last year that no one ever bother to culture and make sure the infection had cleared. It is hard not to feel a little sorry for myself, but trying to keep a stiff upper lip.!

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Infection after a year

Posted on March 11th, 2013 by kb60

I had surgery a year ago for my ATR. Had a re rupture and now after all this new MRI shows fluid which was tested and shows a staph infection. Now Dr. wants to operate clean it up, remove the tendon and later do an allograft transfer. You are kidding me after a year. I just can’t go through this again.

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  • normofthenorth | April 8th, 2013 | 2:56 pm

    Good luck, kb, and stay sane! One step at a time, hope the infection is finally history for you.

  • doryt | April 7th, 2013 | 11:11 pm

    Holy Crap! That’s a bad doctor especially if you complained about discharge. I am 16 months and had wound issues FOREVER and a day. You can read my blog. I pray all goes well for you!

  • mikejp88 | April 7th, 2013 | 2:34 am

    wow that sounds awful. good luck healing. How does the FHL tendon replace 10 cm of achilles? sounds crazy.

  • ryanb | March 12th, 2013 | 11:16 am

    Have you had staph infections before? I’ve been told that once you have one, it can lay dormant in your body for years.

    I got a BAD staph infection in Italy (I believe I got it in an Italian hospital there after a motorcycle wreck). Didn’t really flare up until I got home; but I spent several days in the hospital, stateside, on heavy duty anti biotics to beat it.

    A couple years later, I got a bad contusion on my arm (no skin break, not even a scratch, just a bruise) - and I developed an internal staph infection again. Docs tell me it was almost certainly the old staph, hiding out, looking for trauma to exploit.

    I’m wondering why they want to remove the tendon!?!? Has the infection damaged the repair to the point that it can’t be salvaged? I would hope they could open it up, drain it, and use antibiotics to finish the job.

    Staph is nasty stuff, that’s for sure. Good luck!

  • Ali | March 12th, 2013 | 6:18 am

    Unlucky indeed. I have heard of this happening to someone else a year after the surgery, they told me right before my op which scared the life out of me. Hope you get the best advice on how to go forward.

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