Week 20: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
I can’t beleive it’s been 7 weeks since my last post. Time flies when you’re having fun!
The Good… I’m getting around pretty well now. I’ve gone from walking cautiously with a limp to “speed” walking (still slight limp when cold…no limp once suffiently warmed up, to the walk/jog and now the jog/walk! Still not out & out running yet. The best of the good is the return to the slopes…SKIING! YAY 
The ski boot is so comforting in it’s stability & angle. I felt free…& no pain while skiing!
The bad: I still have some pain when walking (especially cold). I’m a little disappointed that progress has slowed down so much but have been reassured by all the other bloggers & my MD that this is normal & expected.
The Ugly…my scar has a hideous keloid. From what I’ve read you really can’t remove a keloid because they usually grow back. I guess there are worse things. Also my ankle swelling has not gone away yet…it’s gone down considerably, but still not gone. I wonder if this has anything to do with the lack of massage.
All in all I’m doing well & looking forward to the final milestones. By the end of the year I hope to climb halfdome & do at least the Wharf to Wharf race in July. I’m not sure if waterskiing will be compromised but I think not. Oh yea…and no pain would be good too!
March 5th, 2012 at 5:33 pm
I’ve gotten keliods from minor stuff. Sometimes they’ll get re-absorbed. Othertimes, no. You get used to them. Great that you’re back to skiing. (I’m just starting PT, so you’re well ahead of me!). I’m sorry to hear about the minor reversal, but as you said, it seems typical enough. Further proof in many ways that your recovery is on schedule. All best with it, and I wish you well for the event in July.
March 6th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Lenibug,
You are doing great, specially that you can ski comfortably and without pain. That in itself is so exciting after this injury.
About the keloid, they are prevalent on darker skin, and sometimes they resolve on their own. It is a bummer if you are a woman who likes to wear skirts, but it is also located in an area that is not highly visible. A good dermatologist may be able to speed up the healing. On this note, I have a very nice looking scar (if you can call it that)., but there is a very thick lump where the tendon was repaired, and this is excessive scar tissue. In all, I think we have to wait one year after surgery and see what it looks like.
Good luck on your healing!
March 12th, 2012 at 9:28 am
At 13 weeks after calcaneal bone spurs removed, achilles tendon detached and reattached with anchors - in 2 shoes…but please advise if anyone at this stage has had severe pain on the inside of the heel. There is a lump there, cannot let anything touch it, wakes me up at night when it touches the bed. The back of heel where the scar , tendon attached is aok - just am so not expecting this area of the foot to be giving a problem like this so far out from surgery. Doctor just continues to say wait…but I am wanting to understand the cause of the pain.