6 weeks “blister”
I am now just short of 6 weeks since surgery and current status:
- FWB in the boot most of the time
- limited walking at home in two shoes with a wedge
- started PT last Thursday
All going well but seemed to have a reaction to my PT massaging the tendon (to move the build up of fluid) and my ankle swelled up and the very bottom of my scar opened up slightly (only on the surface) so I have been left with a bit of a blister/wound at the bottom of my scar. My initial concern was that the internal sutures had not disolved and the massage ripped/irritated these. All very sore and knocked me for a few days where I just stayed in with my leg up fearing that some damage had been done to the achilles. I am sure everyone is the same but the paranoia is constant that if there is any pain I am feeling for a gap in the tendon, etc.
Has anyone else had this following a massage in PT? Probably the down side of early weight bearing is that the wound is not fully healed when it is being moved and irritated by the walking action in the boot as well.
Saw my surgeon for the 6 week check today and he was not at all concerned and said it was ok (I think effectively having a blister is a very slight concern in the scheme of things). He has passed me for walking outside as and when I feel comfortable to do so. He does tend to put the onus on me to decide when I want to progress which is good but not 100% sure what my being comfortable is.
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Is it a blister or has the wound opened up?? Those are 2 different things. I would say blister is no big deal at all but if the wound has opened up you need make sure it has not gotten infected!
It is a bit of an opening up of the wound but is only superficial and the surgeon checked it out on my visit so happy that it is not infected. It is just where the stitches have disolved and the movement of walking and flexing the foot has not allowed the surface to fully heal right at the bottom of the incision nearest to the heal.
I was paranoid about it being infected and prior to seeing the dr was a bit unsure as to how I would know it was infected (it was swollen and sore but then I would expect that having ruptured my achilles).
In the end dr said (and good for anyone else like me paranoid but a bit in the dark) main signs are:
- pain when not under pressure (ie if there is throbbing pain in the wound when at rest)
- yellow discharge/pus
- smell
- swelling and tenderness (especially if area affected growing)