numbness anyone?
October 29, 2008 by melissa39
Hello folks! I am a few days short of 9 weeks post-opt. I am walking pretty good now with a little swelling still present. The one thing I am experiencing is a numbness on top of my foot and up my ankle. Is this normal? I am encouraged that my flexibility in my ankle went from negative 30 degrees (when my cast first came off) to plus 5 after my last PT session on Oct. 27. However I am concerned with this numbness. Has anyone else experienced this. I hope it is something that will eventually go away.
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Hi Melissa, I am almost 20 weeks post-op and still have significant feeling loss all along the top of my foot to my pinkie toe. At this point there is no guarantee it is not permanent. However, numerous people I have talked to also had significant loss of sensation for a long period of time so it is fairly normal. Good luck
Hey Melissa,
I agree with Jenny, the loss of feeling/numbness and tingling sensation is normal. I still get it too and I’m 14 weeks today. According to my physio, you’ll get used to it, then one day you’ll realise that it’s gone and you haven’t felt it in a while.
Jon
I am really thankful you guys are talking about the numbness thing. I am about 13 weeks post op and I too still have the numbness. Mine covers my 3 middle toes and up my foot and ankle. I find that it gets better after I ice the Achilles but it doesn’t take long to come back strong.
Jon: What your physio said is good news. I am not doing official physical therapy this time around so I don’t really have anybody to ask. I didn’t have numbness with my first surgery.
It appears I have limped my way into throwing out my back. Wow! I am turning 40 tomorrow and I move like I am 90. Sometimes I just want to give up. It is just sooo hard for me to sit around (as it is for most ATR clubbers, that is why they ATR’d). I think I have forgotten what it is like to run fast enough to feel a breeze. Sorry guys, I am just down.