Update - waiting…

The good news is that my allergy symptoms started settling down shortly after my previous post.
By mid-week, my ear looked like an ear again, and the rashes on the rest of my body had just about disappeared.
At this point I’m effectively just waiting for my follow up on March 29th. That’s when I will get [...]

Second opinion; Into a cast; Itchy all over

This’ll be  recap of developments from the last week.
On Tuesday, I had an appointment with a podiatrist from the medical group I’ve been using from my primary care. I was trying to get an appointment before my surgery, but this was the earliest they had. I figured it would still be worthwhile to get a [...]

Two bad nights - Over the post-surgery hump?

I’ve had two pretty bad nights in a row.

My splint is in a pretty extreme plantar-flexed position (I think the surgeon wanted to make really sure there wasn’t any strain on the tendon these first two weeks), and as you can see my foot is also pointed off to the left.
Since they put my splint [...]

Second Surgery - This seems familiar…

I’m one day post-op from my second surgery now. I have this definite feeling of “deja vu.”
Leading up to the surgery, I had asked my surgeon a few questions about the new rupture:
1. I was wondering there are any theories as to what might have caused the new tear. Do I have a personal predisposition [...]