It has been 6 months since my ankle surgery and all is well, for the most part. I can walk and even jog a bit without noticing any pain or stiffness in the ankle. I don't think it will ever be completely normal again, but I am basically pain free. The only thing I still can't do is stand on my tip toes to the same height as my other foot--and that's not exactly a huge concern since I'm not a ballerina!
The scar is fading and is not nearly as tender as it had been. I'm thinking about using Mederma to help fade it even more as I am in a wedding in 6 weeks and will not be wearing hose. So, I'll either have to be photographed from the other sides or the bride might just have to deal with the scar. Luckily. the bride is my sister and I know she doesn't care much :)
The latest medical drama in my life--my shoulder now requires "rotator cuff decompression" surgery. I had another MRI at the beginning of June and found out that I have an impingement in my right shoulder. Basically, there is a piece of bone that rubs and rips my rotator cuff every time I move my arm. Nothing will fix it other than surgery. I had a cortisone shot (helped) and am getting ready to go back to PT to work on strengthening the muscles. My doc wants me in PT 4-5x/wk...this makes me laugh. There just aren't enough hours in the day.
I'm nervous about this surgery because I have heard some horror stories about the recovery. My doc says the whole thing can be done with the scope and that I should be back to work before my disability kicks in (2 weeks) but I know my body and that nothing is ever as simple as it seems. For the first week I will be in a sling and only allowed out when using the machine that will help raise and lower the arm on a schedule. After that week I'll be allowed out of the sling and into PT...from there, who knows? I'm scared that once they get the scope in the joint they will find more damage, just like what happened with my peroneus brevis. But, it has to be fixed so I just have to suck it up and deal. Can't wait to tell my boss that I'll be out AGAIN...she's going to hate me.
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Hi Kate, I found your blog when looking up information about scars after peroneous brevis tendon surgery--I had mine a week ago and got a peek at the 19 staples a few days ago. Anyhow, I just wanted to say that I found reading your posts really inspiring because I relate to many of the issues that you've had. So, thank you for sharing and making it open to the public. I hope you don't mind my reading it--I got really drawn in. Hope you are doing well with all of your medical issues!
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