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Post by theevan on Oct 20, 2022 18:31:46 GMT -5
Dumb me, left Achilles has been tender for a few years but never kept me from doing anything. Until a week ago. Started hobbling all day.
This morning I squatted (yeah Terry, now I know) and I'm hit with searing pain. Not detached, thank God. Have a 10am with an orthopedic tomorrow.
I'm hoping for maybe a boot and PT after. Not surgery, please. Pretty please.
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Post by Village Idiot on Oct 20, 2022 19:06:49 GMT -5
Evan you're giving me the heebee jeebies just reading it. I hope all goes well.
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Post by Cornflake on Oct 20, 2022 19:20:19 GMT -5
Sorry to hear this, Evan. You're younger than I am but still of an age where body parts start malfunctioning. I hope you avoid surgery.
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Post by TKennedy on Oct 20, 2022 19:23:21 GMT -5
Sounds like a non-operative thing Evan. One good way to know if it is complete or not is to kneel on a chair with your knee 90 degrees or so and have someone squeeze your calf. If your foot flexes downward it’s not complete. If there is no movement of your foot you’ve likely got a complete tear.
Even with complete tears there is a place for non-surgical treatment in many situations. Age and level of activity are factors.
Good Luck. BTW you are not on any antibiotics like Cipro or Levoquin are you? They are associated with Achilles tendon rupture or partial tears. I had one while on Levoquin for a sinus infection.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 20, 2022 21:01:29 GMT -5
I got Achilles tendonitis. Hurt like Hell but a round of Prednisone fixed it right up. I hope the best for you.
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Post by theevan on Oct 21, 2022 4:48:26 GMT -5
Sounds like a non-operative thing Evan. One good way to know if it is complete or not is to kneel on a chair with your knee 90 degrees or so and have someone squeeze your calf. If your foot flexes downward it’s not complete. If there is no movement of your foot you’ve likely got a complete tear. Even with complete tears there is a place for non-surgical treatment in many situations. Age and level of activity are factors. Good Luck. BTW you are not on any antibiotics like Cipro or Levoquin are you? They are associated with Achilles tendon rupture or partial tears. I had one while on Levoquin for a sinus infection. Interesting. Just finished a round of some kind of antibiotic. Haven't been on any in years. |
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Post by TKennedy on Oct 21, 2022 9:00:38 GMT -5
If it was Cipro or Levaquin which are a class of antibiotics called fluorinated quinolones it could have definitely been a factor.
Other antibiotics unlikely.
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Post by coachdoc on Oct 21, 2022 10:23:36 GMT -5
What Doc Kennedy said. I’ve seen a couple of patients with Achilles problems from quinolones and I was an FP not an Orthopod.
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Post by TKennedy on Oct 21, 2022 10:31:08 GMT -5
The first time I met Michael Johnson was when I rode up from the cities to Alexandria with him. He was limping and complaining of Achilles’ tendon pain. He had pretty bad pulmonary disease.
I asked him if he was on any antibiotics and he said “yeah, Levaquin”.
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Post by brucemacneill on Oct 21, 2022 10:50:52 GMT -5
I took Cipro in 2005 and just about a year later my left bicep disconnected from my forearm. I've always wondered if it was related to the Cipro but I don't know how you'd prove it. The ortho surgeon said it was generally a football injury but I assured him I didn't play football. Anyway, he fixed it up.
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Post by david on Oct 21, 2022 11:10:23 GMT -5
Evan, Sorry to hear it. Best of luck with your appointment.
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Post by coachdoc on Oct 21, 2022 11:51:48 GMT -5
Guess you were part of the database that pointed us towards blaming quinolones for tendininopathy.
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Post by theevan on Oct 21, 2022 16:28:08 GMT -5
Interesting. It's a sharp bone spur on my heel that's tearing at the tendon when I squat. He said it is theoretically correctible with surgery but strongly advised against it. Risky, long recovery. My situation is manageable. Slow down, quit doing calf stretches, a topical over the counter steroid cream for the inflammation.
Very good news.
The shot in the heel HURT.
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Post by theevan on Oct 21, 2022 16:29:24 GMT -5
Btw, he identified it instantly, put his finger right on the owie spot. I've looked and see nada. Xray merely confirmed.
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Post by howard lee on Oct 21, 2022 16:39:31 GMT -5
Interesting. It's a sharp bone spur on my heel that's tearing at the tendon when I squat. He said it is theoretically correctible with surgery but strongly advised against it. Risky, long recovery. My situation is manageable. Slow down, quit doing calf stretches, a topical over the counter steroid cream for the inflammation. Very good news. The shot in the heel HURT.
Hey, that's great! Now you don't have to go to Vietnam.
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Post by TKennedy on Oct 21, 2022 17:00:10 GMT -5
Great news! Yeah surgery for what you describe is best avoided if possible.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 21, 2022 17:05:02 GMT -5
Interesting. It's a sharp bone spur on my heel that's tearing at the tendon when I squat. He said it is theoretically correctible with surgery but strongly advised against it. Risky, long recovery. My situation is manageable. Slow down, quit doing calf stretches, a topical over the counter steroid cream for the inflammation. Very good news. The shot in the heel HURT. Hey, that's great! Now you don't have to go to Vietnam.
And, you're a future president. |
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Post by millring on Oct 22, 2022 5:22:20 GMT -5
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Post by John B on Oct 22, 2022 9:27:22 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Oct 22, 2022 10:42:19 GMT -5
Wish he wasn't wearing an Indiana University sweatshirt.
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