Plantar Fasciotomy

What a month January has been! Kinda crazy if I do say so myself.

The rash issue has finally fully subsided, but where the rash was my skin is very dry. I’m hoping that the dark spots from the rash will fully go away, but for now it looks like my feet are scarred from it. Yuck!

A few weeks ago I was walking in the kitchen and felt a “pop” in my foot (right). It scared me because I could no longer walk due to pain. I didn’t have my crutches so I had to crawl back into the living room. The next morning it wasn’t much better so I called my doctor.

He said it sounded like it was scar tissue separating or possibly strands of the fascia. In the long run it would probably be a good thing. He always reassures me. I’m really glad that I called!

So it took about a week or so before that new pain went away. Sure am glad that it did.

Then three days ago I developed a very sharp pain below my big toe. I can’t say that it wasn’t a pain I felt before. After the last surgery (left foot) I remember that area being painful. I stayed off of my foot as much as possible the rest of the day and the next day. Yesterday it was better and today it is much better.

This recovery is not the same as my recovery last time. Last time my incision got infected. This time it did not. I’ve been concerned about my left foot because there was a tightness on the side just below my ankle running to the bottom of my foot.

I was afraid that I had made a mistake having this surgery. But I kept doing my stretches in hopes that it would get better. The good news is that the tightness is finally gone. Yay! I have also been putting Mederma on the scar (left foot) in hopes that it would help as well.

In regards to my left foot my doctor said that it would take longer to heal because it got infected. Aah! So that’s what the deal is. Again, I felt so much better after he said that.

Good News!

Even though both feet are still healing I can tell that they are going to be great in time. It’s a 6-12 month healing process and I think that varies between individuals. Everyone’s body is different, right?

When I get out of bed in the morning that typical plantar fasciitis pain isn’t there. WOO HOOO! The pain that I feel is from the surgery and I’m sure that once I’m fully healed I might just go on a 5-mile run. At the very least I’m going hiking!!

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This is my last post for 2008. Wow! I’m sitting here in my recliner typing on my laptop. I have terrible heartburn from the prednisone the doc put me on for the rash and swelling in my right foot.

The swelling has gone down and the rash has calmed way down, but neither is quite gone completely. The heartburn is just about unbearable. I don’t think I’m gonna be awake to bring in the New Year which is just a little over an hour away because I can hardly stand the heartburn. Gotta lay down.

It’s been bad for a few days, but normally it seemed to be worse at night, but it’s been off and on all day today. If it’s not better tomorrow I’m going to have to call a doc.

Body heal thyself! LOL

On a better note my incision is finally healing up well. It wasn’t quite closing up so I’ve left it uncovered for the past few days and it’s finally closing up completely. Whew!

I’m still on crutches and not walking on my foot yet. I don’t want to put any pressure on my foot until the incision heals up. Don’t want extra pressure re-opening it.

Here’s to health and wellness in 2009!!

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I got my stitches removed yesterday. It was all good except for one of the stitches. It hurt when it was removed and the incision bled in that area. Otherwise the incision is healing well. At this point I just have to be on the lookout for increased pain and redness around the incision.

I have a terrible rash on my foot right now. I thought I was having an allergic reaction to the night splint, but while I was at the doc’s office yesterday I realized it was a facial cleansing pad I had been using to clean my foot with (since I couldn’t get my foot wet yet).

On the way home from the doc’s we stopped at the store and my mom got some hydrocortisone for me. The rash on my foot looks terrible! But at least it’s getting relief now that I figured out what was causing the irritation.

My  next appointment is January 8th so it doesn’t look like I’ll start physical therapy until the New Year. I’m fine with that because my foot needs to heal some more before I start all the rehab exercises. I want that incision to be good and healed so it won’t break open when I start walking on it.

I have to say – I sure am thankful for the internet! Otherwise I wouldn’t have my Christmas shopping done already. It’s not like I can run out to the store. 2008 has flown by! Guess that means I was having fun.

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