So I understand that the achilles was not detached.. Who/where did you have the procedure? Man i need to understand these options better.

I was 6 weeks out and my doctor told me I could use a indoor bike but only with a 5 resistance. Don't risk falling off a outdoor bike. If you land on the foot with the surgery it's likely to tear. Mine was serious enough I was on crutches for 4 weeks and with a boot and then 2 more weeks with a walking boot.

Humans were not meant to run on hard surfaces like basketball courts, concrete, etc and that's where you see 90% of the people running thinking it's healthy 🙈

May i ask where the growth was? I assume more to the side?

@@simon1375 no straight back . Classic rhino haglunds deformity .. both are done now and I have 50%change on good function

Find someone who can do it minimally invasive, if possible for your condition. Don’t just take one doctors preferred approach

@@zekedepriest I did the less invasive options last time and it was a terrible outcome, worst of both worlds. I still have a bump and it took years to recover. I'm going the nuclear option this time and praying the Dr knows what he is doing.

Hope you're doing well! I had the full disconnect 10 weeks ago... right foot... with a donor graft, too. MI wasn't an option for me because of the graft and because my bone spur was very, vary large and jagged. Recovery has been rough, but doable. I'm a young widow living alone... so that wasn't ideal. I ended up moving in to my aunt and uncle for two months until I got my CAM boot and could successfully take care of myself without help -- which included being able to stand in the shower without support and use the hand controls in my car. The first 3 weeks were, by far, the worst, but the first 6 weeks were pretty bad. After 2-3 weeks, my incision had reopened in spots and it was... not pretty. Turns out my body rejected the internal dissolvable Vicryl sutures. This delayed some of my recovery and I ended up with weekly visits for some intense would debridement. At home I'm using Santyl ointment (enzymatic ointment that eats the dead tissue) and daily wound dressing changes... still. The wound went all the way in and at one point we could see part of the anchor and tendon. Yes, that was as traumatic as it sounds. LOL Of course, oral antibiotics, too. It was deep and about as large as quarter... maybe a little bigger at the worst. I *finally* got my CAM boot at 8 weeks post op. He did encourage some VERY light weight bearing the week prior, on crutches. Once I got the boot, he still wanted me to use a crutch the first week. I'll be wearing the boot until about 4 weeks after the would closes. It's still not closed, but it's healing rapidly. As of today the wound is filling in and maybe about 2/3 what it was. :( But, I am walking with the boot...and at home without it, because I'm stubborn and I don't like wearing it around the house. It hurts like crazy, but it's tolerable... and honestly, it hurts far less than it did the 9 months going into surgery when I needed a crutch to walk. Recovery has been tough for sure... but I'm glad I finally did it. I waited far too long and tried everything to avoid it. My surgeon told me he was surprised my tendon hadn't ruptured because when he got in there it was far more 'shredded' than he thought and extremely damaged -- very strong, but damaged beyond the routine repairs he does. He kept telling me he knew I'd be okay and would never have recommend the 'nuclear option' surgery unless I was young and healthy enough to handle it. Would I do it again? Maybe... I just wish I was more prepared. I work an office job. I started working remotely after a week and was initially slated to return to the office at 8-9 weeks. That didn't happen and my surgeon extended it through 12-13 weeks, and may go longer. He doesn't want me back in the office until the wound is closed, since I have to keep it elevated and protected in a way I can't do in the office. Plus, I'm just nowhere near the point of being able to get up, shower and get ready for a full day at a law office -- on a daily basis. It's crazy how such simple daily tasks and routines are still outside my ability just yet. It's just so tiring still, but getting better everyday. I actually was able to vacuum part of my living today. Part of it... because I ran out of energy. I certainly hope yours went perfect and you're healing up with no additional complications. It's really difficult to explain the serious, long term rehab needed for a surgery like this. I've learned you don't tell people it was "heel" surgery... I tell them it was both foot and Achilles tendon surgery... which it is. That always gets a cringe, LOL. Then they start to understand.

@@InternetJury that sucks that you got an infection. Sounds really rough. The first 2 weeks are a massive grind, but sounds like you had it a lot worse for weeks longer. I’m exactly 8 weeks post surgery and it’s gone better than even my surgeon expected. I was in the half cast for about 2.5 weeks which sucked, but then I got into the boot. At the 3 week point I was off crutches around the house and at about 5 weeks I was fully off crutches. I removed all the wedges out of the boot at 6 weeks because they are nasty to walk long distances with. Got on my road bike last week and started riding (I’m told to only use a stationery bike, but feeling confident enough for a light pedal outside). My Achilles was in bad shape too with a hole in it, it was so painful walking around pre surgery, but sounds like yours was in worse shape. I’m a long way off running, but it’s mountain biking that I want to get back to. Headed back to the Dr in 6 weeks to see if I can get the all clear to ride again, which would be nearly 4 months post surgery. I figured it would be closer to 6 months to start riding the mountain bike again, but I’m optimistic it will be less than 5 months, maybe even 4. Good luck with the rehab.

Interesting you say this because before sesamoiditis my achilles was killing me because I started to do ankle mobility exercises!

Haha .. so much in common !! Just fet the surgery and hope for the best .. and the best will be indeed a fraction of what you are used 😢.. for me it neant i could walk again on great mountainhikes and run a little .. yeah being olx sucks more if you where really fit at youth !!!

Hope yall are well, my first surgery is in 3 days.

I have immense pain on right heel especially when driving.. Almost unbearable and I can see somewhat of a bump on my left heel too although no pain currently. I'm getting a 2nd opinion next week and moving out w/ a decision. I'm not going to be crippled at 54 especially when I enjoy weightlifting & exercising so much.. Just go through the recovery and focus on other things.

Hey Brian, thanks for the comment! I am now back to 100% of activity that I was at prior to injury. I still from time to time have some slight achilles stiffness/pain; especially after really long runs/hard race efforts. But, it's nothing close to as bad as it was before surgery. I have had no issues with my other foot. I should make a final thoughts video. I hope this helps!

@@ryanbudnik4998 Hell yeah brother, glad you're doin good, all the best. I am 5 days post op.

Make a final thought video please

I would reapply each time I ran. You could probably keep it on for a couple days, though. The adhesive starts to wear off after it gets wet.

Thank you!

Hey Jerome, thanks for the comment! I'm sorry to hear that you're going through this. I personally believe that the surgery helped me. It allowed me to stop the problem at it's source, and gave me the motivation to get serious about recover and rehabilitation. HOWEVER, my specific circumstance did not require partial detachment of my achilles tendon. If it did, I would have not gone through with the surgery... or at least I would have continued to try to solve the problem without surgical intervention. I would HIGHLY recommend finding a physical therapist that knows a lot about/has experience working with runners. I think the surgery did a lot for me, but her guidance (giving me exercises, massaging, recovery plans, etc.) helped me much more. Perhaps if I would have sought her help first, I could have avoided the surgery. However, I do not regret my decision. I hope this helps and I wish you the best in your recovery!

I've been out of the KZbin game for a while now. Maybe I should make a comeback? 🤔

@@ryanbudnik4998 you should! I ended up finding the Craft CTM Ultra’s as a really good shoe! Not expensive and have absolutely no heel counter and have a 10 mm heel to toe drop. It only took like $1000 in buying, trying, and returning, but it was worth it 😂

@@Ethan_Lipsky Haha I know how you feel there. I burned so much money trying to find shoes that worked haha. I'm glad you found ones that work! I'll have to check them out.