Itll come - keep the faith! A little over 3 months out from surgery. Moral of the story? Right now my achilles is in no pain. I went to close window so Im hopping over very short distance while bracing myself on furniture on my way back went to sit down and put all my weight On injured foot omg . I was happy my wife found this website. No complications with my first surgery, but I was going into it super fit and flexible. He said the increase pain I was having, among other symptoms, was probably due to tension put on sutures when I put weight on it. OF course i was very careful in the beginning, but now im walking pretty well in it (Im almost at 6 weeks post op now). Katie was confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk initially following the incident in Turkey. It didnt keep me up last night so I assume it is nothing. Plates, screws, and other hardware are often used to correct the toe and keep it in place. Freaking out thinking I re re-reptured or harmed it in anyway. Stumbled this evening and put full weight on nwb leg. I had archilles tendon and calcanel exostectomy 2 weeks ago. rest of us. As I get more mobile, I keep reminding myself to take care and slow down if I start rushing. Naturally I attempted to use my injured foot to catch myself and put a good amount of weight on the injured foot. Im really glad I found this. My pain level since surgery has been minimal. i'm feeling extremely blessed today and just relief that the fall didn't cause any damage. Dont stress and think positive!!! Its beyond frustrating, but what Im realizing after speaking with my doctor and reading posts here is that the boots, casts or splints do a good job of protected the Achilles. WebRe: Accidentally put weight on foot ughhh, Plates or screws that may have been added Hoping I didnt re-rupture, but it didnt feel like it. Its an annoying injury. Im going to try to convince her to call the doctor today. Now I have a little tingling in that leg and some involuntary twitching in my calf muscle. Typically, surgeons perform bunion surgery with local anesthesia in addition to a light monitored anesthesia that will keep you comfortable during the procedure. Yikes! But more than likely, youre just fine. Hi there first thanks for the posts. Wouldnt you know it, thats the same foot i just had an achilles surgery on four days prior. I was reaching over the side of my scooter (nicknamed Bobo), and I leaned too far, lost my balance and put full weight on NWB foot for about three steps. September 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. Just gonna take it one day at a time, but I cant wait to start walking again lol. Its an incredible source of reassurance. I wouldnt worry. Im more worried about damage to a foot that was healing so well. It will dramatically decrease your pain and swelling. Ive also heard that if you re-rupture, you would hear and feel that snap again just like what happened during your original rupture. They are said to have been removed from her left foot this month. Called my doctor and they told me very similar to your doctor. That said, definitely worth seeing your orthopedist to get a clear picture. I used to get those weird quick shoots of pain down there, but cant say its happened recently. First of all, dont force yourself into activities that can harm you, especially for the first 2-3 weeks after the surgery. This morning after going to the bathroom I misjudged getting back on my knee scooter and came straight down on my toes of my bad foot. I had posterior tibial tendon surgery 12 days ago and I am scared that I re injured my ankle. The surgeon suspects it was scar tissue that i felt tearing. I experienced a little pain higher than my repair, near the bottom part of my calf. Some bunion deformities worsen more rapidly than others, but they all get worse with time. Was it re-ruptured? Certain styles of shoes may press down on the top of the foot. Yes it hurt like hell to walk heel first very soon after surgery and I know I cried A LOT but my orthopedist made me do it. Let me know how your Thursday appt goes. I was pretty scared so I did what most people do and googled this type of incident. Join the conversation! I am 12 days post op and just had a pretty scary fall. Good luck to everyone on this road to recovery! Been very diligent about not bearing weight on the injured foot. This morning I lost my balance and fell off my scooter, dull weight in my injured leg with my aircast boot on. Still very tight. I am in my third week of pt. It did feel much better afterwards. Will find out the extent of damage from the doc tomorrow. Has any one else experienced this with non-detrimental results? Physio has given me some low pressure exercises to do daily and is encouraging me to put around 10% of pressure on the injured leg, when I walk. The Dr made a new, very supportive orthotic for that foot just before my surgery. Managed to sleep it off and this morning there is just a dull throbbing. As such, doing complete nwb feels impossible. This comment section though was reassuring. Two days later and had a second scooter fall with full weight down on my bad leg. Currently have a splint on. Definitely felt that SHOCK. Hello, thought I would post hair after having a bit of an incident this afternoon; like many others had a slight imbalance on my knee scooter and reflected using my surgical leg to balance myself for a quick second. Most patients will experience discomfort for three to five days. Hard to see without removing my splint but I dont notice any swelling. All rights reserved. Also I may be losing my insurance soon. Key question is did you have your boot on? I am still able to move my foot and toes, but it is limited like it was before I fell. I woke up today feeling much better with almost no pain. I am taking more pain meds today too. Either recurrence or overcorrection may require a second operation . they hurt all the time, even when i have no shoes on. Felt a sharp pain for a few min and then it settled in; now mostly feeling light throbbing pain. Most people with painful, unsightly bunions choose to suffer throughout life instead of undergoing the perceived horror of invasive open-foot surgery. Freaked out! hi i had a bunionectomy on my right foot last friday and it is wednesday night now ..about 5 days later. Two days ago, I did it again. Im glad that I found this blog though. Thank you so much for these replies - they are very reassuring. A very bad sharp pain shot through my leg, I kind of threw my body down onto the ground. This thread has been very helpful. On the day of your appointment, your healthcare provider will ask you to arrive one to two hours early. Im 64 and 225 pounds and put all my weight down early on. If it starts to hurt worse or you notice any other weird symptoms that were not present before you fell, I would be concerned. With a collective experience of over thirty years of helping patients with lower leg, foot and ankle problems, the Foot and Ankle Service of the Rubin Institute is one of the leading treatment centers for foot and ankle conditions in the United States. Significant bunion recurrences that cause problems and require further surgery are much less common. The casts and boots provided are designed to be very protective of your healing Achilles and they do work. Had Kidner procedure 2 plus weeks ago to remove accessory navicular bone and reattach tendon. No swelling unless Im on my feet for a long period of time. I thought for sure I had ruptured it but fortunately I didnt. After surgery, you will wait in a recovery room for one to two hours until your surgeon determines you are safe to leave. At my follow up to get my sutures removed, the doc checked everything out and all was fine. The severe pain only lasted a minute, and my pain/swelling was a little above baseline that night. I sent a message to my doctor and he stated that the cast will protect the foot and it really cant move any direction so I should be fine. I went in to see him and he touched everywhere and checked and there were no gaps or anything and he said I was fine. or a Splint? By the way, this may not appear as using my partner's email, he just got notice that the email was invalid--I'm typing this on my computer, not his. The corrective surgery for bunion is known as a metatarsal osteotomy or I just did something similar and I am scared! She has difficulty getting out of chairs and cannot hop when using crutches. But I blame a recent spurt in running. It is usually accomplished through surgery. The main reason I am worrisome is the pain is mostly in my heal where my sutures are reconnecting my tendon. Update. A mild bunion recurrence is well-tolerated by most patients. What happened is that i was getting out of the bathroom and i lost balance and i accidentally put weight on my injured leg , i did hear something but not on my operated area but on my foot , i did not feel pain at the time as i quickly picked it up but it was really stiff . Now I couldn't get around without it. My calf is really atrophied. Hey Meg and Michael, lots of us have had little scares like that - I remember mine very well. I felt a pop. I do some very light massaging like you and that is a little bit uncomfy, but i dont push that at all. Lol. Does anyone of you had the same experience or do you you know whether just using the heel with full extended leg to plant would make it worse or better? After about 15 minutes or so the shooting pain was gone and my pain level was back to my normal. Once I realized my foot could take it, it became much easier. Webover the past several days ive felt my foot healing as far as pain goes, the pain Thank you! Accidents happen. He also told me that almost every patient has an accidental weight bear on NWB foot and usually its harmless, but to BE CAREFUL from then on! I am 61 and WAS in good shape before the surgery. She is going to change the cast on Wednesday and check it. I say it because I literally didnt put my foot on the ground so Im not sure how I re-ruptured it. That area is tender. Therefore, just shaving the bump helps some, but comes with a high rate of recurrence. I was getting on the scooter at the end of my garage and the wheels must not have been on level ground because the scooter started to tip over and instinctively I caught myself with my bad foot (right) with all my weight going forward. It happens so fast Im honestly not sure if I landed flat footed or stepped Forwards. I was SO really when he told me Im not worried., I go back next week to have him review how things are going. Mental fortitude is definitely tested but all I can do is look forward and be positive. https://patient.info/forums/discuss/any-one-else-fall-on-their-foot-after-having-a-bunionectomy-5-days-ago--682550. I think that my advise to anyone that is recovering, is to really take it easy and rest the leg as best as you can for the 2 weeks post op. Nurse called back and said this does happen frequently and that its general not something to worry too much about. These are nice and wide so there is no pressure through the foot, and often have a special wedge under the heel to help you not to put any weight through the front of your foot during the initial phase of bunion surgery recovery. ive followed the drs instructions to elevate and ice consistently. I have been completely off crutches for maybe two months. The DR told me The only way we are going to know if any damage was done, will be after all of my rehab is done, but more then likely i am ok. he mentioned to me that if something had moved or been fractured id have to go into surgery asap to fix it. Last night the back wheel of my scooter caught on door moulding, tipped and I put my entire weight on my casted leg. This procedure affects the balance of the patient and also changes the anatomy of the foot. Had trouble with wound healing so they silver nitrated the trouble spots for over a month, to the point where one of the stitches holding my Achilles together was poking out and had to be removed. KG do you sleep in your boot? You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. I was vacuuming out the car in the garage and went around the car to fast and down I went and extended my surgery leg out! Accidents, trips and slips happen. Well, the good news is that I saw my surgeon today, and although Im a bit banged up and bruised, my protective boot did its job and saved me from rerupturing my achilles. Moral of the story for me, no matter what Im wearing my boot even if its a pain in the butt. The basis for bunion surgery has classically been centered on the method with which surgeons use to realign the deviated bones. I had a similar scare last night while getting out of the shower. What an absolute scare. After many tears and painkillers later, I was sure I reruptured my achilles. 2023 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. To ensure successful bunion surgery recovery: A surgical operation to cut a bone is called an osteotomy. What Is It Like to Have Cataract Surgery? Today calf behind incision is really sore and had a knot in it. Long game. Best of luck to everyone who is going through this. Overcorrection is also a risk, but much less common. The first one allowed me to discover this forum. It felt sounded like tearing. Losing the scooter the peg leg and the crutches today was a great motivator. Im at 5 months , 3 days now and waking with a slight limp now. Im guessing the pain is from is from the trauma of putting weight on it. Outcomes studies shoe 95-97% of patients have a good to excellent outcome. Several bones or bone pieces are intended to be held together with screws. At this point I still ice most of the day. But I know a lot of people fall and slip during the during the nwb stage! Two bones being joined at a joint is also known as arthrodesis or a joint fusion. Are you managing to use the knee walker now? Praying I have not damaged the recovery process, the worried half of my mind is certainly giving me anxiety but the logical side is telling me that it will all be fine and that it is normal to have a couple of scares like this based on everyones posts. I was hopping up on a bar stool and accidentally tapped the casted foot on the ground. Appointment today. Paul, I am still NWB. Might be that youre testing your Achilles more than i am though. I had my Surgery on June 5th by the 8th I had a scooter and started to get around the house. Use of the forums is subject to our Terms of Use Instinctively, my right foot came down (the injured achilles foot) and bore most of my weight (170 lbs). Let me know how it goes with you. Looks like we will be second surgery buddies! It's harder to ride the knee scooter with the hard cast but I guess I'll get used to it. Im still going to call my doctor on monday. I had my hard cast taken off about a week, but it had an extreme sharp edge on it that went against my calf and had to come off, so i was put in a boot. Although I passed the Thompson test, reflex test and moving my foot up and down and side to side there was a gap shown in the MRI that had occurred during my fall. Anyway, this group was a big help in keeping me from getting to down about my accident yesterday. I am happy I was able to read the stories on this page. It makes walking normaly on it seeem dangerous & unstable & generally uncomfortable & painful if you bend it before the joint stiffness clears up. Do call your doctor tomorrow if you are still worried about your foot. my dr did say that i am not as swollen as someone would be for being 6 days post op (even with that fall wow! Had pains for about 3hrs seems to be feeling ok. Whats the best way to know if I re ruptured it? It was pretty quick but still left me feeling traumatized. Wish me the best! He said he tried the suture kit to start, but it didnt hold, so he made another incision and sewed it up old school, whatever that means. 1 week post op bunion surgeryweightbearing when? i want to add that i was given a surgical boot to keep on and an appt to see my surgeon exactly 1 week post op. I too can say I fall into this category. I used one Martin, did you have a follow up visit? Due to both the pain and the potentially bulky or rigid footwear that may be required, sleeping can be difficult, so it is important to take pain medication as soon as you feel sensation in your foot following your operation. and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified I fell forward and tumbled over, feeling a rip and shock feeling. Ive been massaging it now that Im in boot. I was recommended to only put 25% of my weight on it and to not to walk on it yet , as my physical therapy should begin next week . Should I call doctor? If your injury is slightly above the ankle & is held together with titanium hardware after a few weeks(Id say at least 5 to 6 weeks) its proabably Ok. I dont know how much weight I put on it. PT said I should be crutch free by Saturday! Today is 1 day after surgery this just happened to me.. Thank you for the words of support @ paul1. Seems ok but dont want to compromise healing. So hard to grasp the loss of my independence and ability to do my usual activities. accidentally stepped on foot after bunion surgerytyrone smith obituary. Were you OK when you went to the doctor? Cant wait! Extremely anxious but hopefully Ill also be once again on the road to recovery. If something still occurs, youll get the proper treatment, and all the problems will be easily resolved. Hey Hikerdreams, so sorry to hear that you fell. WebAccidentally put full weight on my foot Follow Posted 4 years ago, 4 users are following. We all heal at our own pace. After that hubby banned me from crutches so I got good at maneuvering all over the house, up and down small steps and our staircase, on my knee scooter. This is bringing me hope. Its just a really weird feeling. 3rd patient in my surgeons 16 year career that this happened to. However, I'm thinking that since the pain didn't get worse, and has even calmed down, maybe I'm OK. healing process cycle after tailor bunion surgery, Simultaneous hammertoe and bunion surgery - how long for rec. Landed on my toes of the injured foot and felt a pain throughout my leg. After reading your posts. minimal scars. My doctor said if your waking boot or cast is on during a fall, there is only the smallest of chances of a rerupture of because those things both are made to keep your foot immobile, keeping the tendon from stretching. I had a ligament reconstruction surgery, so everything is supposed to be tight. Read Also: Orthopedic Boots For Broken Foot. Haha. I am also two weeks into this. I was holding on to the towel bar for support getting out of the shower until it completely broke and naturally I put full weight on my surgically repaired Achilles. Registered in England and Wales. I am scared I may have torn my repaired tendon. 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