By now I'm sure you all know of my two ankle surgeries and the problems I've had with them. Unfortunately, the pain is creeping back, my foot is curving sideways in an upward motion, I still have an occasional limping spell, and I am not able to be on my feet more than a few hours, limiting my work abilities, and many fun activities as well (ask Renee ablut how I felt after standing 3 plus hours at Eddie Money on Thursday). There may be a reason. I have posted some highlights of an article I found "Post Surgical Ankle Pain. Rather than putting you through the torture of reading the whole thing, I have taken a few paragraphs out. See, I take care of blog buddies.
Ankle fusion may provide some temporary pain relief, at least for a while. Imagine how much motion your ankle normally has. What is going to happen when all of that motion is lost? Other joints around that fused joint must move more in order to compensate for the fused joint. This will cause excessive strain to these joints or the joints around them. The long-term outlook for fusion patients, no matter which joint, is long-term pain and disability. The reason why people succumb to these operations is that they feel they have no other options.
All that an ankle fusion does is cause arthritis to travel from one joint to the other. On top of that, the fused joint can no longer be moved at all. At minimum, most of the motion in the subtalar joint will be lost. In regards to ankle fusion, the velocity of the gait will be much slower and the length of the stride will decrease
I am fairly certain that I am developing arthritis, which explains alot. I will most likely be feeling this way for a while. Please bare with me. I may need to vent every now and again. As my BFF Lothian knows, Bitching is therapeutic. I am also taking on what my other BFF, Renee, does. I'm going to drink the pain away. ALOT!!!! So I'll be a bitchy, drinking queen. Sweet!!
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I really am very sorry to hear you are in pain. Blogs are a great place to vent your frustration.
I look at my blog as my diary. It is not there to solely entertain people, sometimes it is there just for me. (It is MINE, you know!?) Sometimes I need to get something off my chest. I tend to hold things in until I explode/get sick/get dangerously depressed. I also tend to hide my pain from others -- especially those who can help.
Writing about it online and making it public is not only a way to purge myself of those feelings, but to also make myself accountable for doing something about it. For accepting the help that everyone is so willing to give me. If it is "out there" you can't back down from it or hide in the corner alone with it.
Bitch all you want bitch. We will always be listening.
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