is the burning and pins & needles something to expect from achilles tendon surgery?
110346
it may indicate nerve or circulatory damage...call doctor asap!!
970460
Hi well i actually done the same thing about 7 years ago while holding my daughter.I tore the lateral main ligament straight off my ankle.I was in a cast for 6 wks,came out that didnt help.Had physio for 3 mths thats didnt help.My foot was still giving away a lot by now so i was put on the waiting list for a operation.It involved stapling the main ligament bck on to my lateral side off my ankle,a cast for 6 wks,physio after.7 years on i dodnt really have no problems at all with my ankle,i get some aching in that area thats all.The consultant may want to do some sort off operation on your foot,as once you have torn your ligaments and you ankle is giving away the only option is a operation,i went through it all and nothing helped part from surgery.Good Luck anyway.
11264
I had this for a long time in my left heel and did not know what this "knife" in my foot was...until I found out that I had a ruptured disc (L4/L5 area)and the ruptured disc was pushing against the sciatic nerve that was going through the left leg...in your case the ruptured disc is pushing out on the right side and affects your right leg. You COULD stay in bed - flat - for 3 days and see if it gets better...the "red hot inflamed" nerve may calm down a bit and you might feel better...you could take Aleve to calm the inflamation of the nerve...you could get a shot of Cordisone in the spine...anywhichway...you need to see a neurologist who will take an MRI and tell you if you need surgery. In my case I am overweight and they did not want to touch me "with a ten foor pole". I healed mine by going the other way...I found a machine called VAX-D at a chiropractors and (look on google) was able to go 30 times and then I was completely out of pain and able to walk again. \nOther things you will feel with this is numbness in your right thigh...occasionally a nerve-line pain all the way down your right leg and also a "spray" of pain over the top of your right foot. You SHOULD have also a "pilot-lite" burning feeling in your lower back on the right side of the spine where the actual disc is pushing. This is the line of the nerves...from the lower back through the right side of the leg into the foot. Go look at a picture of the nerves that go through the body. \nBonati Institute in Florida will also do Laser surgery for this...but in my case it did not work.\nGood luck!\nThe Oracle
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I have been using the patch for 2 months now. It hurts my arm or leg or whatever part of my body I place it on. It is normal. You are just getting doses of nicotine periodically and it is starting at the site of the patch. Hope that helps. Good luck on your non smoking!! Im proud of you!!
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Return to the hospital,\n they may  need , to re-x- ray your ankle ,\n it is possible a small  fracture, has been missed .\n\n Or you could have, an Achilles tendon injury  ( very painful ) \n that also and may  not  show up on the x-ray , at first .\n\n Do not weight -bear on it ,until you have had the doctors O.K \n\n pain and muscle spasms are warning signs,\n and should not be ignored \n\n I like the way you are being looked after hand and foot ,  \n that is great ;)\n That is good ! LOL!\n\n :( pain is not :((\n\n I hope you heal up very soon \n\n>^,,^<
804753
If the burning just started, your feeling is probably coming back.\n\nIf you have NOT consulted your surgeon about this, what are you waiting for?  Call them now.
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I have the same problem, hurts on the side of my heel.  Hard to walk when I get up, but noticed the more I walk the less it hurts.  Dr. said it was tendonitis.  It was beginning to affect my calves as well, but I think that was more from changing my walking patterns to avoid the pain.  Just keep stretching your foot and rubbing it before you put weight on it.  Heat also helps.  If it gets severe, they can do surgery with a tendon lengthening, but try other alternatives first.  Might be bone spurs.  Some chiropractors can help with that by using ultrasound treatments.  Also cortisone injections help and make you feel like you're walking on cotton balls, but the injection itself hurts pretty bad, then total relieve for about a week then right back where you started.  See a doc if it doesn't resolve.  Mine went away on its on after about 3 weeks and after I bought a new pair of tennis shoes and wore them even in the house.  Don't go barefooted!  Hope this helped!!
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Hey there, I had the surgery about 5 years ago. The doctor I went through did an 'OKAY' job. One foot looks different then the other...what I mean exactly is...one looks more straight and one looks like i broke my toe a hundred times. What the surgery taught me is to seriously...like yourself..flaws and all because cosmetic surgery is expensive to feel better. \n\nHowever..its an easier time wearing different shoes, the recovery is minimal and even though i was kind of disappointed with my doctor..I still liked having the surgery because it was way better than it was and it isn't so painful to walk around in different shows and for whatever reason I got the surgery..I am HAPPY with the end result. Please just make sure you go to a doctor with great stats and someone who pays attention. I believe my doctor was new and didnt really care. \n\nHope this helps\n\nlala
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First of all I am not an M.D., however I have had the go from Surgeons  who just needed for me to dive in and find the problem through deep tissue work. \nI can give you some suggestions on what can be causing the problem. Obviously you have blood flow to your feet, and since they are still attached to your body, it is not Phantom pain.\n\nThink about the restriction of blood-flow to the area, from the pressure of your upper body, on all of your nerves that are being compressed while you are spending many hours sitting.\n\nI hope you have all of your needs met.\n If not, you need to be your own detective. Are you sitting on a Gel Cushion? Do you move your legs off of the foot pads, and change their position often. Do you move from Wheel-chair to your bed several times a day, and have your legs elevated?  Re-positioning is really important. I have done deep tissue on old, very old injuries where the circumference of one leg was smaller that the other. The nerves grow, I kept working on the smaller leg each day, and with the growth of new tissue and nerve, working out in our gym, the leg reached it's max growth. However the old injuries were usually football (muscle tears) on the old boys, before P.T. was in use. The components of the blood crystallize, extra calcium binds to the site. It is like glass fragments. eek.\n\nIf your insurance wont pay for "Massage", you must find a way to get your feet and legs massaged. Be careful that you have someone trained, or they can damage the fragile state of your tissue at this time. I wish I were a hundred me, so I could be the one to help you heal.\nIf you could apply Cold Packs to your feet, it would take away some of the pressure of fluid against the nerves, that are causing the crushing, tingling sensation. (Hobbling), James Caan was feeling in Misery. Since you don't have the feeling in them, you must be careful with the cold pack. Start with 10 Min. max. Not directly on the skin, wrap in a small towel. You can also Ice other areas, the back of the knee is a lymph area, gently massage in an upward motion.. Stretch youself as much as you can.\nI know you mention upper chest, which Vertabrae I am wondering. Can you reach your suffering feet to rotate your ankles?\n\nSeems like if you have SSD, or Health plan, you could have a Physical Therapist work on your legs, especially your Sciatic nerves that you are sitting on all day. I have seen some killer Gel Cushions. Expensive, however. It's good you ask your quesions here. I hope this helps you some. I love the Actress in the movie, she was good, can't think of her name.\n\nI will probably remember her name as soon as I sign off. he he\n\nP.S. If you can find your way to water therapy, especially a salt water pool, or some type of Hydro-Therapy, that would be the ticket.  Take care, give em hell....Marilyn \n And, as I always say, back off the salt. Chem. Panel lately?\n\nWhen I flipped a motorcycle in 76, In the Middle East. I landed on my face. My cheek turned green really fast. The best pain killer was Opium at the time. Maybe a little tooo good.
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I had it done 6 years ago, and have no regrets.  \n\nIt is a fairly long surgery (3-5 hours, depending on the surgeon, his/her technique, and the size of the patient)\n\nYou will probably have pretty long incisions.  Those sting for about a week, but pain medication makes it ok.  There is an achey pain deeper in, which I didn't think was too horrible.\n\nGive yourself a week to do nothing.  Once you are off narcotics, you can drive and pretty much get back to normal.  You might need 2 weeks off work, if you are of the employed persuasion.\n\nHere's a helpful hint:  pantyliners make great pads to soak up the little bit of blood that accumulates on your incisions.\n\nOther than that, do everything your surgeon tells you to do, and things will go well.\n\nGood luck!
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Before the procedure...\n\nYES, Didn't like the needles...\nDuring, not a problem.  Didn't feel a thing.\nAfter, hit and miss.  It hurt alittle, but if I \nhit it, chewed on it.  Yeah....  it can be painful.
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I had a herniated disc between c-5 and c-6 . I went to bed fine and woke up the next day as it had ruptured overnight. I suspect the area was weakened from a lot of heavy lifting the prior day . I had it operated on they cut a slit in my throat and went in from the front and replaced the disc with a piece of bone from a cadaver. The operation took an hour perhaps slightly less . The scar completely disappeared in no time. I do still have no feeling in my right  thumb from nerve damage but the pain is gone except for a bit of arthritic type pain on cold rainy days.
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I have not had the surgery personally, but have taken care of many patients who have had the surgery.  Yes, if done by a trained surgeon it should relieve the symptoms that prompted the surgery.  The surgery is relatively simple, and you should be recovering overnight in a hospital.  You will be up out of bed the same day as the surgery and barring complications you should be home the next day.  Nurses will be checking on you frequently asking you to move your legs, psuh down agaisnt resistance, and checking for numbness because those are how they determine whether the surgery was successful.  You will be sent home with activity and wound care instructions... and all will be fine! :)\n\nGood luck!
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Yes, my Orthopedic Surgeon performed a procedure called a Tendon Transfer, which fixated my left ankle. It involved taking the tendons in the front of my foot being dis-connected and criss-crossed , then re-connected in the front and back of my ankle. This left my ankle fixated, somewhat, with little to no flexability. I was in my first cast 8 weeks. I then was put into another and given crutches to do some weight bearing. After 4 weeks I was given a walking boot and started physical therapy, 3 days a week for 3 months. It was a long road back to recovery, but Home Health was not needed. In the beginning I had family members that came in a helped me out when my husband was at work. But, when I got the second cast I was totally capable of taking care of myself. Oh, and as far as clothing fitting, it's all the same. Of course with the casts it was either shorts, skirts or dresses. Only thing that will be different with the anle being fixated is, that I have to take a little more time getting thru my pants leg. I  need a larger shoe size because my left foot is larger  now.
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yes it is normal, its only time and please avoid overexertion and follows your surgeon's orders
900408
The nerve could be inflamed giving you referred pain, I would go with the doctor option too...:D
840754
Get some doctor's advice for starters. If he/she reccommended the surgery, that means they don't think it's going to "unfreeze" by itself. \n\nUse lots of heat and constantly move it as much as you can with discomfort only, not pain. The ligaments and muscles and tendons will be very stiff but they will slowly losen.