Anguish gripped Achilles
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I started developing pain in my right heel a little over a month ago. Feels a little like plantar fasciitis, which I had a few years back. Some mornings the first few steps would be really painful until my foot sort of loosened up. Although the symptoms would sometimes abate, they kept coming back, so I made an appointment with a local orthopedic surgeon to have a look.
They started with a couple of xrays, which showed no breaks or tears: https://flic.kr/p/2rK3cee.
The doc pretty quickly diagnosed it as Achilles' tendonitis and said that it might have required surgery if left untreated!
The upshot: I'm wearing a “boot” for the next couple of weeks to immobilize my ankle. It's a heavy, Velcro-loaded piece of footwear with super-high arch support and a snug inflatable pocket for my heel. The med tech who fitted it said it would feel like wearing a high-heeled shoe.
So now I know how that feels. My drag career may not be happening.
I can get around in it fine but feel a bit like Herman Munster. Walking around on our hardwood floors makes an ominous, shuffle-clump, approaching-horror sound. Driving with it on is basically impossible, but I can remove the boot whenever sitting or lying down, so I'm not trapped in the house. I've already confirmed that I can make it to the pub and play pool.
So at the moment it's basically an inconvenience. I still get a little pain from the heel now and then, but I can already tell after a couple of days that I'm not making it worse. We'll see how it goes....
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