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Post by scrappintoee on Jun 27, 2015 11:57:05 GMT
Anyone have / had this? Did you have surgery And/or what non-surgical interventions worked for you? I found out I do NOT have a heel spur, but "Haglund's Deformity" ....the doc said the pain isn't really from the enlarged heel bone; but more from the inflammed bursae ..ugh, I didn't even know our feet had bursae!!! More info: www.foothealthfacts.org/footankleinfo/haglunds-deformity.htm |
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Post by scrappintoee on Jun 28, 2015 16:28:17 GMT
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 28, 2015 17:31:12 GMT
Apparently not. Sorry. Sounds ghastly.
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Post by scrappintoee on Jul 3, 2015 5:45:10 GMT
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Post by scrappintoee on Aug 9, 2015 20:38:53 GMT
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Post by gillyp on Aug 9, 2015 22:31:16 GMT
I'm wondering if I have this! I thought I might have a heel spur although the pain is not from under the heel but at the back of it. I also have a noticeable lump which only seems to have appeared since I started wearing different shoes for work, which involves standing/walking for a minimum of 3 hours up to 6 hours. The bump is slightly tender to touch and my foot is painful/stiff on walking after being immobile for a while. Once I've been walking for a little bit the pain goes. I was thinking of mentioning it to the nurse when I next have my bp checked. What are your symptoms, scrappintoee? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 23:24:58 GMT
I had surgery on both feet for this by two different doctors.
The first surgery they pulled the achilles tendon to the side and shaved off the bone. Surgery went great and foot 100% better.
Second surgery on other foot, the doctor detached the achilles shaved bone then anchored the achilles back on. The doctor didn't shave it all so still have sharp point on back of heel and still have pain when doing calve raises and like exercises. I will need another surgery to repair it.
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Post by onlywork2scrap on Aug 10, 2015 1:18:36 GMT
I do have this in both feet. I worked standing in heels for 8 hours a day when I was in my 20's and 30's. I never wore flats and I paid the price for it as I got older. I work at a job now where I can wear anything I want. I wear flip flops most everyday in the summer so there is no pressure on the back of my heels. I'm really fortunate I don't have pain now.
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Post by scrappintoee on Aug 10, 2015 3:32:49 GMT
Thanks everyone---littelblueberry, I hope your next surgery is your LAST! Happy to hear the first one was great, though! gillyp----It sounds like maybe you have this----I'm glad your pain goes away after a while......mine rarely goes away on a bad day, and it's SO hard to walk....The good days are few and far between and I almost cry with HAPPINESS that I can walk without severe pain!!! onlywork2scrap----I wore heels a lot in my 20's, and I've read that "Haglund's Deformity's" nicname is "pump bump" because of that..... I haven't worn heels in a million years (except to a couple weddings, but as soon as the reception started, they were OFF!!!) ......I've tried several types of very high-quallty flip flops this summer, and they help a little, and I've noticed wedges help prevent pain, too---I think I'll be getting heel lifts for my Fall boots/ shoes! Aside from the HEEL pain, did y'all ever feels as though a knife was being stabbed into the bottom of your heel ? Thank God that pain doesn't usually last very long, and I ice it a lot, which really helps!! I had NO idea that the pain is most likely due to the pressure on the BURSA at the back of my heel----omg, sometimes the pain is almost unbearable!!! I'm seeing an orthopedic surgeon to get a second opinion this week----what concerns me is there is also some swelling on the SIDE of my heel sometimes, and it is SO sensitive---that symptom isn't mentioned on ALLLL the websites I've researched! ONLY pain on the BACK of the heel is talked about.....and I definitely have that, too!!!! First doc was a podiatrist who gave no alternatives except surgery-I hate that----how about some OTHER options first??) -I'd like to see what an MD who specializes in foot and ankles says ...........I'd LOVE to avoid surgery, but I think it's probably inevitable. PT could help the inflammed bursa, but NOT help the englarged bone--- What bugs me is, just as with heel spurs, if it's going to come back eventually, I don't want to continue having surgeries! That's too much trauma to the foot and achilles! I've read about people who've had 2, 3, 4 surgeries and are still in pain, but CANT have more surgery....the achilles (and other structures?) can't handle it anymore. |
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Post by scrappintoee on Aug 11, 2015 10:39:40 GMT
Anyone else?
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 11, 2015 12:43:55 GMT
Oh wow, I've been avoiding seeing a doctor for pain in this area. The description and symptoms fit perfectly. I wonder if I have it?
I do hamstring and Achilles stretches that help. I've noticed it gets better in summer when I'm wearing fewer hardback shoes. I also changed exercise shoe styles.
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 11, 2015 13:32:38 GMT
I'm wondering if I have this! I thought I might have a heel spur although the pain is not from under the heel but at the back of it. I also have a noticeable lump which only seems to have appeared since I started wearing different shoes for work, which involves standing/walking for a minimum of 3 hours up to 6 hours. The bump is slightly tender to touch and my foot is painful/stiff on walking after being immobile for a while. Once I've been walking for a little bit the pain goes. I was thinking of mentioning it to the nurse when I next have my bp checked. What are your symptoms, scrappintoee? This sounds like tendinitis of the Achilles tendon. I had that and several treatments were tried including orthotics, Cortizone shots. I finally had surgery. The heel spur was removed ( that is the bomb ) it involves about six weeks of walking on crutches with absolutely no pressure whatsoever on the foot. |
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Post by gillyp on Aug 11, 2015 20:22:26 GMT
scrapaddie Let's hope I don't need surgery then, as I stand at work for hours at a time!
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 12, 2015 2:54:15 GMT
scrapaddie Let's hope I don't need surgery then, as I stand at work for hours at a time! If you avoid surgery, do so. That being said, I remember the joy, over a year later (had to have both feet done and it was 6 months between surgeries) when I was on a walk and realized I could hop, skip, jump and just walk with NO pain! what a glorious feeling that was! |
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Aug 12, 2015 5:29:38 GMT
I had it and did have surgery. I'm glad I did 5 years later, but it took me about a year to recover and just about six months off my feet which was really difficult. Now I no longer have that sharp knife pain, which was awful. I do still have a dull pain, but now I can stand and walk for long periods of time which was unbearable before.
They did cut my Achilles and my calf muscle (something about replace muscle for my achilles with muscle from my calf if I remember). I do have a big scar down my calf and down the back of my heel. This year I can FINALLY wear shoes with a back.
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