Ankle 13 month TAR Surgeon's Appointment

[hackberry]

Now, 6 months later, an update, and a question or two. The recovery wasn’t as quick and easy as both surgeons had agreed would be the case. I pronated now, and any pain was actually on the outside. At any rate I saw the second opinion surgeon for perspectve. First thing he said when he saw the images was “did he do the clean out?” I defended the radiologists clear margin and placement of a single screw. I think the second opinion surgeon would have “cleaned out” the bine spurs at the bottom of the tibia, but in general he thought everything was developing well. He agreed that an orthotic could make a significant difference and that they’d both “overpromised” on how simple this second surgery would be.

But the Mayo surgeon wouldn’t acknowledge my question on the bone spur and cleanout, even after I double checked to make sure he wouldn’t address the question. What do you do in a situation like this?

I was really getting into good shape until I turned directly into the sun at 5:30 am on single track, hit a vertical rut I couldn’t see, flopped simply down on my right side and broke the #7 floating rib, displaced. It took 6 weeks to recover! No CO high country.

And though even though no images had shown any worsening in my lower lumbar area the lower back started gradually getting worse, to the point where after an hour out with the dogs the lower back hurt too much to keep going. I’ve added a therapist, now at the Mayo who can be in close contact with the PMN&R doctor. Got to solve this. I’ve started back on the bikes - cautiously.

This seems like a way lower back problem but I had broken the T12 back in 2023 doing an awkward lift that shouldn't have happened. Discovered hemophilia had caused osteoporosis which 12 months of Evenity turned into osteopenia.

So here I am, maybe need to get into the back group.

Bill

 

[Jamie]

@hackberry .... I've not ever heard of a surgeon that just flat refused to answer a direct question. That would be frustrating. If an answer is important to you, then the only suggestion I can make is for you to consult with yet another surgeon.

You may not have seen our recent emails, but since you were on BoneSmart last, things have changed a bit with the way the forum works.

We switched to a new 2-tier membership program on January 29th - Basic Member and Insiders Club. With the switch, you were automatically placed in the Basic Member category which is free, but somewhat limited as to what you can do on the forum. As a Basic Member you may use the search tools to find threads to read and you can post on-topic comments in existing threads. Since this recovery thread was started prior to our implementation, it's fine for you to continue to post updates on your ankle surgery here and discuss any common issues with other members. But as a Basic Member the staff will be limited in the ability to provide personal guidance to you and, of course, other members will not be able to offer any medical advice to another member. The personal one-on-one guidance you're used to is now a premium service that requires Insiders Club membership.

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