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Hello,
I have had 4 different surgeries on my left foot/ankle. One of them was a Resection on the Subtlar
joint in the hind foot. I had to have this because I had a tarsal coalition from birth on this foot. It was symptomatic when I was playing sports as teenager and they would tape my foot before the games and I then had orthotics made for me. As I grew older and I have worked on concrete for 27 years and I had to lift a lot of weight each day, this joint broke down with degenerative arthritis and the doctor suggested a partial fusion. At this point I was in so much pain and I had to miss many days of work just to Rest, Ice and Elevate. I ended up having a partial fusion on this joint.
I have trouble with it ever since. They ended up having to take out the huge screw that fused the joint because it was making its way out. Pain, Pain and more pain. Instability and not being able to wear many different shoes and fact only two different pairs have I found. This last surgery they had to repair torn tendons and they did a release of the achilles tendon and smoothed off a bone spur. From this surgery now I have developed what is called RSD. A pain syndrome that causes my foot and Ankle to stay red and a burning pain constantly. I have not been able to work for a year now and the doctors don't seem to know enough about it. If anyone has any knowledge to share I would appreciate it. I have found a good pair of athletic shoes that work for me and give me more
stability. They are New Balance and they have Roll Bar technology for people with bad ankles, it doesn't allow your foot to flex as much. With tax they were about $179.00 but they were worth it.

September 3, 2015 - 10:07am

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