Monthly Progress Report for FRED R. O

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This record is for FRED R. O treated by a Podiatrist. The surgery was on 12-14-2001.
Email: SHARONPET @MSN.COM

First Entry: Date: 12/23/2001 . . . Pain Level: 8 . . . Activity Level: 6 . . . Satisfaction with surgery: 6
I HAD MY SURGERY PERFORMED ON THE DATE STATED ABOVE. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT POST SURGERY THERE WERE NO AMBULATORY AIDS
OFFERED. IT WAS 4-5 DAYS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUT ANY WEIGHT ON MY FOOT AT ALL. I'D BORROWED A PAIR OF CRUTCHES AFTER SURGERY WHICH WAS OF GREAT HELP. THE REASON I HAD THE SURGERY WAS IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS TO TRY TO GET BACK TO A LIFESTYLE THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO RUN AGAIN. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I COULD RUN NOW. I'D TRIED ALL CONVENTIONAL MEANS OF RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS, I.E. INJECTIONS, ORTHOTICS, REST, ICE, ETC. I'M ONLY 9 DAYS POST SURGERY NOW AND AM ABLE TO WALK UNASSISTED BUT WITH A DEGREE OF PAIN AT THE SURGICAL SITE WHERE THE STITCHES ARE. I'LL TRY TO KEEP YOU POSTED AS TO MY PROGRESS AS TIME GOES ON. I AM ABLE TO SWIM W NO PAIN IF THAT'S OF ANY HELP.

Date: 12/30/2001 . . . Pain Level: 5 . . . Activity Level: 6 . . . Satisfaction with surgery: 7
12-30-01 I'M NOW 16 DAYS POST SURGERY. MY STITCHES ON THE INSIDE(MEDIAL) OF MY FOOT HAVE COME OUT. THE PRESSURE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN RELIEVED, ALTHOUGH I DO FEEL AS IF I'M WALKING ON A MARBLE ON THAT SIDE. THE INCISION SITE IS TENDER AND CALLOUS TO A POINT ALL AROUND THE AREA. SOME INFLAMTION AT THE SITE MAY BE THE CAUSE FOR THIS. I SEE MY DR. IN A FEW DAYS AND WILL HAVE THE REST OF MY STITCHES OUT THEN. AS I SAID IN THE BEGINNIG OF ALL THIS, MY GOAL WAS TO BE ABLE TO RUN AGAIN PAIN FREE. ANYTHING SHORT OF THAT AND IT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING. KEEP YOU POSTED ON MY PROGRESS.

Date: 01/10/2002 . . . Pain Level: 5 . . . Activity Level: 6 . . . Satisfaction with surgery: 6
1-10-02 ITS BEEN 4 WEEKS NOW SINCE MY EPF AND I'D SAY THAT I'M ABOUT WHERE I WAS BEFORE THE WHOLE PROCEDURE WAS DONE. IT'S HARD TO SAY SINCE I'M STILL IN THE HEALING PROCESS. MY DR GAVE ME NO PHYSICAL THERAPY, BUT I HAVE TALKED WITH ONE AND WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE TO STRETCH AND ICE. I'M HAVING PAIN IN OTHER AREAS OF MY FOOT THAT NEVER GAVE ME PROBLEMS BEFORE. I ONLY HOPE THIS IS FROM OVERCOMPENSATING WHEN I WALKED DURING THE INITIAL STAGES POST OP. I'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS GOING UNTIL I FEEL THAT I'M ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL ACTIVITY ON THE FOOT. IT REALLY SUCKS.

Date: 01/29/2002 . . . Pain Level: 5 . . . Activity Level: 6 . . . Satisfaction with surgery: 6
1-29 MY FOOT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, ALTHOUGH NOT TO THE DEGREE IT HAS IN THE PAST. I DO WISH I WOULD HAVE EXHAUSTED MORE CONVENTIONAL METHODS OF TREATMENT BEFORE TAKING THIS ROAD. IT JUST FEELS AS IF SURGERY IS THE LAST RESORT AND IF THIS DOESN'T HELP THEN THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO BE DONE. I'M STILL STRETCHING LIKE CRAZY AND ICING DAILY. AT TIMES I HARDLY NOTICE THE PAIN AND THEN I'LL BE ON MY FEET FOR A WHILE AND IT ALL COMES BACK TO A DEGREE OF SORTS. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED UNTIL I'M PAIN FREE OR SICK OF WRITING.