Posts by Keith Gray55

Greetings! Is it just me, or does it seem like every single doctor in America has suddenly decided to take an extended nap at the exact same time? Are they all collectively busy performing Achilles heel debridement?

neonpanther15 said:Oh goodness, please stop... reading this just makes everything ache all over again...

I am actually preparing for the exact same procedure. I suffer from chronic crepitating tendinitis—a direct result of sports overuse and overtraining. At first, my tendon was just clicking while I walked, but then the inflammation got so intense that I couldn't even set my heel on the floor. After that, it was three weeks in a walking boot, followed by several rounds of physical therapy. Now, I’ve developed these contractures, and my doctor told me they have to "open it up and scrape it out"... sounds absolutely lovely, doesn't it? 😢

Since I am pregnant right now, undergoing the surgery is impossible, so I haven't really started looking into the specifics yet. I honestly have no idea how the actual process works...

What kind of issues are you having with your tendon? Is it painful? For me, Lakota helps quite a bit. I gave up on all those glucosamine supplements and other various preparations a long time ago. They don't work for me—it's as if my body is immune to them—but Lakota is the real deal 👍

I can feel a distinct thickening in the tendons. When I had an MRI, they told me the tendon had actually doubled in thickness. I can't walk for long periods because of the pain, and every morning I'm stumbling around until I can finally loosen up a bit. I have no clue what caused this; I only engage in sports "reasonably" for recreation. It's a total mystery, and my doctor hasn't offered any further explanations beyond that.

My doctor just recommended I undergo an Achilles tendon cleaning procedure. Does anyone actually know what that entails? Has anyone here gone through it personally? And more importantly—how long am I looking at for the recovery process?

How on earth am I supposed to protect myself from this? Is there any chance it could just "jump" from my uniform onto my civilian clothes, potentially leading me to infect someone back at home?

How exactly does resistant Escherichia Coli develop, spread, and get treated?

Why on earth did you throw in the towel? Is it really that catastrophic? Where have you been hiding all this time?

I’ve been contemplating enrolling in a scuba diving course somewhere along the coast. Has anyone here recently ventured out for something similar?🙂