Severed EHL Tendon: 6 Week Post-Op



6 weeks have gone by. I’m on my third cast. 3 casts thus far have assisted in inching my way to recovery, with a few small casualties along the way. I will begin my physiotherapy/rehabilitation next week. An aggressive schedule of 3-4 times a week for a full month and then tapering off to once or twice a week for the months that follow. My foot has zero functionality, just painful dead weight. My calf muscle is shrunken and grotesque. My right leg is half the size of my left leg. A visual that my family refuses to register.

My baby toe on my right foot (although fully functional prior) was squished rather forcefully in an awkward position for the 6 weeks that my was foot casted. In most of the photos it may be glimpsed as piggybacked with toe number 4. It will join in the rehabilitation process.

The skin on my foot and surrounding area is so sensitive and delicate. I have some numbness at the top of my foot. My ankle does not rotate yet, (this will come with therapy). The tendon is very taught and now, more than ever I must be vigilant not to exert or damage it.  I feel squeamish every time I look at it.

I’ve put together a 6 week collage of Zipperfoot thus far.

Some may be graphic.

Droopy Toe: Pre Surgery

 

Post Surgery Cast: 2 weeks





  

Dressed for the occasion



 

Quick breather before 2nd cast is put on.



Week 4 (Swollen and squishy toes)



  





Week 5 (swollen toes)



2nd Cast Removal (Week 6)





Zipperfoot




Muscle Density Loss on Right Leg.



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