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Severe achilles tendinopathy

Note: not a rupture, but I haven't found a suitable community to post.

Hi folks. I was born with Bilateral clubfeet, had casts and surgeries as an infant (not sure which ones, but I suspect it was tendon release). Left was fairly "corrected", then had a triple arthrodesis on my right at age 12. Long story short: have a more normal left foot, but my right has limited range of motion (no dorsiflexion) and effective no calf. However, I have always been extremely active. Perhaps increased activity - playing amatuer tennis tournaments and concurrently pickup basketbell - in my late 20s. As soon as I hit 30, pain started in the soles of my feet, and then progressed to see a huge swelling in my achilles. This was about 6 months ago, lots of PT, several specialist visits, 6 sessions of ESWT since. Every day has been filled with strife, one step forward and one step back. Feeling really stuck. Has anybody had a similar experience?

u/Admirable_Spend3796 — 4 days ago

Severe achilles tendinopathy

Hi folks. I was born with Bilateral clubfeet, had casts and surgeries as an infant (not sure which ones, but I suspect it was tendon release). Left was fairly "corrected", then had a triple arthrodesis on my right at age 12. Long story short, my left is pretty normal, and my right has limited range of motion (no dorsiflexion) with effectively no calf muscle. However, I have been extremely active. Perhaps increased activity - playing amatuer tennis tournaments and concurrently pickup basketbell in my late 20s. As soon as I hit 30, pain started in the soles of my feet, and then progressed to see a huge swelling in my achilles. This was about 6 months ago, lots of PT, several specialist visits, 6 sessions of ESWT since. Every day has been filled with strife, one step forward and one step back. I've read the article -- I understand needing to progress gradually, which is what I have been doing. But my pain spikes at random times. Feeling really stuck. Has anybody had a similar experience?

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u/Admirable_Spend3796 — 4 days ago

Severe achilles tendinopathy immediately after hitting 30

Hi folks. I was born with Bilateral clubfeet, had casts and surgeries as an infant (not sure which ones, but I suspect it was tendon release). Left was fairly "corrected", then had a triple arthrodesis on my right at age 12. Have been extremely active since. Perhaps increased activity - playing amatuer tennis tournaments and concurrently pickup basketbell in my late 20s. As soon as I hit 30, pain started in the soles of my feet, and then progressed to see a huge swelling in my achilles. This was about 6 months ago, lots of PT, several specialist visits, 6 sessions of ESWT since. Every day has been filled with strife, one step forward and one step back. Feeling really stuck. Has anybody had a similar experience?

u/Admirable_Spend3796 — 4 days ago