I got the boot

I had a busy weekend scheduled, but I’ve been home since late Friday morning.

The diagnosis is peroneal tendonitis, and I promise it hurts a lot more than it sounds like it does.

I was walking to my car Thursday evening when over the course of about ten steps, it became impossible for me to hold my left foot in any way but absolutely parallel to the ground. Any front-to-back shift of the sort that is customary when walking caused sharp and immediate pain.

bootFortunately I already had an appointment with my general practitioner on Friday morning. She referred me to an orthopedist, and I was home before noon with two called-in prescriptions, a home rehab plan, and a big boot.

I must have done most of the damage hiking at Camp McDowell, but I never had any pain from that apart from usual soreness. It was bizarre for it to decay so quickly more than 24 hours later.

I’m not happy, but Achilles tendon damage was the other candidate diagnosis and would have been a lot more serious, so I’m thankful it wasn’t that.

Still hurts, but not like it did.

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4 thoughts on “I got the boot”

  1. Sorry ’bout that, Bo. I broke two bones in my foot last September and wore “the boot” for 8 weeks. Sucks, but it’s better than a cast. And crutches are HORRIBLE. God, just going to the bathroom is a major production. I asked for Tylenol 3 because so many other painkillers make me sick, but it wasn’t really strong enough. In the evenings I chased it with Crown. That did the trick. 🙂 Hope you got the good stuff.
    Here’s to a quick recovery!

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    • Thanks, Cheryl. I was prescribed tramadol for this, and it’s good stuff. Zaps the pain 90+% for a reliable 6-8 hours without making me loopy.

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