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@emmieg3092

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m an Irish step dancer and my heel has been hurting really bad when I walk and flex it and it is on the side of my foot and kinda in the middle. But it doesn’t hurt when I touch it. What should I do? Edit: it has been 2 months and still hurts in the same spots but now it hurts a lot when I touch it, I have been icing it, having pain killers, and anything. I just don’t know what to do any more

@iiiiiiii3359

4 жыл бұрын

I went off a ski jump way too slow and hurt my heel bones on both sides very bad, I'm not sure if I fractured them, but it was a very big jump. This same thing happened last year and it took about a month to heal. last time this happened I didn't go to a doctor and it heald just fine, do you recommend I see a doctor?

@zaan_1388

4 жыл бұрын

i cant play badminton ive mised lots of my practise i am a national badmintan player i cant even walk plz reply to this mesege i will be waiting for it

@iiiiiiii3359

4 жыл бұрын

@@zaan_1388 My injury as stated above healed in a little under two weeks. nonstop ice helped the most, hope you feel better.

@zaan_1388

4 жыл бұрын

@@iiiiiiii3359 thanks

*people in their 40-60’s* Me at 22 👁👄👁

@eueueueu1472

3 жыл бұрын

Me at 13

@philosophy832

3 жыл бұрын

Me at 30 rn 😭😭😭😭🥺

@sukreetsubba

2 жыл бұрын

how your foot right now?

@davidsonclarke5127

Жыл бұрын

Two hipreplacements couple fibs, plateau fib and a tib fracture, from the hips down anyways at 27 and a broken heel took me out been quite a while now almost 8 months still having problems, people think cause were young were healthy hahah how did you manage yours?

@bitw434

Жыл бұрын

Me at 31 😢

Thank you very much for your information

12 weeks now after both heels fractured. No surgery and the fractures were on the bottom. I wore the boots for about 6 to 8 weeks until I felt ok walking without them. In week 11 I could walk bare foot on the carpeting. This week I went to work just to walk around and get back into things but all of a sudden im getting pain where the fractures accured so I think I will ease up a little bit:) I'm hoping for a full and complete recovery with no future issues.

Thax for ur time.

Thanks for your knowledge

@DrDavidGeier

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure

I have a left Calcaneal stress fracture that went misdiagnosed for 7 weeks. MRI was conclusive and I was then in the boot/non weight bearing for 7 weeks but continued to swim, aqua jog and bike some. Pain continued so I’m now in a cast and on crutches. Unfortunately my right heel now has a lot of pain and a positive squeeze test. I’m very anxious about presumably having 2 stress fractures. DEXA was borderline osteopenic and I’m on CA and D now. It’s been a long road and I haven’t run in 4 months!

I’m 20 and my dad is deployed so I have been doing a lot of the “dad” stuff. For and after Christmas I brought up and down many many big boxes of heavy Xmas stuff. Since I had been down and not very active before doing all that (in slippers) I got bi lateral calcaneus stress fractures!! I’m currently wearing two boots only been about 10 days still have a decent amount of pain. (After injuring it initial I walked on it for a couple weeks before seeking help.)

@tajindersingh7179

2 жыл бұрын

Is your dad alien ?

Depends also on the age of the person aswell and diet

Hi I fractured my heel 9 may Bad fracture but no surgery cast for 5 weeks started to put some weight on it a after 6 weeks was not supposed to but could see a lot of inprovement in it as the weeks went by one awful inportant thing is to stretch and stretch as musc as bare able that is the secret you will have far better chance of having no limp have a nice day Eugene

This is a fantastic thread with a common theme of misdiagnosis!! I'm into my fourth month after an injury doing the 'mountain climber' exercise. I felt the pain immediately, but it was actually the next day that had me struggling to walk - brutal. I went to a GP a few days later, and he swiped a handheld ultrasound wand over the heel area and stated it was inflamed, swollen facia - go home, maybe RICE, but to come back in THREE months if I wasn't better :) So fast forward - another ER visit as I started having immense swelling on the talus - huge puffy watery pocket (so painful - super ugly) and under the foot in the arch. The doctor says she'll look at the Xrays, but there were no Xrays. She sends me in, they see nothing, and now a bone scan scheduled in a month (Alberta healthcare :() and a foot ultrasound in 3.5 months. She sends me home walking, no boot, crutches, advice other than maybe RICE? I'm limping, no exercise, and I whine a lot - convinced it's a calcaneus stress fracture that is getting worse . . . a misdiagnose steals time for proper recovery. Will a podiatrist be able to determine exactly what the injury is or should I just book and pay for a private MRI??

@pamperez4638

4 жыл бұрын

Amber Armstrong I’m experiencing the same thing. I’m not going to a doctor. I have a boot. Get one. Put it on. Get some crutches and stay off it as much as possible. The treatment looks the same for everyone. Good luck.

@m.c.204

Жыл бұрын

Same here.. Xray and ultra sound shows plantars facitis and heel spur according to doctor. Foot clinic doctor said its a toren tendon.. I refuse to believe its any of those diagnosis since I'm in so much pain after I slammed my heel on the concrete playing outsode with my daughter. Physio therapist suggest a Boot which I will be purchasing one tomorrow. I forgot to mention there a spot on the heel that is round and swollen. I'm frustrated with these misdiagnosis 😤

@manjuchandra2000

4 ай бұрын

You must see a Podiatrist. Same happened to me, lost precious time going to doctors in montreal actually 2 months, they said Tylenol and nothing life threatening , ultimately urgent care recommended pvt podiatrist and i went next day. Am in a Air-cast now as stress calcaneous fracture confirmed.

Bout a month ago I fractured the bottom part of my heel halfway, but I’ve been attending my volleyball practices for that month and walking to school

Dr. It has been a long recovery after i had my heel in the cast i made a mistake to just put some weight on my heel that has further my recovery process...i was told because of bruising to avoid any sun exposure?

I had a calcaneus stress fracture only by jumping during a home workout. I suspected something was wrong and went to orthopedist 15 days after did MRI and got diagnosed. Treatment was with crutches and 10 sessions of magnetic resonance therapy MRT very expensive but it healed after 3 months! I didn’t try tu run yet but I was already working out with weights.

Felt off from my board at high speed, got major shoulder scrapes but my major concern is my heel, it’s been a week already and i’ve ice it, compress it and massage it, but when I try walking gets painful. I really hope is not a fracture. Thanks Doc

@eueueueu1472

3 жыл бұрын

Same wtf

I think I’ve aggravated mine. I started carrying groceries for long distances (from bus stop to home) for a couple of weeks. Then I woke up not being able to walk or even put my heel down. I hope this heals fast.

Hello Dr. Geier, I have had a calcanous stress fracture for over a year. Initially treated with walker CAM boot. Did not heal, in fact got worse after some time. I also have severe plantar fasciitis. 10 days ago I had a subchondroplasty of the calcaneus and I’m in a boot. I was allowed to bear weight with the boot as tolerated. I have been hurting more since I started walking on it, and I decided (myself) to start using my roll about / scooter and get off of it again. Are you familiar with this procedure and it being done in this bone? What is your opinion/experience? I’m 28 yrs old and I am a nurse. This is concerning me that even after surgery it hurts more than it did before surgery. I must mention, there was some extravasated calcium phosphate when the subchondroplasty was done. Looking forward to getting your insight. Thanks!

What type of treatment or exercise i have to do after cutting of a plaster of heel...? Please answer..?

I fell staining my back deck on May 25th. I fell off the 2-step stool. Had x-rays done day after and 2 weeks later and was told that nothing was broken. On the 3rd week; I went to another medical group and they did x-rays and sure enough! I have a fractured heel. Was put on a boot and then a couple of days later; I was put on a hard cast. I tried helping myself walk by putting some weight on my toes but still using crutches. I don't think I'm getting better. I have a Dr appointment on July 15th so I'm hoping I haven't done any more damage even with the hard cast on. I'm so depressed!!!

I twisted my ankle playing football and planted on it and went down instantly about a month and half ago. AT first I thought it was my Achilles tendon because I felt pain in the back of my ankle and pain was too much couldn’t tell where it was coming from until it healed Alil .i watched this video I realize it’s the Calcaneus I feel the most pain on my side above the heel and I can’t run full speed without pain or walk also. So my friend has a boot so imma do that and stop being active until it ends appreciate it !

I’ve had heal pain for over a year now after stopping running due to plantar fasciitis symptoms. I went through the typical PF treatment and that resolved the primary issue in about 6 months. The pain persisted in my heal, towards the back and out side. I saw a PT and foot doctor. The doctor gave me a cortisone shot and prescribed a night splint and stretching. After 4 weeks of that, still no progress. After doing research on stress fracture symptoms, I’m fairly sure that running through the PF for a while lead to a stress fracture- I can’t walk or stand for very long before it becomes painful. It has been over a year since I stopped running. Is it common that PF leads to calcaneus stress fracture? I’m just about start a 4 week air boot cast treatment. Is that what you recommend?

I am a gymnast and I was vaulting about a month ago and i went off to the side and landed straight on concrete from about 5 or 6 feet in the air and it hurta when i run and jump or anything like that. We are finally doing some research on it and we think I have a stress fracture. What do you think?

Sir I suffered from this injury it happen more than a year but it's not totally okk ...what should I do ... should I remove screw n plate or not now

I just got an x-ray done today to see if I have a heel fracture. The squeeze test would show that I do but I don't have constant pain. Would you have constant pain with a heel fracture? Mine is worse after I've been sitting for a while. Which is more like plantar fasciitis but I don't have pain in that area.

I had a cyst removed from my left ankle after an injury in July 2020. I’ve had heel pain since then that feels like stepping on a nail or lego. I thought for sure It was planter fasciitis but as I just gave in and went back to my ankle ortho x ray showed a stress fracture of calcaneus. Ugh as if being in a boot for 6 months last year wasn’t enough and timing just right to ski again this winter, back in a boot on the right foot now. I did ski once but i could still feel that pain. I really want to ski and get on the new treadmill we just ordered. The boot and night splint however do not seem to be relenting the pain as much as I’d hoped. I do have to switch to a croc to drive. Also left ankle that had surgery is swelling a lot more now that my right is in a boot. Afraid to call ortho that they will cast and nwb me.

I hurt my ankle at work 6 weeks ago. It was diagnosed as an ankle sprain but then 2 days ago I was told I have a stress fracture. I was doing PT as if I had sprained my ankle but the swelling wouldn’t go away so they did an MRI and found the stress fracture. Does any one have any advice for what I am in for now??

I was recovered from a ankle break, then had surgery on a bunion, and the day I was cleared from the doctor to use my toe more, my dog tripped me and I broke my toe. Now my ankle is taking extra presure and i have bruising on the sides of my foot and up into my ankle, can you suggest how to help recover fast?

I crushed my calcaneus 4 year's ago, and the pine off my ankle is so bad, is there anything I can do to help it???

I will be 50 this year. I am live sound engineer/tech. I have spent the last 31 years touring with huge arena sound systems etc. An average work day is about 18 hours... with a lot of time on your feet moving and lifting heavy sound equipment. I love my work, and I now own a small sound company of my own. But I have to admit...that kind of life has torn me up. I am still very active, but nearly every part of my body hurts. I am a bit over weight these days as well. But that is only something thats happened in more recent years. I have incredible heal and ankle pain on my left foot. Its debilitating. I have had numerous injuries over the years, almost all work related. I wear a boot, stay off my foot, and get back into pretty good shape. But when I get back to work out in my shop, it almost immediately becomes VERY painful again. I've gotten x-rays...never a stress fracture visible... I follow the doctors instructions, wear the boot, limit activity, ease back into things, etc, etc... But its just not getting better, and we are going 3 years now. I love my work, and I love being out in my shop tinkering with my sound equipment. I love going out...loading in, setting up, operating, tearing down, and loading out my gear. I'm not ready to hang up my rock-n-roll shoes just yet. I have downsized some.... I've repackaged a lot of my gear, so its easier to deal with and transport. That has helped... but I am still in immense pain. My foot feels like its about to explode right now... but if you x-ray'd it... it wouldn't look that bad. I've paid good money for all kinds of shoes, etc.... My doctor hasn't offered too much help. I've been to specialists. But its still killing me. I just want to lessen the pain. My shoulders are shot, my back is shot, and now my feet are shot. I have a high pain tolerance and can generally work through it. But the foot thing is about to wipe me out. I'm also the only source of income for my family... so stopping really isn't a viable option.

Sir I have an calcanium fracture in my right leg I suffered lot of pain what should I do

I am an athlete and my ct scan report is "incomplete thin linear luscent fracture line in anterior facet of the calcaneum with adjoining subtle sclerosis and osteophytic spur measuring 3 to 3.4 mm is seen arising from anterolateral distal tibial diaphysis". Itwas diaganosed after 4 months of start of pain. Please help me how to recover it. I am unable to run but it never bother me while a normal walk but for now I have been using walker boot for 3 weeks...can you please help to me to go back to practice....my doctor is saying that it's third case in the world and he exactly don't know the recovery process.

I went off a ski jump way too slow and hurt my heel bones on both sides very bad, I'm not sure if I fractured them, but it was a very big jump. This same thing happened last year and it took about a month to heal. last time this happened I didn't go to a doctor and it heald just fine, does anyone highly recommend I see a doctor?

I’m not sure what I have but doctor say it’s an bone spurs or plantar fasciitis But I really don’t think it is that I had a fall on my right leg and foot My leg was all bruised up from knee to ankle where 6 heavy boxes , 26 lbs each X 6 , fell on my right leg foot and ankle. Two days later the bottom of my foot was bruised up could bearly walk on it. Then it when to my heal only on my right foot. I’m not a runner and never had problems with my foot before... doctors are going to do an MRI ON MY Foot and Leg on Tuesday ... what do you think??

My Dr thinks I have plantar fasciitis. My heel hurts really bad to put pressure on it but also around the calcaneus inside and outside hurts. Pain goes up my ankle up my leg and also in my hip and buttocks. All on the right side. I did get an MRI on my lower back and I have a bulge disc.. I'm a hairdresser so I have to stand all the time. I was recently put in the boot but it seems to hurt more. I left but has stress fractures all on the top. So the doctor ordered blood work for vitamin D. My vitaminD is a 12. I now need to get a bone scan...it's horrible pain!

Actually I also have a calcaneus fracture I was galeen from certain hight of 9 feet . I went though caste for 40 days and now I have total 70 days but still I feel stiffness on the toe side for which reason I am unable to walk properly .I also have weeknes in my leg . sometimes it has sheviring as well. Plez sir suggest me a good treatment for the problem .

Was x rayed and told no heel fracture, 10 months on I still have pain if I mountain bike and do any jumps. Outside side of my heel swells up as well.

@brendafogo6513

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! Sounds similar. I was told atypical PF because my pain is on the outside of the heel, but I don't think it's just PF...

I had a plastic pallet on wheels with many cases of water run in to the back of my heals a couple times, I quit but I began feeling the pain after I quit 😢

I have 2 fractures on the bottom of my heel With hairline fractures running in between these. I tripped down my stairs and missed the last 4 steps. Landed flat on my foot. It feels like I'm walking on glass and gravel. It. Is very painful. Since it ia purely on the bottom of my foot it won't support any weight. I half to walk on my tiptoe and even that is horrible. My doctor said no weight on my foot. Period. For 2 months at least. I now have a knee scooter

Hi i have a calcaneus stress fracture but it took about 3-4 months to heal and i have been running for 2 months now and i am going quite fast now but the pain has returned in the exact same spot on the calcaneus what should i do and is there any stretches i could do to speed up the healing process? and is there anything i can do to speed up the healing process? because i am a runner and it is so horrible not being able to run?

@Crybabycry884

Жыл бұрын

How long did it take you to walk on your heel after your injury? I’m able to bear weight on it now but it hurts

Am David ,I felt from 2nd floor and had a calcaneus fracture now its 6th months and still is painful while walking,, how can I stop the pain

Shattered my calcaneus,under went a 5hr surgery to install a plate and 14 screws, about 6 or 7 wks now ,just getting to put some weight on it in a boot.

Hi Doctor, I have to jump because of pushback to a rock wall approx 15 feet and has a calcaneum bone fracture. Doctors operated called ORIF with steel plate and 7 screws. Cast is removed now after 6 weeks, Good healing. Doctors suggested to with 25% load on front foot with Walker. It’s right foot calcanues fracture. Pls suggest the right exercises as I would like to run and trek again asap. Thanks Shivaji

I am dealing with this right now. My Dr. Had an MRI ordered and i have a crack. Quite squiggly. From top to bottom.He said he had never seen anything like this before. I didn't fall or any force. One day it started hurting and I called for an appointment. I had the boot on for about four weeks. All swelling was gone and the pain also. Boot was removed and about a week later,the swelling and pain returned. Boot is back on. Ugg!! Have you ever had a pt with this?

@pamperez4638

4 жыл бұрын

How did your foot heal? I’m putting on a boot today. Mine happened from simply standing and cooking and washing dishes in my kitchen on a hard marble floor. It’s like concrete. Hurts so bad. Can’t wait to try the boot. Did you use crutches?

Sir i have safring in calcanues bone stress fracture ... Heel bone little bit fracture so what i can do......

I fell and broke my calcanea bone on my right foot. I had to get surgery. Today I am at 8 weeks after surgery and I’m still not aloud to put weight on my foot. This is the fist time in my life so I have no idea what will happen when I do start walking. I will be able to start walking with a boot at 12 weeks. So I have 4 more weeks to go. I hope to go back to walking normal and driving.

I was skateing and it hurts

Hey doctor. I am Dr.Dipraswatta Mahapatra First yr general surgery post graduate resident from India. Recently I have been diagnosed with rt calcaneal stress fracture. I am using a pneumatic boot for last 2 weeks. I need some consultation as well as advice from you. How to contact ! Please help

After my half marathon, I noticed that I have swelling and pain around my righ leg heal. When I squeeze on bone, the pain is getting reproduced. For a day or two I had problem while walking but I don't experience pain during walking however little swelling and pain after pressing on CALCANEUS bone is concern for last 5 days. I have stopped running.

@shakiblari9069

3 жыл бұрын

Was it an fracture???

Recently broke both my heal bones (calcaneus) on both feet I was actually doing no sport to do it I ended up having to jump off a 20-30+ foot drop and instantly could not walk it was a real sh*t show since June 7th my feet were swollen and bruised along with the breaks I was in a boot and told not to walk on them after the first month I was gradually able to stand a bit more but the pain was still there now a couple weeks along from that I am able to walk slightly in shoes but it’s a little painful on my ankles not so much in my heels but I walk all funny now I was wondering how long do people that are completely unable to walk from this injury usually take to heal and if I am making my recovery time longer because I’m simply trying to “jump the gun” and walk on them early or is it strengthening up the ankles and heals making them stronger so I will be able to walk sooner if that makes any sense?

Just had calcenus fracture just yesterday fell out of my wheelchair and all the pressure went to my left hell it pop and it my first time having this fracture not fun at all thanks from Mr. Dewone Banks Jackson Mississippi

@DrDavidGeier

6 жыл бұрын

I know that’s painful!

My running shoes broke down a lot earlier than expected about 4 weeks ago and my feet took a beating on my long run. The right foot especially. People keep saying it's plantar fasciitis, but I've had PF and this feels different. It feels like the heel bone is bruised. I'm seeing a podiatrist on Monday to determine if this is a stress fracture. Praying that it's not!

Im in a boot with a suspected heel stress fracture waiting for an MRI scan but am in so much pain even in the boot my heel is so painful it like intense Sharpe pain constantly I have got planter fashiis also which as been on going for over 2 years and getting worse instead of better I've had injection in my foot to help with pain which only gives short term relief but now am in absolute agony with the planter fashiis and got this very painful heel also ..I am not a runner or anything am not on my feet all day or do any sports at all in fact I do very little so am wondering why I've got this going on in my foot it's affecting my life in every way possible and my mental health it's stopping me from walking,doing my house work, sleeping,it's abouslute agony.. my foot doctor doesn't think it's a stress fractures but is getting MRI to check anyway. I also have pain on inside of my ankle just below the ankle bone if I press there or anything touches there it's very painful and tender I really do t know why I have got all these problems with my foot I just feel like chopping it off to stop the pain ..do you have any advice for me..I do all the exercises the doctor give me I roll the roller device under my foot twice a day and other stretches the doctor as given me to do but nothing is working not even staying off my foot I can stay off it totally and it's still very painful it's like labour pains that come and go all day every day any advice I'll be greatful for thank you in advance 👍

I had a calcaneus fracture. But it broke they had to put a screw in it to fix it. Now it's just hard to learn to walk again and it feels like my foot lost padding in my foot.

I had a serious car accident on September 3 2018 I shattered my heel it also came out of my skin and dislocated my knee and aslo have a ACL and PCL tear in my knee I had surgery on my heel while I was in the hospital. I will be doing surgery on my knee in December I am still no weight bearing. I was in a splint for a month I now have to change my dressing for my heel twice a day.. this really sucks

@DrDavidGeier

5 жыл бұрын

That’s awful Amber! I hope you recover fully.

Sports medicine specific question, not medical advice, just comparing between sports- in equestrians where we have to put our heel down to anchor our legs to prevent falling off over jumps, how does that type of weight bearing affect healing (heels down, weight in heels, ankles as shock absorbers, with ball of foot on the stirrup)? Doesn’t that require extra time in healing or is the concussion from running more damaging in comparison and therefore causes a delay in the typical healing time? Thank you so much.

@DrDavidGeier

Жыл бұрын

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i got it few weeks ago pain is unbearable

I have calcaneal communicated fracture , they did casting for it , the pain increased

I've had my calcaneus stress fracture for 6 weeks now. It started during a 6 mile easy run - the initial discomfort felt more like my foot was just bruised or feeling tight so I kept running on it. I knew something was wrong the next day when it hurt to walk on and immediately stopped running. I saw a sports PT a few days later and he thought it was just swelling of the fascia on the ankle. The next day I saw another PT who said it was Achilles Tendinitis, and then I decided to go to a Podiatrist who also said it was Achilles Tendinitis and I treated it for that over the next 4 weeks with physical therapy, ice and special inserts. I wanted to see an Ortho MD and get an MRI just to confirm my diagnosis - and that's when I found out it was a stress fracture in my heel bone. WHAT?! I coudn't believe it and immediately started wearing the boot & using crutches. So far it feels as though the pain has really diminished, but being misdiagnosed for 5 weeks means I could have been much further along with my recovery if I had gotten the MRI in the beginning. But I'm glad I finally did get diagnosed and know how to treat it.

@Carnology

5 жыл бұрын

Same here, I saw 6 different doctors who all agreed it was Achilles Tendonitis. I wasn't happy with that as it just felt off, so I kept looking and found someone who came to the conclusion that it was a calcaneus stress fracture. It's been 4 weeks, I wish I knew that in the beginning. How did your recovery go?

@davidperrone5771

4 жыл бұрын

Exact same issue here. Went 4 weeks diagnosed with Achilles Tendinitis. Pain still sever and MRI confirmed stress fracture of Calcaneus

@omprakashdhakal2871

4 жыл бұрын

my heel bone stresst fracture but now 4 month runing but I'm can't walk ! I'm.very sad feeling ! doctor say street fracture recover be come by plaster so I'm waiting for...some days now doctor adv...

Fell off a ladder from 20ft and got a calcaneus fracture on both feet been left to heel itself this accident was 7th off June I have been in a wheelchair since my accident I am also a type 1 diabetic ….. worst pain off my life 😩

My own is swelling I have pains when it is cold season

I have been suffering from heel injury for 5 years, still can't run, it's pain my heel and even I couldn't walk properly. Pls help me

I'm on week six of wearing boots on both feet I jumped from a falling ladder. After a few weeks I could walk with the boots on and no crutches. I try to walk with other cushy footwear but not very long before i start to feel discomfort. I heal quickly but this time things are going at a slow ace:\

@wil10b

2 жыл бұрын

How long did it take to heal after this? Any treatment other than staying off of it? Thanks Dan

I’m on week 8 and I still can’t put weight on my heel :(

Sir, I am suffering heel and ankle pain since 3 months. All the primary treatments are given. In my MRI report there is no stressed fracture. Lastly my doctor assuming and suggested me to boot cast for 21 days. Now a days I'm under boot cast. Can I easily come out from pain ?

I was diagnosed with a stress fracture in my ankle 5 months ago. The injury was 9 months ago but I was told by first doctor that it was an ankle sprain. I got 2nd MRI that shows the stress fracture has been healing, I still feel pretty bad aches throughout day but swelling is ridiculous. Cannot walk 5mins without ankle swelling up. Is this bad for being 6 months in healing with walking boot? Doc just tells me to stay off it, already have had to quit working cus with seated work and walking boot still enormous amounts of swelling

1 and half year gone still not able to walk properly

I broke my heel 2 weeks qgo been very painful i have to wear a boot but it hurts everytime i put it on i really hope i recover quick ive had enough of laying around doing nothing its making me depressed

@samanthajackson6429

Ай бұрын

Does it get better?

i have the same break,i did the damage after falling off a ladder 21st feb 2019 i was fitted with a boot,i am still in pain and cant walk or move my toes

@sterlingphotography

3 жыл бұрын

PEARL VEIKENS I fell off a ladder as well. Had surgery april 15th 2020 it’s now August 30th I still have pain when I walk. Some days worse than others. Can you give me an update on your recovery?

@21daz

3 жыл бұрын

@@sterlingphotography i jumped from a high wall cuz i thought it wasnt that high from my point of view. So, I landed right on my heels and screamed of pain. I don't see any swelling or anything but it hurts A LOT on my heel

@sterlingphotography

3 жыл бұрын

@@21daz definitely go get x-rays

About probably 2-3 month ago my heel started hurting a little bit but not bad now it hurts really bad but my mom doesn’t want me to go To the doctor because she says they will just send me the physical therapy person and will end up paying lots of money lol but what if it’s something else I don’t know??

@DrDavidGeier

6 жыл бұрын

Makes sense

If the radiologist says that my xray is normal but I am having pain for three months in my heel do you think the MRI would show something else. My pain is coming from something. Last week the osteopath said my heel bone was jammed to the side. He un-jammed it and told me to get an xray ifit remained painful. Tomorrow I have an appt with a foot doctor.

@DrDavidGeier

Жыл бұрын

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Hi Doc. I have a n Calcaneus fracture, the MRI proved that, I have 2 plates and 5 screws. Iam 64 years young and I fell like Iam 50. Iam not very patient and thats not good. I need some encouragement that it will get better. It has been 8 weeks and Iam in that boot . how long will this take to heal,and when I start to work it can I over work it. Iam or was a active guy I worke out 3 times a week. also when I fell on my left side my shoulder hurts and it is not a rotater cuff it hurts when I lift my arm stright up and my deltoid muscle just hurts and I lose most my strength in my arm. What do you think the problem could be. Thanks for your time Jeff

@manjuchandra2000

4 ай бұрын

you will get better , it is all upto you, your body listens to you. Stay strong, you will get over this.

3 days ago I broke my heel while stepping off a step. at the hospital the ER doctor missed the break and sent me home with best advice to put on shoes tighten them up tight and walk on it. Now I did not take this advice and choose not to step on the foot at all and the next day called my own doctor who informed me that it was broke according to the xray and a ct scan was ordered to determine the break and what the treatment will be. My question are ER doctors really trained well enough in reading xrays on parts of the body that are known to be very difficult to read, should they wait for the xray tech's to read these xrays first to make sure the diagnose is correct before advising patients

@DrDavidGeier

6 жыл бұрын

+CL Brant ER physicians usually get the radiologist’s report before discussing the results with the patient.

@cristinahunter6757

4 жыл бұрын

This page may be obsolete but I am following in his treatment I will have a ct scan to determine the break and what treatment to receive is vb to follow

I'm a dancer and recently when I was jumping in the pool I slammed my heel into the bottom and it got worse as I started dancing, I can't walk on it and icing it doesn't help. I have tried kt tape and wrapping it doesn't help. Idk what I did to it. Should I get it checked out?

@DrDavidGeier

6 жыл бұрын

+Savannah Jones Usually an inability to walk and bear weight is a good reason to see a doctor and find out what the injury is.

@mavisakosi7678

6 жыл бұрын

Faith Jones Hoi

Still have pain gate is not the same

Hi, i need help please. I have a broken bone around the calcaneus, its very near but not the calcaneus. Its cracked and a several small pieces of it are dislocated. The foot has been gyps around 4 weeks now. My question is, will it heal itself and regrow it self to its original shape? Thank u so much.

@DrDavidGeier

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry, but I can’t legally answer medical questions and offer medical advice online. I have created thousands of articles and videos that discuss almost any musculoskeletal injury that should help you.

@FAPVlog-qs4qn

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrDavidGeier okay, thanks Doc, God Bless.

I went to my podiatrist and we could see a very clear line on my X-ray. We were able to compare it to a previous X-ray of that foot 8 months ago which made it jump out more. I wore a boot exclusively for 5 weeks. I’m on week 8 and going for an MRI because I’m just barely able to walk in shoes without pain now. Took 4 weeks before I could walk in the boot without pain though.

Hey i have calcaneus fracture a hairline one im wearing the walking boot can i walk on it ?

@davidperrone5771

4 жыл бұрын

Going thru same thing, even in boot I still put pressure on it

What about a complete heel shatter and talus break? 5 months after surgery I can't walk normally

@DrDavidGeier

4 ай бұрын

That's a really tough injury.

@Joseph-ny5rr

4 ай бұрын

Is there any time line you could give? I have returned to working construction but every step is hell, and carrying heavy things while walking causes unbelievable pain. I thought after 5 months it would be healed. Any advice on what i can do to help it?

@Joseph-ny5rr

4 ай бұрын

I asked my surgeon if i will ever play golf again... he almost laughed and said son you will be lucky to ever walk normally again. I knew it was bad but not this bad.

Hello David , This is Manish Kumar from india , I have fallen down from the roof and my both heel got fractured , i have got the treatment from the doctor but still i am not able take load of my body on my heel. So , can you please give some therapy for my heels

@DrDavidGeier

Жыл бұрын

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What happends if it is on both heels

I've had this fracture for 5 months now, the healing is slow

My husband heel is fractured in four pieces ..What do you recommend ?

The left side of the heel of my right foot has been hurting for 2 months now. It feels like a pretty solid area (bump i guess) that hurts if i press on it I was resting much more than normal and had modified my walk or other movements to avoid stepping on my heal -- I was pretty sure it was a bruised heel. Finally I decided to go to the podiatrist and I was told it was plantar fasciatis (which does seem to be part of the problem) and that I should do a stretch/heal massage before getting out of bed. Also, I did NOT need to limit my activities. No X-rays were taken. As I was leaving I asked my dr if my heel was bruised and he said: "yes it could be bruised", but gave me no other advice. As far as activities, I have been playing volleyball once or twice a week, indoor and beach --and I have been pretty much fine until I wouldon that heel, even lightly, in which case it started to hurt enough that I sensed there was more of an issue. The pain at times has gone away completely until once again I would land on on it, even lightly. I played tennis (carefully) this last weekend, and it started to hurt a bit more and seemed to encompass more ofmy foot. It's been 2 months now and I really don't want to waste the entire summer not being able to be active, if possible. On the flip side I really don't want the injury to stretch into the fall with my activities still limited. I feel it is more than Plantar Fasciatis, like a calcaneal stress fracture or possibly a bruised heel. Any thoughts?

I broke my heel from a 4 ft jump and a bad landing. This was back in may 2019. Currently it is still swollen, bruised, limited in mobility. My consultant says I will have limited mobility and dismissed ice would have any benefit from bringing down the swelling and saying that will remain also. The foot feels denser to touch when compared with the other. I walk with pain. Can't rotate my foot to the left and right. Barely have strength to go up on to my toes. Treatment I had was no surgery, cast for 6 weeks, boot for another 6 weeks. Then walking on crutches. Even now feel an imbalance on my feet like my weight isn't distributed properly.

@pappu143j

4 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me, fracture due to bad landing. 6 week cast. Now lets see

@rickysingh616

4 жыл бұрын

@@pappu143j good luck with the recovery.

@pappu143j

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickysingh616 how u started walking after cast removal, i have ordered a walker from Amazon so sudden load will not cause any -ve effect.

@rickysingh616

4 жыл бұрын

@@pappu143j hi man, i had 2 crutches to help me walk throughout the whole period of when i was in a cast and boot and then without the boot. although i found them very difficult to use. I did purchase an item from ebay to help me walk and keep my hands free . got it cheap from ebay it's called an ' iwalk 2.0'. it's really worth it. once the cast came off, they gave me a boot to wear and encouraged to put pressure on it. use crutches as support and take it easy.

@pappu143j

4 жыл бұрын

@@rickysingh616 Hi bro, its been 2 months, I tried walker boot but did not feel comfortable, So finally returned it. according to my doctor, I should start walking. I have been trying to walk with an increase in load. and now i am able to walk with one crutch with about 50+ % Bodyweight. Pain is there but can walk with little effort.

sir my father was in police and he died in January this year. i have a chance to get that job for which i have qualify 5k running but for 2 days i tried some like 8k just to become better and due to which i had developed pain on tip of calcaneus. i dont have problem while walking but it hurts when i start running. i stopped running and after 2 weeks it is still not cured please help me

@DrDavidGeier

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I fell into the pool and fractured my right calcaneus bone 3 weeks ago. I've been wearing a moonboot and walk with crutches and I'm told no weight on the foot. I'm so frustrated and wish I could walk again. Will I heal up without surgery?

@bhavinshah9547

3 жыл бұрын

were you drunk because i was

@leannebronkhorst5482

3 жыл бұрын

@@bhavinshah9547 I’m ashamed to say I did this to myself stone cold sober!

@bhavinshah9547

3 жыл бұрын

how much time did it take to recover

@leannebronkhorst5482

3 жыл бұрын

@@bhavinshah9547 I started full weight bearing about 10-12 weeks after the accident. But I have soft tissue damage now and I cannot walk bare feet at all

@bhavinshah9547

3 жыл бұрын

it's been a week for me now

I got a left calcaneus heel fracture 6 months ago and been in thecast for 3 months, but still i am having pain when i walk for 2 to 3 minutes. Please tell me a solution for this. X ray showed the fracture got healed

@abhiseksahoo4883

3 жыл бұрын

Same problems with me.

@jaisah8448

3 жыл бұрын

@@abhiseksahoo4883 hi bro, are you fine now?

@brotherhood4694

Жыл бұрын

How are you now

I have this fracture but no pain no dislocation putting cast for 1 month I can walk normel full wieght in 1 half month 😁😁😁 after 3 months improving after 1 year runnig is also possible tnx god

I had a stress fracture and doctor asked to wear the boot for a month and the pain was gone in a month but I felt it was week. But doctor said I can to sports activity in 10 days but I waited for a month and started the sports activity and again am experiencing the pain in my foot. Am really worried now. Any suggestions please ?

I broke mine in a real f***ed up way. The bone came out of my foot. I doubt I will be running anytime soon

@petergeorges9386

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that :( get well soon

I cant sleep cuz of the pain but i jumped out a tree

@chrisshank3632

4 жыл бұрын

Go see a doctor for xrays.... I did same thing and broke heal

I jumped off a fence and smashed my heel into the ground. A day later I got an x ray and no fracture showed up at all. But i was on crutches for two weeks with no weight on my foot at all. Then i got another x ray of my foot and the doctors told me that there was a fracture. Its been about 5 weeks since the injury and I do track and field distance. I've been running on it for a week and the pain is very minimal when i run. Should i keep running on the heel or go back to crutches and no weight on it at all? I do about 4 to 5 miles per day and the pain after the runs dies down. I don't know what to do and doctors don't help much

My heel hurts like a bitch when I play soccer and run imma wait though I think I’ll be fine

@dashhmindset5132

3 жыл бұрын

Did it work I don’t think mines that severe

I have been having constant paid for more than 2 years, but the last few weeks have been extremely difficult to walk. I think it might be a stress fracture that is escalating now. I don't have medical aid and would like to use a boot to see if it helps, but I cannot afford it.

@Natechasse

2 жыл бұрын

Check for used ones from family/ friends. Check Facebook marketplace, Ebay, Kijiji. Ask to negotiate because you can’t afford a new one! Hope this helps :)

Si

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I messed up my foot a year and a half ago while running on the treadmill. I stopped working out and thought it would heal by itself quickly. I worked a sediatary job, so normal walking wasn't an issue. Only when i tried to run, i had issues. Finally after 6 months i went to a foot doctor, he said I had a calcenous stress fracture and he made a foot support and had me use that for about 6 weeks. It got worse during these six months. He didn't even recommend a boot, but I borrowed one and tried to use it for a few days, but I felt the lack of support of the boot actually made it hurt more. He tried some foot therapy stuff, didn't work either. I then went to a ortho doc, hoping to have better luck. He suggested everything I had already tried. He then wanted to do an MRI, which I did not do. Those are way to expensive lol. Anyways, 1.5 years later and still not back to normal. I am now a 29 year old female, so I feel like it should have healed by now, but haven't had any luck with the doctors. Since stopping working out, naturally I have gained weight, so I am now sure this is not helping the process at all.

@vanessamora3350

6 жыл бұрын

Also, sometimes when I do a lot of lifting or walking, I noticed it will go numb from my heel to almost my knees.

@mrswilbee9543

6 жыл бұрын

Vanessa Mora seems like a nerve issue, its not a fracture.

Soo just go to the hospital ?

Me at 13 👁👄👁

Bruh this sux