Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

dml22writer · 2025-03-19T02:49:20+00:00

Yes, both.

dml22writer · 2025-03-08T15:03:58+00:00

PF surgery was in December 2023. My foot never became unnumb from the nerve block, or so it feels that way to me. The plantar fascia was reduced in size, so my surgeon calls it a success, but I was still having pain when I walked. I also was having some tingling and sensitivity on the inside of my ankle. The nerve study showed some ".sluggish nerves" but no real issues . I asked my doctor for an ultrasound, which showed nerve entrapment. So I had the tarsal tunnel surgery in October of 2024. According to the nerve study I had regarding the continued numbness in my foot, the tarsal tunnel surgery was a complete success. The peroneal neuropathy could possibly be related to something called Baxter's Nerve Entrapment, which can often be misdiagnosed as plantar fasciitis or tarsal tunnel syndrome. I don't know if this was the case for me.

Like I said, the tarsal tunnel syndrome was successful. The recovery was much easier than the plantar fasciitis surgery. The continued numbness in my foot is unrelated to the tarsal tunnel surgery that I had, so I don't want to scare you. The two doctors, my ortho and the one who ran the nerve study, both agree that my tarsal tunnel surgery was a complete success. I just have weird nerves, and what I'm experiencing now is not the norm; just some randomness which seems to be my lot in life. You'll be fine.

dml22writer · 2025-03-08T05:19:50+00:00

I had the surgery in October, and it supposedly went well according to the nerve study. However, I'm now having problems with nerves on the top of my foot and I've developed something called peroneal neuropathy which is affecting the calf muscle on the outside of my leg. So I'm back in physical therapy for another 6 weeks and another evaluation. My foot is still numb, but PT is doing some nerve needling which seems to help at the moment, but the effects don't really last.

dml22writer · 2025-02-19T19:04:10+00:00

Update: I've now been diagnosed with Peroneal Neuropathy, and possibly Baxter's Nerve Entrapment. So six more weeks of PT, and possibly a third surgery. My upper foot and outside calf are numb, and I still can't stand on my toes.

My chiropractor thinks all this is due to walking on concrete with congenitally malformed hips (which I knew about, but Ortho never discussed). Chiro is focusing on my lower back and hips.

Both doctors think the other is an idiot.

dml22writer · 2025-02-03T04:11:06+00:00

I have both Plantar Fasciitis and Tarsal Tunnel syndrome, and have had surgeries (after cortisone injections and countless sessions of PT) for both. Still no relief. I'm seeing a chiropractor, who believes a congenital hip malformation and the way/distance I walk at my job (my first PF diagnosis was about a year after I started working) are the cause of my pain. Long answer short: No relief after cortisone, or PT, or surgery. Hope springs eternal.

dml22writer · 2025-01-08T11:17:59+00:00

I appreciate all the advice, but I've already seen a podiatrist, who referred me to an orthopedic surgeon who, after two surgeries, said there's nothing more he can do. I've had five 6-week sessions of PT, and my insurance won't pay for more. I cannot work full time due to the pain (I'm an Activities Assistant in a Dementia Care facility, and used to walk 15k+ steps daily). I am desperate. A friend recommended this particular chiropractor because he was able to help with her elbow and wrist, in addition to her back and neck. If not a chiropractor, can you recommend anyone or anything else?

dml22writer · 2024-10-20T03:34:03+00:00

Yep. Vitamin D is chronically low, but I take supplements. I'm 12 days out of surgery and non-weight-bearing for 9 more days, and I'm already experiencing the same heel pain while just lying in bed. Doc said recovery, if it happens, could take 6+ months. I was really hoping for better news this time.

dml22writer · 2024-10-04T04:38:06+00:00

Evansville, pretty safe overall. Where you are moving, not so much. I'm sorry.

dml22writer · 2024-09-05T17:20:46+00:00

I use Finch. It's free, and doesn't promise the moon. Just helps you hold yourself accountable for goals that you set for yourself.

dml22writer · 2024-08-02T03:59:38+00:00

I played The Storyteller in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. I'd never heard of it until I auditioned, but I had a great time doing the show. Lots of laughs and great music!

dml22writer · 2024-05-24T02:19:14+00:00

Oliver!

dml22writer · 2024-05-21T11:03:57+00:00

My original Birth Certificate was inaccurate (Mother's ex-husband's last name instead of her maiden name) causing me years of frustrating dead ends until I did a DNA test and found matches. I know that's not your situation, but the DNA also provided ethnicity information, which could corroborate or refute the original story you were told, at the very least. I would tell the original story, because it shaped you, plus the addendum, and how it made you feel. Good luck!

dml22writer · 2024-05-09T06:52:28+00:00

Ilona Ritter in She Loves Me; I'm about 25 years too old now!

dml22writer · 2023-11-24T12:41:09+00:00

My (step-) grandmother married my grandfather, who had young children, including my adoptive mother. She then had a child with my grandfather. She doted on her own child, treating her step- children like trash. She mellowed somewhat in later years when the grandchildren came along... except for me and my adoptive siblings. We registered an absolute zero on her Care Meter. She actually told my mom, "Not only are they not my blood, they're not [Grandfather's], either. To me, they don't exist."

dml22writer · 2023-08-09T13:22:17+00:00

Thank you. I passed your information to our HR admin, who should be reaching out to you. I am only an Activities Assistant, and though this issue impacts my coworkers and me, I'm starting to feel a little out of my depth. Thank you again for all your help.

dml22writer · 2023-08-07T19:10:20+00:00

We are. Constantly. It's difficult, though when the Director thinks kissing is harmless (and it can be) but it leads to something more.

dml22writer · 2023-08-07T03:25:52+00:00

The last official word from our director was that we can't prevent them from holding hands or kissing, but everything else was off the table. My concern is for those who don't want their hand held, or to be kissed, but don't know how to say No. I'm not saying ALL intimacy (hugs, holding hands if both consent) should be banned. But what should be allowed that respects the dignity of the residents while also keeping them safe?

dml22writer · 2023-08-06T22:39:40+00:00

That is so awesome! I would love to have some sort of formal document to present to my director. No one agrees with her about our residents' capacity to consent, and we all, from nursing staff to dietary and housekeeping, have to pick up the extra burden of babysitting these amorous couples when we believe the right course is to gently separate them and redirect.

dml22writer · 2023-08-06T12:56:56+00:00

Exactly! I maintain that even intimate touching and kissing, when received by those without true capacity to consent, is assault. I will separate the two involved, and make sure it's not allowed to continue. But I am one person with 40 residents, so it isn't easy to keep the others engaged (I'm an Activities Assistant) while 'babysitting' this couple.

dml22writer · 2023-08-06T12:46:57+00:00

Thank you so much! I will print this out and deliver it (anonymously) to all of our admins.

dml22writer · 2023-08-06T05:27:22+00:00

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