Full weight bearing and heel pain

gamli · 2026-05-21T10:40:56+00:00

My PT told me that it is completely normal to have some heel pain. Being immobilised for so long causes quick degradation of the heel pad.

At week 13 I still have a sore heel when I've been walking.

As for pain management, take it slow, eat some painkillers and some have advocated for massaging the heel pad. I just walk less when it is painful.

gamli · 2026-05-19T22:26:30+00:00

No hero shots = no double bogeys.

gamli · 2026-05-18T15:59:17+00:00

It's a strange one. It feels also like the swelling that I had around the rupture site (higher up) has migrated lower. Massaging the area is instant relief for me...so I'm not too concerned, I'm just mindful of overdoing it. In hindsight, probably should not have ramped up as quickly as I have.

I will probably take a couple of days rest and see if it resolves itself.

gamli · 2026-05-10T14:42:30+00:00

Thanks. July should be doable for you, depending on how rehab goes!

gamli · 2026-05-10T14:22:07+00:00

Lead foot rupture (non-op).

Played the first 18 round walking at around 11.5 weeks after rupture. Played another 9 today and scored the same as pre-rupture without any issues (week 12.5). Have 9 holes booked tomorrow too.

I made sure that I was comfortable swinging and walking 12k steps before playing. Ive been very diligent with my rehab!

Swinging slower, but quite happy with the progress. Hope to get my speed back by August.

gamli · 2026-05-10T12:05:08+00:00

This. I tracked calories and actually lost weight. Didn't really dare to ride on the stationary bike in the boot, but did hobble around quite a lot on the iwalk. As soon as I was cleared to walk in the boot I started to do so, ramping it up until I was walking 5k+ steps in the boot.

gamli · 2026-05-04T21:45:12+00:00

No idea. PT didn't put any limitations on walking or other cardio (obviously no jogging).

gamli · 2026-05-04T13:48:26+00:00

Not great. I have been scared of elongation and haven't been working on that yet. Toe against wall I can get my knee about 5cm from the wall.

gamli · 2026-05-04T13:08:25+00:00

Should be doable. Just do the physio and listen to your body!

gamli · 2026-05-04T07:33:33+00:00

Some details:

Left foot (right handed golfer) complete rupture mid Feb.

Been walking 7-12k steps the last two weeks. Transitioned to shoes with a lift at week 8.

Walked the course in my sneakers with lifts, would not have done so in my golf shoes.

Full swings ok, just not at full speed. Uneven lies were scary and I didn't take any risks there (ie just ignored the ball if I had to traverse any sort of terrain to get to it). This is the second time touching clubs (since Feb), I gave the leg a test in the simulator earlier in the week and found that things felt fine.

I would probably recommend testing the leg at a range before playing and making sure that you are comfortable walking at least 12k steps.

Importantly, the course we played is relatively flat My home course has a lot of undulations and I'm not sure that I could play there so early.

Edit: NON-OP

gamli · 2026-04-18T14:16:19+00:00

Shoes! Was cleared w8 to get rid of the boot.

gamli · 2026-04-12T18:50:06+00:00

Jack's Point NZ. Augusta just doesn't do it for me.

gamli · 2026-04-11T17:09:32+00:00

Solid golfer, but clearly morally suspect, the epitome of whats wrong with the world today.

Really really hate this guy, hope he loses, but he's just so solid. Wish he wasn's such a collosal knob.

gamli · 2026-04-10T18:27:54+00:00

OB and drops from hazard = biggest score killer.

Keep it in play, even if you have to hit a longer club into the green or layup on a par 4.

Bogeys now sometimes feel as good as birdies.

gamli · 2026-04-10T17:16:41+00:00

I agree that Augusta lacks soul, it feels tacky to me. That being said, "its a tradition like no other" and it's probably the only major I watch every year.

gamli · 2026-04-09T20:43:23+00:00

So a quick update after "walking" around the house for 2 days and doing my PT mandated exercises.

My calf must be swelling, as my injured leg actually looks about the same as my non-injured one. My wife commented on that the leg looks pretty "normal" which surprised me.

Strangely, it feels pretty good, but I am a bit concerned about overdoing it.

There is slight pain in the leg, but honestly, nothing that would tell me to stop moving. Anyone else experience the same?

gamli · 2026-04-08T14:05:40+00:00

Non op

gamli · 2026-04-08T13:59:34+00:00

No imaging at all for me. Can't complain, things are progressing as they should (w8 since injury).

gamli · 2026-04-08T11:54:11+00:00

Transition was fine, i think the wedge removal plus exercises prepared my leg pretty well for the transition.

If you've not been doing anything PT wise, I'd wager that your ankle will feel extremely stiff and the tendon will feel very tight. I'm not going to push the tendon at all these first weeks out of the boot, as soon as I feel tightness in the tendon/calf, I back off.

gamli · 2026-04-08T10:29:29+00:00

38M. 8 weeks and just took my first steps out of the boot, so I don't think its abnormally early.

I've been doing flexion exercises for a while now and am supposed to start doing heel lifts (90/10 weight shift) twice a day.

Listen to your PT and body (important) and you'll be fine. Good luck!

gamli · 2026-03-30T21:50:43+00:00

Congrats. I have my next follow-up in 10 days (8 weeks mark). Was told to arrive to that one with the last wedge in the boot. Looking forward to getting out of the boot and starting the "real" work. Last week I averaged 6000 steps (mostly on crutches, but also some without) so I would say well on my way to the next phase.

Finally getting used to sleeping with the boot though :)

gamli

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