| Yesterday… | |
| 7:15 | Called up dentist, told them my face was swelling up, I wanted appointment today. They scheduled me @ 11am. |
| 8:00 | Called up orthopedic doctor, got an emergency appointment with him @ 12:30. |
| 11:00 | Dentist tells me the options: either extract the tooth, or he could refer me to a specialist. I can’t have infection linger, so I opt for extraction. By 12, the tooth is out. |
| 1:15 | (after sitting in waiting room for 45 min) I’m assigned to Dr. Favorito, who passes me off to Dr. Linz. Bottom line is my achilles ruptured at the insertion point to the heel. Since I’ve re-injured the achilles over the past years over and over, there is some irregular bone growth that he’ll remove in the process of reconnecting the tendon. There is some likelihood he’ll need to “borrow” some tendon from elsewhere in the foot. He says he does this surgery 3-4 times per month with great results. So I’m feeling pretty good about all that. Surgery is scheduled for next Thursday, June 5th. Good news is that I will likely not have my recurring achilles tendonitis after this is all worked out that I’ve dealt with over the past few years. If I would have gone in to see him pre-injury, the surgery would be just about the same (except that he wouldn’t be fighting against the swelling). I’ll be in cast for 4 weeks |
| Today… | |
| Mouth pain is a bit lower, but face is still swollen around extraction, I’m concerned that we get rid of mouth infection before achilles surgery in a week. Achilles pain is minimal, mostly annoying numbness + tingling which I can handle. I’m online + working—hopefully full-time except for next Thursday. | |
Achilles & Tooth update
May 28, 2008
