Hey all, sorry I've been away for so long... The past 3 weeks have been quite scary, as my left leg has felt like the Compartment Syndrome was back and rearing its ugly head even stronger than before. The right leg, however, has been doing swimmingly, and has felt great (Interesting, due to the fact that for the majority of my recovery, the right leg lagged behind the left - moral of the story: Recovery is a fucking roller coaster). There would be a constant sort of burn/pain in my left outer shin/ankle, and going up steps would exacerbate it (although interestingly enough, jogging and biking kind of made it feel better? Anyone have any idea what the that could be?)
The surgeons and physical therapists both claimed that it is simply too early to tell if what I am feeling is an indication of the compartment syndrome coming back and the fasciotomy being a failure. I am currently about 10 weeks post-op, and they say I need another 2-3 to see where I'm at. My physical therapist even claims it might be due to weak peroneals in my left leg. Either way, I am happy to say that there has been a steady improvement over the last 4 days with regards to the left leg, and now the symptoms are just a sort of constant burning sensation over the left shin/ left foot area, but are not exacerbated by activity. I sincerely hope it is just the pains of getting better, but we shall see.
In terms of activity, I am alternating days of running about a mile and biking about 7 miles. While running, my legs feel pretty good, although I've noticed that there is an imbalance strength wise between my right and left leg (right leg is much stronger), and thus I have been instructed to go to a chiropractor to make sure my alignment isn't out of whack and throwing off my form completely. Appt. is on Wednesday, and hopefully I'll update everyone on what's going on.
Back Pain, Rotator Cuff, Compartment Syndrome; Surgery, Recovery, Exercises and Chronic Pain Musings
A 22 year old athlete deals with the frustration of chronic back pain, not being able to run and throw, and his resulting decision to have a bilateral fasciotomy and shoulder arthroscopy - Questions and comments are always encouraged!
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Monday, June 13, 2011
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