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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #870 on: May 17, 2019, 08:58:31 am »
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yeah that sounds familiar. put. everything. in. writing.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #871 on: June 01, 2019, 09:32:20 am »
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5 weeks later and I'm still having intense Achilles pain. I can barely walk without limping. I had an ultrasound done and they confirmed that the Achilles was still in tact (not ruptured) but noted that there was a severe amount of inflammation, which is evident just looking at my Achilles. 38 pictures have been sent to my GP so I'll have to go and follow up with the GP on the best management practice. The radiologist noted that the inflammation was right where the Achilles and Heel connect, which is bad as wearing shoes constantly aggravates the injury and prolongs recovery time. As soon as I take my shoes off I feel instant relief.

 
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #872 on: June 01, 2019, 06:46:01 pm »
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5 weeks later and I'm still having intense Achilles pain. I can barely walk without limping. I had an ultrasound done and they confirmed that the Achilles was still in tact (not ruptured) but noted that there was a severe amount of inflammation, which is evident just looking at my Achilles. 38 pictures have been sent to my GP so I'll have to go and follow up with the GP on the best management practice. The radiologist noted that the inflammation was right where the Achilles and Heel connect, which is bad as wearing shoes constantly aggravates the injury and prolongs recovery time. As soon as I take my shoes off I feel instant relief.

damn man that sucks :/

sounds like solving that shoe problem is a big priority.

for runners, Mo Farah used to (maybe still does?) cut the back of his shoes to prevent that friction.

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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #873 on: June 09, 2019, 08:20:02 am »
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Ultrasound Findings:
There is a disruption of the deeper fibers of the Achilles tendon insertion with focal hypo echogenicity, hyperaemia at the distal tendon insertion extending over approximately 2cm in length. There is an increased echogenicity and hyperaemia also noted in the retrocalcaneal fat.
No fluid collection / haematoma are identified in the posterior calf.

Conclusion:
Disruption of the deeper fibers of plantaris tendon at the distal insertion with association inflammatory changes.

5 weeks later and my Achilles is still fucked. I've now been placed on a waiting list to see an Orthopedic Surgeon.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #874 on: June 09, 2019, 10:51:07 am »
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Ultrasound Findings:
There is a disruption of the deeper fibers of the Achilles tendon insertion with focal hypo echogenicity, hyperaemia at the distal tendon insertion extending over approximately 2cm in length. There is an increased echogenicity and hyperaemia also noted in the retrocalcaneal fat.
No fluid collection / haematoma are identified in the posterior calf.

Conclusion:
Disruption of the deeper fibers of plantaris tendon at the distal insertion with association inflammatory changes.

5 weeks later and my Achilles is still fucked. I've now been placed on a waiting list to see an Orthopedic Surgeon.

damn man that really sucks. how long do waiting lists like that usually take?

also: is there anything you can do to just promote overall healing/recovery, without directly stressing it? ie increasing blood flow via stationary bike etc.

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« Reply #875 on: June 09, 2019, 07:32:42 pm »
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Ultrasound Findings:
There is a disruption of the deeper fibers of the Achilles tendon insertion with focal hypo echogenicity, hyperaemia at the distal tendon insertion extending over approximately 2cm in length. There is an increased echogenicity and hyperaemia also noted in the retrocalcaneal fat.
No fluid collection / haematoma are identified in the posterior calf.

Conclusion:
Disruption of the deeper fibers of plantaris tendon at the distal insertion with association inflammatory changes.

5 weeks later and my Achilles is still fucked. I've now been placed on a waiting list to see an Orthopedic Surgeon.

damn man that really sucks. how long do waiting lists like that usually take?

also: is there anything you can do to just promote overall healing/recovery, without directly stressing it? ie increasing blood flow via stationary bike etc.

The GP said about 2 years waiting time in the public system. If I go private it could be a few weeks.

Good suggestions with the promoting overall healing / recovering. I should start going to the gym and using the stationery bike. Also just lifestyle factors like not drinking as drinking thins the blood and inhibits recovery time.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #876 on: June 09, 2019, 10:20:51 pm »
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Ultrasound Findings:
There is a disruption of the deeper fibers of the Achilles tendon insertion with focal hypo echogenicity, hyperaemia at the distal tendon insertion extending over approximately 2cm in length. There is an increased echogenicity and hyperaemia also noted in the retrocalcaneal fat.
No fluid collection / haematoma are identified in the posterior calf.

Conclusion:
Disruption of the deeper fibers of plantaris tendon at the distal insertion with association inflammatory changes.

5 weeks later and my Achilles is still fucked. I've now been placed on a waiting list to see an Orthopedic Surgeon.

damn man that really sucks. how long do waiting lists like that usually take?

also: is there anything you can do to just promote overall healing/recovery, without directly stressing it? ie increasing blood flow via stationary bike etc.

The GP said about 2 years waiting time in the public system. If I go private it could be a few weeks.

daaamn. :/

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Good suggestions with the promoting overall healing / recovering. I should start going to the gym and using the stationery bike. Also just lifestyle factors like not drinking as drinking thins the blood and inhibits recovery time.

yup. do it.

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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #877 on: June 13, 2019, 06:28:21 am »
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two years to wait for surgery in the public system? yeesh. i wonder what non-emergency ortho waiting times are like on medicaid (public insurance only for low-income/poor people) in the US.

how much would the private surgery cost? and do you have insurance that would cover it or would it be out of pocket?
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #878 on: September 12, 2019, 01:58:19 am »
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two years to wait for surgery in the public system? yeesh. i wonder what non-emergency ortho waiting times are like on medicaid (public insurance only for low-income/poor people) in the US.

how much would the private surgery cost? and do you have insurance that would cover it or would it be out of pocket?

I went back to my GP yesterday because my Achilles is not feeling any better at all! He called the Flinders Medical Centre and they said I still have at least 2 years to wait because I was triaged as a semi-urgent case. Non-urgent patients have 10+ year waiting periods.

Private surgery would cost thousands and even with private insurance I would still be up for out of pocket costs.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #879 on: September 13, 2019, 10:26:46 am »
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two years to wait for surgery in the public system? yeesh. i wonder what non-emergency ortho waiting times are like on medicaid (public insurance only for low-income/poor people) in the US.

how much would the private surgery cost? and do you have insurance that would cover it or would it be out of pocket?

I went back to my GP yesterday because my Achilles is not feeling any better at all! He called the Flinders Medical Centre and they said I still have at least 2 years to wait because I was triaged as a semi-urgent case. Non-urgent patients have 10+ year waiting periods.

Private surgery would cost thousands and even with private insurance I would still be up for out of pocket costs.

fuck that's awful. god damn. :/

how much would private surgery cost? do they give you the estimates etc?

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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #880 on: September 15, 2019, 03:31:51 am »
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two years to wait for surgery in the public system? yeesh. i wonder what non-emergency ortho waiting times are like on medicaid (public insurance only for low-income/poor people) in the US.

how much would the private surgery cost? and do you have insurance that would cover it or would it be out of pocket?

I went back to my GP yesterday because my Achilles is not feeling any better at all! He called the Flinders Medical Centre and they said I still have at least 2 years to wait because I was triaged as a semi-urgent case. Non-urgent patients have 10+ year waiting periods.

Private surgery would cost thousands and even with private insurance I would still be up for out of pocket costs.

fuck that's awful. god damn. :/

how much would private surgery cost? do they give you the estimates etc?

The GP said it would be at least $5000.

A new rugby league team has started in Adelaide and they inquired about my services. I told them that I was injured and pretty much retired due to my Achilles. They have offered to pay for my physiotherapy with the catch being that I had to play for them if my Achilles recovers in time (before March 2020) so I have my first appointment with a physio tomorrow. I'm fairly skeptical whether the physio will be able to do much to recover the injury but at this stage I'm willing to try it.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #881 on: September 21, 2019, 03:32:41 am »
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I went to the Physio on Monday as planned.

I spent close to an hour there just going through the history of the injury and the Physio had a look at my Achilles and felt it/pressed it trying to find out where the pressure points were. I explained that I had been doing some home rehab, which mainly consisted of stretching and calf raises. However, this has led to minimal improvement. Instead of more calf raises the Physio prescribed another exercise, which I have been doing as instructed.

The exercise is standing up on my toes for 25 seconds and then resting for 30 seconds. This is done for 5 sets three times throughout the day. It's Saturday now and it doesn't really feel like it's done anything but I'll stick with it. I have another appointment with the Physio on Monday so we'll see what the next step is. I'm still convinced that I need surgery to fix this.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #882 on: September 23, 2019, 09:38:54 am »
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I went to the Physio today. It was similar to last time with all the physical examinations. I said that whenever I try and jog I get pain in my heel. I haven't tried jogging but I got asked to jog and felt heel pain immediately. The Physio reassured me that was natural as my Achilles is an insertational injury. My left Achilles has about 1cm less flexibility than my right Achilles, which was measured in one of the exercises I had to perform today.

Prescription-
Got advised not to go for long walks or jog.
Do not do any Achilles stretching.
Increase the standing on my toes from 25 seconds to 45 seconds with 1 minute of rest for 5 sets. Repeat 3x throughout the day.
Next appointment in just over 2 weeks on 11th October.
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« Reply #883 on: September 23, 2019, 10:45:12 am »
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5 weeks later and I'm still having intense Achilles pain. I can barely walk without limping. I had an ultrasound done and they confirmed that the Achilles was still in tact (not ruptured) but noted that there was a severe amount of inflammation, which is evident just looking at my Achilles. 38 pictures have been sent to my GP so I'll have to go and follow up with the GP on the best management practice. The radiologist noted that the inflammation was right where the Achilles and Heel connect, which is bad as wearing shoes constantly aggravates the injury and prolongs recovery time. As soon as I take my shoes off I feel instant relief.

omg, no ultrasound's close to useless! GPs are out of the depth i bet, they won't go for the higher power scans b/c they have strict quotas and they get audited for referring them! If i went by the US and xray scans and my GPs interpretation of them, my knee was fine and i just have to rest.  Get your gp to refer to you to a ortho. My ortho was able to do a free MRI at the hospital with a 3.0T machine. Medicare paid for most of the ortho consult fee (i think it's $200 most places), but i had about $80 out of pocket from memory, that's still cheap compared to getting the MRI privately, the hospital quoted like $700! And the difference between a 1.5T MRI (most small labs) and a 3.0T MRI (only big labs or hospitals) is day and night. Call first and confirm your choice of ortho will do a scan for free if he deems it necessary (he most prob will).

My recent knee scope was done under private (i saw the ortho tuesday and the operation was booked in for thursday!). Cost me $500 out of pocket (i think what wasn't covered by insurance was the general anesthetic) but i had had private insurance (thought it was a waste of money tbh until you need it). Without the insurance, i think the cost was around $2000? not sure. I wonder how long it would have taken publically. I'm on a waiting list to see a cardiologist for my heart since January, prob not going to see him for a while .. hopefully im still alive ha.
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Re: Party's Over!
« Reply #884 on: September 23, 2019, 10:57:49 pm »
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5 weeks later and I'm still having intense Achilles pain. I can barely walk without limping. I had an ultrasound done and they confirmed that the Achilles was still in tact (not ruptured) but noted that there was a severe amount of inflammation, which is evident just looking at my Achilles. 38 pictures have been sent to my GP so I'll have to go and follow up with the GP on the best management practice. The radiologist noted that the inflammation was right where the Achilles and Heel connect, which is bad as wearing shoes constantly aggravates the injury and prolongs recovery time. As soon as I take my shoes off I feel instant relief.

omg, no ultrasound's close to useless! GPs are out of the depth i bet, they won't go for the higher power scans b/c they have strict quotas and they get audited for referring them! If i went by the US and xray scans and my GPs interpretation of them, my knee was fine and i just have to rest.  Get your gp to refer to you to a ortho. My ortho was able to do a free MRI at the hospital with a 3.0T machine. Medicare paid for most of the ortho consult fee (i think it's $200 most places), but i had about $80 out of pocket from memory, that's still cheap compared to getting the MRI privately, the hospital quoted like $700! And the difference between a 1.5T MRI (most small labs) and a 3.0T MRI (only big labs or hospitals) is day and night. Call first and confirm your choice of ortho will do a scan for free if he deems it necessary (he most prob will).

My recent knee scope was done under private (i saw the ortho tuesday and the operation was booked in for thursday!). Cost me $500 out of pocket (i think what wasn't covered by insurance was the general anesthetic) but i had had private insurance (thought it was a waste of money tbh until you need it). Without the insurance, i think the cost was around $2000? not sure. I wonder how long it would have taken publically. I'm on a waiting list to see a cardiologist for my heart since January, prob not going to see him for a while .. hopefully im still alive ha.

I never knew that GP's had quotas. Unfortunately I had the ultrasound done over 3 months ago now. A MRI is still an option; however, I can't afford surgery privately even if the MRI had adverse findings. My ultrasound did show findings though and I have provided my Physio with the ultrasound report. At this stage I'm just going to stick with the Physio and take conservative treatment. I felt pretty down and thought my days of playing rugby league were over, which is why I hadn't done anything for 6 months. Now I'm just following the Physio's instructions and doing all the rehab as prescribed to a T.

That's very interesting about your knee though. In your situation it was great that you followed through with a MRI otherwise it would be unresolved. It's amazing that even with private health insurance they still slug you for 'extras' and out of pocket expenses. With your cardiology I would be calling up the hospital and asking about it. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. It's good to see you back logging again. As soon as I'm back at the gym I'm going to start logging again too, although I dread to think about the strength I've lost.
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