Tarsal Resection Before and After X rays

Left Foot images. See area of resection circled. Left foot had a greater resection performed than the right foot. Before (left) After (right)

Right Foot images. See area of resection circled. Before (left) After (right)

Physical Therapy on Tarsal Resection

So it has been 10 1/2 weeks since my right foot surgery. I took a break from physical therapy while I had my left foot in a cast, but I got the cast off so I went back to PT. They started me on a Bone Stimulator to help the bones restore some density and hopefully reduce pain in the area of the resection. I used it for 20 minutes and it made my foot feel like there was a little bit of IcyHot on it. A very slight tingle, like my foot was being microwaved. Didn't feel different afterwards, but after a few weeks, getting this 2-3 times per week, it will hopefully have an impact.

Left foot image immediately after cast was removed. Similar symptoms to the right foot. Tender around the ankle, bruising in various places, weakness and stiffness all over.

Incision pictures

Right foot incision at 2 months

Right hip incision at 2 months                                        Left hip incision at 1 week

Post surgery timeline

Day 0 - surgery

Day 14 - cast removed. Partial weight bearing with walking boot. Begin physical therapy. 35% leg strength.

Day 30 - full weight bearing in walking boot. Foot incision completely closed/healed. 50% leg strength.

Day 45 - transition to normal foot wear. 65% leg strength.

Day 60 - first day of exercise with low impact. 80% leg strength.

Day 90 - first day of exercise with moderate impact. 100% leg strength.

Day 120 - earliest time at which surgery determined un/successful.

Surgery #2, june 9th.

I had my 2nd surgery on 9 june. It was just the same as my right foot surgery, with the same medications and recovery plan. I did have a CT scan the day prior since I had no (left foot) advanced imaging for preoperative records. I will continue to rehab my right foot while resting my left foot completely. Stitches and cast come off my left foot on 26 june.

Tarsal coalition surgery 2

So on june 9th I will have surgery on my left foot, exactly 8 weeks after my right foot. So far my right leg has regained a lot of strength with physical therapy, but has about 1~2 more months to go before returning to normal. Pain in my right foot seems like for the first time it could be less than my pre-surgery pain levels. I still have pain around my ankle and some stiffness with ankle eversion. I have normal feeling through my toes and no pain associated with the EDB muscle the doc had to cut during surgery. Wish me luck in a few days!