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Thanks. I won't ever be pain free because of issues caused by a stroke, the physio even said I have to learn to live with it. But that's tolerable, I could cope with that level of pain and disability if that's all it was. But this achilles issue is really getting me down. I'm so frustrated trapped indoors immobile. Especially after months of being virtually housebound due to my foot surgery. And now I've got another foot surgery coming up on Thursday. I feel like a prisoner. I so badly want to walk for miles and miles. When I was able bodied I used to walk along the coast path for 10 miles, from my town, through another town and on to a third town, then get the bus back. I want to be able to do that again. But the state I'm in now I don't know if it will ever be possible. I feel like I might just be staring at 4 walls for years until I die.
Hope your surgery goes well, comrade. Do they provide any mobility aids for after, like wheelchairs or crutches?
It's quite superficial surgery, it's to debride and clean out infected ulcers. After the last surgery I could walk, but not wear shoes. There were some difficulties, it kept getting infected and I had to wear shower boots to keep the bandages dry, which were difficult to get on and off. But it was tolerable. I'm much more worried about my achilles tendons now than about the surgery.
Ah I gotcha. Wish there were more options available for the tendons, but I know that's one of those places that is crucial for movement and can't really be fixed the way we fix joints and other areas. Sorry you're feeling stuck too, because of it.