Surviving Peroneal Tendon Surgery:  Hopalong’s Tips

Surviving Peroneal Tendon Surgery: Hopalong’s Tips

People have taken to calling me Hopalong.  Friends, colleagues, family – I should have seen it coming… Anyhoo, after a quick visit to Dr Narramore’s office yesterday, the good news is that my foot is healing well. It all started with two concerned...
Surviving Peroneal Tendon Surgery:  Day 15 – Going Mental

Surviving Peroneal Tendon Surgery: Day 15 – Going Mental

So here I am, back on my bed, with my foot propped up on four pillows.   The cut is burning (is that a good or bad sign?) and every time I move my foot inside the cast it feels like a thousand tiny woodpeckers are chipping away at the bone (is that a good or bad...
Surviving Peroneal Tendon Surgery:  Crutch Fitness? WTF?

Surviving Peroneal Tendon Surgery: Crutch Fitness? WTF?

I learned something new today: Last week this time I had the kind of super fitness required to participate in the Freedom Swim.  Less than a week later I found myself hobbling from the parking lot to my orthopedic surgeon’s office, reaching my max heart rate...