Thank, the less I have to worry about the better
Yes, the achilles tendon thing is a real pain...since bunion surgery I was told to wear flats, for the heel I need heels...I am alternating icepacks, tylenol, massaging with an anti-inflamatory pomade and now wear 2.5inch heels...they have allowed me to stop using the cane (funny isn't it!)...still painful but far from what it was a month ago.
The yoga/pilates seem to be helping too.
Sharon
a little update on another subject...
Went to see the cousin who had the mesentary infarction...he explained that it started with what felt like alergies (rashes or placques of red, rough skin) all over his abdomen, then started feeling weak and sweating, taccicardia and finally a near collapse (he was standing next to 2 doctors who sent him directly to ER)...all of this over a period of weeks.
He was 60% blocage when he got in (blood clot) and they tried anticoagulants for a few weeks. (nasty NG tube for the duration and NPO!)When he hit 80% they operated and did a bypasss...took a vein from somewhere else, made a secondary route around the clot (they could neither break it nor remove it) and done...long open surgery but he is fine now...spent 6 weeks in hospital with the associated complications...I had never heard of it before and thrilled that he is home and well now.
Sheesh...life can be scary