Comments for Road To Boston

Comment on Cortisone Shot by derek

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:03 +0000

The heel is great. No problems at all. I didn’t have to wait 7 days though…just 48 hrs and my doc allowed me to run again.

I was also concerned about weakening the tendon so I decided that the one shot is all I’ll do. If my heel starts to hurt again, I’ll stop running.

Comment on Cortisone Shot by rachel

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:21:43 +0000

derek - how is your achilles now? i got a cortisone shot in my right achilles ystdy, have immobolized boot for the next 7 days which is fine by me if it decreases my chances of rupturing the achilles. just very concerned that while the shot may decrease the pain/inflamation from tendonitis, may weaken the tendon and cause problems down the road ie rupture,surgery, ugh…my doct said i should be fine, just have to keep the boot on for the week. just curious how you are feeling now almost 2 months later?
i am 28 yr old, very active in running, kickboxing

Comment on So Far So Good by Andrew is getting fit

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:51:12 +0000

Glad to hear that. I was hoping it would work for you.

Comment on Insertional Achilles Tendonitis by derek

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:11:48 +0000

Thanks for the info. I’ve been doing a lot of research about the surgery and to be honest, I don’t expect to ever do it, at least not just to enable me to run.

Comment on Insertional Achilles Tendonitis by Lynn C

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:30:36 +0000

I’ve had 5 surgeries total between both feet due to Insertional Achilles Tendonitis. I tried the cortizone shots but it did not help, actually it hurt.

My 1st surgery was by a doctor that didn’t know what it was. So when the pain came back, 5 years later, I did my homework and the 2nd doctor knew the answer before the x-ray even came back and drew a picture or what it will look like and he was right.

He removed a piece of the bone out of the heal on each foot. This worked for about 5 years again. Then my left achilles snapped. From this point on I have continued to sleep with my feet elevated at night and have added calcium and glucosamine to my diet. I have not had to have surgery or snapped the other tendon. It actually feels as though it’s getting better.

The tendon that did snap is coming along nicely and feels better than it has in years. My leg is still a bit weak (even 2 years later) but is working nicely. Hope this helps you in your choices!

Comment on Insertional Achilles Tendonitis by Alex Gonzalez

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:48:54 +0000

Sorry to hear what you’re going through, but glad to hear that there’s a light at the end of this tunnel.

Let me know how much of a yowzer that cortisone shot is.

Congrats on staying strong and seeing this through!!

Comment on It’s not a bone spur after all! by Andrew is getting fit

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:41:34 +0000

Good news.

Comment on This Old Body…. by Bonkin

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:55:29 +0000

Derek,

Haven’t seen you around and just checking in. Hope things are going better for you regarding your heels!

-Bonkin

Comment on This Old Body…. by andrew kamen

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:14:06 +0000

I’m no doctor but I’m gonna guess you have 2 bum heels because you ran 18 consecutive days in a row. Now if you were an elite runenr I’d say..ok maybe. However for the vast majority of us, rest and recovery days are crucial. So don’t blame your old body, its hardly old, but rather blame poor training.

Comment on This Old Body…. by Perry

Tue, 13 May 2008 19:41:50 +0000

Yeah, getting old is unfortunate, at least from a body standpoint. It takes me 4 days to recover from a 10 mile race where it used to take 1 or 2.

But at least you have more money when you get older.