Just wanted to give a quick update!
March 2018 I went in for my 1 year check up. Everything looked good but I told my surgeon about my concerns with my dorsiflexion. He recommended doing a CT scan for spurs but said sometimes it just takes longer for people to get range back (if they do). I told him I'd hold off a little since I was in the process of switching jobs but would contact him over the summer.
So finally I had enough and saw virtually no changes to my dorsiflexion. I got the CT order from him, did the scan, and went over the results with him about a week ago.
A few of my bone spurs returned on my Talus and Tibia literally clashing against one another when I try to squat. It made complete sense why I couldn't bend...especially since one of them looked to be a decent size. Said ODC repair looked fine from what he could see too (whew)
He started moving my foot around and pressed his thumb in a very specific spot on my ankle while I simultaneously yelped in pain. His response was, "oh btw there's a spur there" gee.....thanks doc
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He warned me back in March that if there are spurs and I still have the "blocking" feeling the only way he could fix it is to go back in. I told him I had a few months to mentally prepare for a 2nd surgery and did not hesitate to schedule it for September.
This time around he said he'd probably go in through the middle...make a vertical (3in or so) incision and remove the spurs and clean up the scar tissue. He said he cant guarantee much improvement but he'll clean it out and test out how many degrees he can get back when I'm still knocked out...even though I'll probably lose some of that when the dust settles.
My recovery will be MUCH different this go around....5 days NWB (removes stiches on day 5), then walking boot (wants to order a dynasplint to force my ankle to stay in dorsiflexion position to prevent stiffening), start PT around week 2 or 3 and return to normal activities somewhere between 4-6ish weeks.
I'm very excited and anticipate this procedure going well as those spurs seem to be the main issue for my lack of dorsiflexion. I'm still young so will be very aggressive in my PT because I do NOT need it to get stiff again (which I honestly think was caused by the 8 week NWB for the first surgery). Will update later this year on my progress!