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Weakness, fatigue after foot surgery

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Dec 15, 2018 | Replies (18)

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@JustinMcClanahan

Hello @bob76farmer, welcome to Connect. I'd like to invite @lioness, @mamacita, and @techi to share their experience with recovery from foot surgery. Although they may have not had the same reasons for having the foot surgery, they may have some similar experiences with recovery.

@bob76farmer, I have also had surgeries (ankle fusion, knee replacement, and most recently a rotator cuff repair) that involved long periods of not using a joint that resulted in weakness. The ankle fusion left everything in my foot weak, the worst of which was the actual bones on the bottom of my fee that softened and had to be retrained on how to handle the weight of my body (was like stepping on glass every step!). However, I did experience a bit of fatigue overall as the time spent being sedentary during recovery greatly diminished my stamina and cardio overall. It took a long time to get back. It is good that your numbers look good besides your testosterone being low. Does your provider think the testosterone is the issue for the fatigue? Is it possible that having to sit around for 6 weeks affected your system overall? How is your foot feeling pain wise?

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Hello Justin
Thanks for responding to my post, I appreciate very much being able to hear of others experiences, sounds like you've been through a lot. I will see my Doctor next week about the low testosterone number. I'm sure that having a cast on for 8 weeks affected my overall system, but the cast has been off for 12 weeks now and I don't see much progress in improved stamina and strength. I did a 2 mile walk yesterday and I felt like I had run 20 miles. I've had very little pain in my foot even immediately following surgery. I've had swelling and what I would call discomfort.