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Achilles tendinitis - aibu or is it a curse?

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LostittoBostik · 19/10/2024 16:45

Ugh it's been about six months and I've suddenly bothered to look into what's happening properly and it looks like I have this in both ankles.
I'm only in my 40s and I feel about 80 as I get stiff if I sit for more than 10 minutes.
I know what damaged them was a pair of flat sandals, plus always wearing converse so they were weak anyway.

I'm seeking a physio but can someone give me hope that it will eventually recover. I'm rushed off my feet with work, young children, house issues, older parents to support and I've just let it go on so long without any care and it's very bad now.
I'm worried I've damaged myself for life.

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LostittoBostik · 21/10/2024 04:09

MumonabikeE5 · 20/10/2024 17:10

I belatedly realised the Birkenstock sandals had fucked my achilleas too. I went from happily walking 100km in less than 24hours to mincing about with painful legs most of the time. I now have 1cm risers in my trainers and that helps. But I can’t walk barefoot at all, even at home .

apparently rest is key, but I can’t work out how to do that.

i went on to twisting my ankle last Easter, really badly spraining two ligaments and that ankle is still a bin fire. I had it in a boot for 3
months and a metal ankle support for 3 more

I also have developed tendinitis is in both wrists and Elbows. Which has meant I am
thinkinh this is a perimenopause issue.

but adhd and general trying to survive life is meaning im doing a stellar job of procrastinating rather than prioritising getting on the phone to gp at exactly 8am (whilst getting kids ready for school)
but I really do need to do thay

I'm also thinking probably peri related but I don't want to go on hrt yet as I struggle with all hormone related meds and am in a busy time of life where I simply cannot spend months dealing with side effects etc. I'm self employed and cannot afford to (eg) take time off work (unless it was something v serious like cancer where my insurance would kick in)

I've just read on another thread that vitamin d deficiency is a possible issue so I'm going to look into that too.

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LostittoBostik · 21/10/2024 04:09

MumonabikeE5 · 20/10/2024 17:10

I belatedly realised the Birkenstock sandals had fucked my achilleas too. I went from happily walking 100km in less than 24hours to mincing about with painful legs most of the time. I now have 1cm risers in my trainers and that helps. But I can’t walk barefoot at all, even at home .

apparently rest is key, but I can’t work out how to do that.

i went on to twisting my ankle last Easter, really badly spraining two ligaments and that ankle is still a bin fire. I had it in a boot for 3
months and a metal ankle support for 3 more

I also have developed tendinitis is in both wrists and Elbows. Which has meant I am
thinkinh this is a perimenopause issue.

but adhd and general trying to survive life is meaning im doing a stellar job of procrastinating rather than prioritising getting on the phone to gp at exactly 8am (whilst getting kids ready for school)
but I really do need to do thay

Yup, it wasn't the same brand but shoes just like Birkenstocks that did this to me 🫣

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piscofrisco · 21/10/2024 06:50

I have this on my left foot. Second Archie's sliders. It's so annoying. I have a desk job and when I get up every 40 mins or so I have to limp round the office. Then it sort of eases off after about ten minutes. But those ten minutes are bloody painful!

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