Thanks so much for that! What you had was MUCH worse than what I did so I have hope. My doctor told me the same thing about pain meds. The foot is so stiff in the morning that if I have to go to town I will take one ibuprofen in the morning but only one in 24-hours. It helps get the foot moving. Most days I don’t have to take even one. They are learning a lot about this kind of thing. They used to think that ligaments and tendons couldn’t heal but now they know they can, in time, if they aren’t ruptured.
Yes, it takes a lot of time to get better. I would say my heal is about 98% back to normal. I am so much more careful now with my body after that injury.
The physical therapy helped me sooooo much. It enabled me to walk again while undergoing treatment.
I did listen to the specialist and did not take anything for the pain. She stressed to me that if I did it would undermine the EPAT treatments and render them useless and that I would have to have the surgery. They hurt like h*ll but well worth it in the end.
I used to soak my foot and heal in warm salt water a few times a day. It really seemed to keep things moving better and helped the swelling.
My best to you!