surgical shit again….

woke up with a very tender and swollen right foot about 5 days ago.

it gradually got worse over the last 4 days. very sore, hot to touch and red and swollen.

went to see the doctor this morning, who sent me straight to the hospital for a xray and to see a orthopedic doctor.

out come is, so metal work in my fused ankle is not right, and has caused a infection. i am now on a waiting list to go in for the metalwork removing.

no idea how it has happened, and no idea of the cause. bloods taken to check for stuff. fingers crossed nothing serious.

shit happens eh………….

Hope it all goes well for you

Aw that’s crap 😞 hope they can resolve it without too much trauma 🤞

That’s rubbish, hope it calms down with antibiotics while you’re waiting.

Sorry to hear that. I hope things improve.

Get fixed soon dude

I’m sorry to hear that, @ton. If I was up there, I would swing by to buy you a beer. Best wishes.

Oh bum Ton, this getting old lark can be a right pain in the bum if you are carrying injury from past endeavours.

Good for you getting it checked rather than leaving it for 2 months like I did and leaving myself with a whole raft of complications!

Sorry to hear that big lad. Hopefully get sorted soonest and back out on the bike.

Hope everything goes OK, Tony. 😘

Bon chance ton.
Hopefully you are up and about asap.

Bugger.

Can you ask for an upgrade to Titanium?

sounds nasty, hope you get a speedy resolution.

Christ, at least it’s getting sorted.

Sorry to hear it. Good Luck

I hope it gets sorted soon. I hope you can stay positive while they sort it. Our thoughts are with you

Sorry to hear that ton.

How long ago did you have the metal work installed mate, sorry if I missed the thread?

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Sorry to hear that ton.

How long ago did you have the metal work installed mate, sorry if I missed the thread?

had it in about 7 years mate.    ankle fusion due to arthritis.

been ok up to a week ago.  could do long walks and everything on it, no problem.

fingers crossed it may calm down.

Best of luck, hope the antibiotics kick in.

Keep on top if it and don’t let things like weekends delay getting it looked at / different drugs etc, if it gets worse or flares up again.  Without going into the grim details, someone I know had 2 years of total hell with a bone infection / re-infection, and the phrase a stitch in time saves nine is so true.

Argh, that sounds awful.  I hope it you get it sorted and in the mean time the antibiotics calm it down.

Also, I didn’t know that could happen either. I have to decide whether to have mine taken out and that is an interesting contribution to the weighing up process.

I thought this was going to be about a major case of constipation that could only be solved with surgical help.

Hope you’re back on your feet and out on the bike soon, Ton.