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I keep telling my family and friends that I need to get a new paw. My left foot has given me trouble since 2005. On a mission to be able to run again pain free I went under the knife yet again. Last October, I was running downhill and sort of jammed my ankle. I had immediate pain and experienced “crunching and grinding” symptoms. I was dealing with this pain up until now. I could run, but the next day I had pain. I went to a great podiatrist in Boulder (Shonka) and a Foot and Ankle Specialist in Long Island NY (Radnay). Both agreed that it was damages within my subtalar joint. Loose bodies, cartlage, scar tissue, whatever…. Rest and PT wasn’t helping.
After the surgery Dr Radnay told me I had a lot of scar tissue and fibrous bands of tissue that was causing impingement between my talus and calcaneus. Apparently, this probably happened that day I jammed my ankle. I’m doing great now, 5 days post op. Brian here at On Track is taking great care of me and promises to help me get going again. I know I may never be able to run 120 miles a week again, but my goal is to be able to run every day , still compete, and do what I love. We shall see