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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP did your doctor recommend wearing a boot? My podiatrist required me to wear it 2 weeks for post tib tendonitis. For a tear she would have recommended 6 weeks. The boot is awful and clunky but it did help.[/quote]

I wore a boot for about 8 weeks last fall. It didn't do much to help. PT did some good.  The first steroid shot helped a bunch for about 8 weeks. Second one did next to nothing.[/quote]

Ok if the boot did not help and it’s still hurting a year later then yeah, you may need surgery. Not sure what stretches you’ve done but deep calf stretch (2 mins per side without stopping) first thing in the morning and last thing at night is what helps me most. I also stretch in the swimming pool because I can do an even deeper stretch holding the wall and dropping my heels further than I could otherwise.

Healthy feet are so essential to your future mobility that although surgery will suck, it will be worth it. See if there is an alternative activity you can do (swimming?) to not go crazy.[/quote]

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