Apparently, I was born broken. I have an abnormally large peroneal tubercle which needs surgery as I haven't been able to run since last Summer. Biking and hiking are now affected and pushing off the wall in the pool is painful.

We won't know if I need a tendon repair until he gets in there as one MRI report showed a tear, but another showed no tear. Perfect.

Has anyone had this surgery? What was your recovery like? Your results?

I had the surgery and had great success...apparently, two of the surgeons I saw said I had abnormally large bones so they shaved down the peroneal tubercle to give the tendons some more room They cleaned the area out and the incision went to mid foot.

I was non-weight bearing and foot elevated for 3 weeks. Walking boot w crutches for just under a week and then just the boot for another 4 weeks. Was my left foot so driving wasn’t an issue. Pain was tough on day 3-4 but off all pain meds by day 5.

Back on the bike in 8 weeks, running was 12.

Fast forward 2 years and I’m having trouble in that area again. Took some time off to make sure it wasn’t overuse and even w the time off, it was agony. Talked w the surgeon and we have a few options. He said another surgery would probably fix it and when I asked what would be different, he said he would take the incision all the way to the fifth metatarsal. Frustrating.

Non-surgical options were PRP injections, orthotics, and Shockwave therapy. I’m on week 5 of shockwave and having very good success with the treatment area originally going from the base of the 5th metatarsal to my ankle. Now, it’s just the 2” from my ankle forward.

Happy to chat more about it and wish you luck. I’d still have the surgery again, but along the entire length. I’m just not ready to be laid up again.