Starting in June of 2016, I got tendinitis in both achilles. I went through therapy and steroid injections, but ended up with surgery in September of 2016. I had a bone spur, and it was shredding my Achilles on my left foot. It was an insertional issue on that leg, so they had to detach my Achilles, cut out the bad parts, file the spur, and reattach the tendon. My legs continued to stay bad, and I was in so much pain when I walked. I went to a new Dr, that was recommended by the other one as he is a foot specialist. He redid my surgery in December of last year. He had to detach it again, and clean up the tendon as it had torn in several places again. My scar tissue had wrapped in and around my Achilles. He had to go up into my leg and do a lot of repair work. He also took a tendon from between my big toe and the one next to it, (the one that allows your toe to bend), wrapping it around back of my heel to support blood flow. I was flat on my back in bed for 8 weeks, and then allowed to rest for a month before starting therapy. It wasn't helping, and the dr put me back in my boot. In the mean time, my right Achilles has taken a beating. However they can do nothing really until the left one is healed. I went through therapy with the right one, while resting the left one. Last step was having an mri on my left achilles. Also more steroids. Only thing it showed was repeated trauma to the achilles. The dr said that I have had so much trauma for 3 years now, that it might just take a while longer to heal. He put me back in a cast for 3 more weeks, then will start therapy again for 6 weeks. The only other thing he can think of is maybe my body just does not like the material he used in my surgery. After this next round is finished, if it is better, that will be amazing! If not, he will have to go back in to see what is going on that the mri doesn't show. 3 years is a long time to be in constant pain. I can't sleep because it hurts to lay down on the bed flat. Walking is a nightmare. Being completely flat out honest, depression is my worst enemy. I can't play with my grandkids; chasing Emily when she wants just can't happen. I can't do things with my kids. I can't cook or clean my house. My kids have had to take care of me, and do far more than they ever should have had to do at their age. They have become the parent. I am so very thankful for all they do. They go way above and beyond, sacrificing what they want to do, just for me. Shelby really got more than he bargained for in the "in sickness or in health" part of the vows. I feel so helpless. Laying here right now, the tendon is throbbing so badly inside the cast. Please if you would pray for me, I ask 2 things: 1.Healing.. That the Drs would have wisdom 2.Patience...for me and for my family I know there are others out there with so much worse things going on in their lives. If you've lasted this long, thank you <3