fasciotomy questions?

[ENraged]

After a long battle with my calves I finally did enough research to present to my doctor what needed to be done to help me..
Little history behind my prior condition:
for the better part of a decade I had painful swelled bi-later lumps on my outer calve muscles that in conjunction with a piss poor diet and a crap relationship lead me to become overweight.
I could not do cardio for any length of time before the burn would literally bring me to tears!
For years my doctors had no Idea what was going on until I figured it out thanks to good old google.

Diagnosis: Superficial peroneal nerve entrapment!
Fix: fasciotomy
So last winter they slit the facia to relieve the entrapment that was rubbing my skin and causing the burn great rite. Well now I am medicated for my low test issues and back in the gym woot woot.

One small problem: Now that the facia is relieved my outer calves are noticeable deformed do any of you think that using an ace bandage to wrap it could I don't know train the muscle to retain its shape or am I to just suck it up?

 

[doug1]

do you want to post some pics?

 

[ENraged]

Yea I can do that gimme a little I am tearing apart our vacuum again! (Kids just love to stick things in the tube!!!!!)

 

[maldorf]

I think a lot of us on here would be really interested in seeing pictures of this. One of the theories out there is that tight fascia is one of the things that keeps muscle size in check. Using things like fascial release therapy like John Parillo used to use and even syntherol are desigend to help stretch out the fascia. Now that yours has been cut it should be able to grow greatly on that side.

 

[ENraged]

ok not the best pics but here are some it looks worse when weight is applied

 

[ENraged]

I will see if I can tear my lady away from slumdog millionaire to snap some standing up shots.

 

[maldorf]

Oh, much shorter incision than I imagined. I wouldnt worry about that much, you can barely tell! Main thing is you dont have the pains now,right?

 

[doug1]

not as bad as i thought either....

 

[ENraged]

not as bad as i thought either....

incision is roughly 2 inches long it is very noticeable when I am walking or exercising. I co-worker the other day asked me if I was alright as she was walking behind me and the bulge was in full glory.
well the dock said I wouldn't be a sock model when I was done so hey rite.
like you said the important thing is I am back in the weight room without pain! Funny thing that same co-worker said friday WOW your shoulders are getting wide!

It does still burn once in awhile if I get ambitious and crank the incline up on the treadmill its not to bad tho..

 

[Macro]

I think a lot of us on here would be really interested in seeing pictures of this. One of the theories out there is that tight fascia is one of the things that keeps muscle size in check. Using things like fascial release therapy like John Parillo used to use and even syntherol are desigend to help stretch out the fascia. Now that yours has been cut it should be able to grow greatly on that side.

its not just a theory. fascial restriction has been shown to be a limiting factor in muscle growth. this is part of why pump exercises are effective and essential in increasing size, they stretch the fascia. some people have very pliant and stretchy fascia and this is usually evidenced by large almost bulbous muscle structures.

in the calf muscle it is considered to be the primary limiting factor in growth.

 

[ENraged]

its not just a theory. fascial restriction has been shown to be a limiting factor in muscle growth. this is part of why pump exercises are effective and essential in increasing size, they stretch the fascia. some people have very pliant and stretchy fascia and this is usually evidenced by large almost bulbous muscle structures.

in the calf muscle it is considered to be the primary limiting factor in growth.

yup keeps it in place I can attest to that..
just like cutting the band on a bushel of twigs or at least that is what best describes the area of my outer calve that was snipped. pretty wild

 

[Macro]

you need to slap your doctors, why would they not do a fascial sculpting or even complete length incision is questionable.

what they have done is basically cut the fascia so your muscle can stick out there.... that will only get better if you tear it further (thus when pumped will stick out less). Have seen that many times, though usually the tear is natural not surgical (a friend had a very cool one on his forearm- looked freaky as hell when pumped, though eventually it tore further and further till it was relatively unnoticablle.

they really should have done fascial stretching, induce microtears and/or tissue softening/fiber ablation, with ultrasound or other all through the calf to allow it to stretch.

did they say that it would tear open further or did that say anything on the matter (may be they expected further tear and that was the "plan"-- have not see a cut along that particular axis)-- if they planned for/on that then no slap

 

[Macro]

most sprinters have natural tears, or induced ones on their calves.

you should have active release, ultrasound and other fascial tension reducing treatments on your biceps as well, they could be a lot bigger if you gave them room to grow.

 

[ENraged]

you need to slap your doctors, why would they not do a fascial sculpting or even complete length incision is questionable.

what they have done is basically cut the fascia so your muscle can stick out there.... that will only get better if you tear it further (thus when pumped will stick out less). Have seen that many times, though usually the tear is natural not surgical (a friend had a very cool one on his forearm- looked freaky as hell when pumped, though eventually it tore further and further till it was relatively unnoticablle.

they really should have done fascial stretching, induce microtears and/or tissue softening/fiber ablation, with ultrasound or other all through the calf to allow it to stretch.

did they say that it would tear open further or did that say anything on the matter (may be they expected further tear and that was the "plan"-- have not see a cut along that particular axis)-- if they planned for/on that then no slap

He only enlarged the natural "vent" that is located in that specific spot.
the bi-lateral lumps where muscle which was pushing out of it rubbing the dermis.
You kidding I had to trouble shoot my own aliment as I always do! I had to demand a blood-work up because they couldn't imagine a father of 4 having low test! If it werent for the fact that I can bend them to my will I would go somewhere else but as he is leaving me alone to figure out my HRT as I see fit I will stay for now
No to find a cure for my keratosis pilaris and I will be aliment free! well sept for my high BF% but I am working on that one.
none of the other options you mentioned were even spoken off.