Dr. Kristin Lynn Strannigan, MD

I had the planter Fasciitis procedure n some kind of tendonitis with my calf surgery. I was told that in 2 days I wouldn't even need my crutches. Well I had at least 1 crutch for 11 days n walked very gingerly after that. Felt like I was walking on glass with an infected cut. The day after my surgery I was bleeding and had dried blood all around my incision. I was concerned with infection from that. I called the office n the answering service wasn't able to ever reach the on call doc for 2 days. She said other patients were also trying to reach him which was Dr Vena. That issue wasn't Dr Strannigans fault but I did address it with the manager Terri. After I had my stitches removed I didn't feel that sharp pain on my foot so I'm thinking the stitches were too short and one end reversed into the actual opening from the surgery. Having something poking into your fresh wound isn't a good feeling. I have had stitches (6) without the novocaine shot and even that didn't hurt nearly as bad as… this. Now to my calf surgery. 3 of the top physical therapist in Ligonier were very confused as to WHY she cut into my tendon on the back of my calf for the tendonitis. They all said that could have been easily worked out. I didn't have much issue with my calf as I did with my foot but I trusted her professional opinion and now I'm regretting it in a big way. It has been almost a month and I STILL can't walk more than a 1/4 mile without my leg swelling up and in a lot of pain. The Dr said that could take many months!!?? WHAT??? I'm an avid hiker where I walk 5-6 miles with our dogs and I'm lagging at just a 1/4 mile. NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! I have been doing the stretching n massaging my calf several times a day. I had PT and I'm STILL worse off than I was prior to the surgery. ??? I don't even know what to do. My job that I have been doing for the last 7 years I can't even do. I would not recommend her or the so called tendonitis procedure done unless you are a couch potato and not active in the slightest. That includes shopping because walking around in the store is also a painful chore. ? Hind sight is 20/20 as they say. I gave her 1 star only because she's very nice. So here I sit again with ice on calf and elevated.

Dr strannigan did my surgery on my foot back in 2016. She did everything she could to save the bone but to no avail. She has great bedside manner to go along with her expertise. I'd recommend her to anybody.