nine holes and a damn near re-rupture

Posted on August 8th, 2009 by achillos

ok guys here’s a quick update on my golfing ambitions….i managed to walk and play nine holes last weekend which in itself is pretty good i guess, but i also managed to almost re-rupture my tendon after i hit a pretty big drive. and i thought golf was a safe sport! just kind of slipped and twisted my left foot really awkwardly and heard that familiar “plop”. started swelling and hurting almost immediatly and it was quite a shock. fortunately the tendon is still there, but i’m going to see the doc anyways next week to make sure it’s all good. it still hurts a bit so i can only caution everybody not to overdo it in the first month after the boot comes off…i basically lost two weeks as i would say now i am back to where i started two weeks ago in terms of flexibilty and swelling.

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6 Responses to “nine holes and a damn near re-rupture”

  1. mattachille, on August 8th, 2009 at 10:42 am Said:

    Wow, that’s scary, I’m really hope to get back to golf as soon as I can. I also figured it would be a relatively safe activity. Hope you get good news from the doc.

  2. wubfree, on August 8th, 2009 at 10:51 am Said:

    I can’t believe I’m saying but this but hopefully you sprained your ankle.

  3. shanks, on August 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm Said:

    oh no, you just dashed my hopes of doing “something safe” in the first 6 months while getting back to a decent level of fitness. Maybe walking the course added extra stress to your tendon? I wonder if playing will be manageble if using a cart around the course instead of walking. Wishful thinking? Anyway, I’m only 2 weeks post-op and still in a cast, and a month away from PWB according to the doc. Way to early to think about any activity.

    As an earlier poster said - hopefully your injury is just a sprain. Good luck. Do keep us updated.

  4. peterh, on August 10th, 2009 at 3:16 pm Said:

    Hopefully not wishful thinking, but maybe you broke up some scar tissue adhesions? If so that is actually a good thing.

  5. CUFD, on September 8th, 2009 at 3:49 pm Said:

    “and i thought golf was a safe sport!”

  6. wow power leveling, on September 17th, 2009 at 2:13 am Said:

    It has been 2 long weeks since I had my surgery and I can honestly say that the sequence of events that immediately followed it, have been interesting to say

    the least. Immediately after the procedure, while I was still in the hospital, I experienced chest pains and had to be monitored closely.

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    It has been 2 long weeks since I had my surgery and I can honestly say that the sequence of events that immediately followed it, have been interesting to say

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  • CUFD | September 8th, 2009 | 3:49 pm

    “and i thought golf was a safe sport!”

  • peterh | August 10th, 2009 | 3:16 pm

    Hopefully not wishful thinking, but maybe you broke up some scar tissue adhesions? If so that is actually a good thing.

  • shanks | August 8th, 2009 | 5:29 pm

    oh no, you just dashed my hopes of doing “something safe” in the first 6 months while getting back to a decent level of fitness. Maybe walking the course added extra stress to your tendon? I wonder if playing will be manageble if using a cart around the course instead of walking. Wishful thinking? Anyway, I’m only 2 weeks post-op and still in a cast, and a month away from PWB according to the doc. Way to early to think about any activity.

    As an earlier poster said - hopefully your injury is just a sprain. Good luck. Do keep us updated.

  • wubfree | August 8th, 2009 | 10:51 am

    I can’t believe I’m saying but this but hopefully you sprained your ankle.

  • mattachille | August 8th, 2009 | 10:42 am

    Wow, that’s scary, I’m really hope to get back to golf as soon as I can. I also figured it would be a relatively safe activity. Hope you get good news from the doc.

  • trisportgirl | July 19th, 2009 | 10:17 pm

    Achillos,

    I’m just shy of 7 weeks and did 9 holes yesterday. The only thing that got really sore for me was my quad. I had no swelling after the round or today. Even though I carted it, the walking to and from balls and on somewhat uneven terrain did it in for me. I connected with the ball well, but since I couldn’t really get up UNDER the ball to get it in the air, I had my fair share of bouncing shots. I’m currently in the boot and a week past FWB.

    I don’t know if you’re in your boot still, but ask for a blue flag (or whatever flag they have for the disabled) if your course is a cart-path only course. Even through 9 holes, using the cart helps tremendously. I couldn’t have imagined doing it carrying my bag.

    Have a good round!

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  • tommo21 | July 19th, 2009 | 7:39 pm

    Good to hear about your progress Achillos! I am at 10 weeks and just starting to walk at home without the boot. Have only been at it for 4 days but notice slight improvements every day. Noticeably, I have zero strength in the injured leg, I basically just plant it down and try to walk normally on it, but definitely wouldn’t be able to get any real force out of it at this stage. Did you have a similar experience at that stage?

    Let us know how your first 9 goes Champ.

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    Thanks Achillos for sharing. I’m very interested in the non-surgical route although I had to opt for surgery since I couldn’t find a dr who would go the non-surgical route for me. Keep the blog updated on how you’re doing. Good luck on your rehab.

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