afkv’s AchillesBlog

sorry for the late reply. walking without a limp and attempting to recover full ROM is my goal now too

Hi there. You and I are on a similar road to recovery. I am at about 12.5 weeks post op and I am walking decently, just looking forward to walking without a limp and actually running.

Today was a bit depressing because I was on my feet all day (about 16 hours) and I had significant swelling, and was in quite a bit of pain at the end of the day. In fact, I was walking worse than when I first got out of the boot. Have you had days like this?

I am nervous about re-rupturing mine as well! lol. I can’t believe how long it takes to simply walk normally again. We could have all just broken bones in the leg/foot and we’d be running marathons by now…

popouch - no, none of my bones hurt. my only source of pain in right above the heel at the base of the incision. it is a searing pain which my ortho says is nerves fortunately, the pain is almost gone now. i’ve been massaging that area with arnica oil, and the rest of the foot and ankle. i was very worried that it was going to last. my pressing concern is my incision doesn’t look that great. i’ll try and post a pic later. there is some redness that isn’t going away, and there is some wrinkle in skin at the bottom. it’s hard to explain without a pic. i’ll try and post. i see my ortho today and will post later tonight what he says.

Popouch - does it hurt just under the ankle bone where it sticks out? I had a pain there and my doc said there is a nerve that runs through there and, often, that nerve gets annoyed by the surgery. I don’t recall if you had surgery but if so then things that got moved around may have annoyed the nerve.

Does your bad ankle hurt at all when you walk on it? I am at 7 weeks and I can walk, but my ankle bone hurts each step I take. It isn’t the achilles that hurts, just my ankle bone on the outside. Does anyone else have this pain during the boot walking phase?

thanks! i’m trying to focus my energy on healing and exercise. i certainly feel the mini pitty parties, but they don’t last long. i’m deciding against the scooter. i found that i feel like i’m exercising my core and upper body with the crutches and that makes me happy. i’m pretty good on them too and nothing hurts when i use them. i appreciate the support!

You’ve got a really good attitude and enthusiasm that will serve you well over the next several months. If you get tired of crutches, I recommend using a knee scooter. That was a huge help for me. That weird sensation when you get up after having your leg elevated is a common one. To me it felt like alot of blood suddenly rushed to the bottom of my leg, uncomfortable but not painful. That feeling should gradually subside. Good luck to you and please keep us posted.

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