aileenscotland’s AchillesBlog

Hi to everyone. I can’t believe it’s so long since I’ve been on here. Nice to see all the regulars on, along with so many new people! It doesn’t seem so long ago that I was a newbie and now life is almost back to normal.

At the beginning, people asked me how long it had been since my injury and I could immediately tell them in weeks and days. Now, I’ve had to count up how may weeks it is. It’ll be 4 months tomorrow – or 17 weeks and 3 days.

Since I was last on, I’m back in the office, driving, exercising on the static bike and on the treadmill. I’ve been so busy catching up with everything that I haven’t had time to think. I’m still seeing my physio as I still have a slight limp, but I’m now down to once every 10 days-ish. She’s got me doing heel raises going up on two feet and then coming down on one; hard work but it’s coming along.

I did have a slight setback about 4 weeks ago. I was out walking, going downhill, and felt a ping in the back of my leg, along with pain. I panicked and ended up in A&E – after 4 hours of lots of calf squeezing and ultrasound they confirmed that it was just a sprain. Phew! It did teach me a lesson that Norm tries to teach us all – Watch Your Step!!! It’s so easy to become overconfident.

I loved reading all the new stories on the site and remembering. I laughed at Janet’s comments about making the bed. I had a similar experience with an ironing board! Trying to get the thing upright while standing on one leg and then realising that the iron wouldn’t reach the socket – not the best experience I’ve ever had.

I can also sympathise with Gary and the reaction to Norm’s protocol. I printed all the articles out, annotated them with my own comments and took them to the hospital – only to find that they wouldn’t even look at them. Good old NHS!

I still have real issues with swelling, and am still going downstairs one at a time, can’t put my good leg down first. Otherwise I feel great and am getting my life back. Still haven’t been to the football but our next home game is on the 26^th so I’ll be there cheering on my team.

Good luck to you all x

Hi all, Merry Christmas.

Things have moved on very well since my last blog. I’ve realised since my injury (and due to this site) what a wimp I am! I was told at the hospital that I wouldn’t get physio fr a month and initially I just accepted that. However, thanks to responses on here (particularly Theresa - huge thanks) I pushed it, and I got an appointment on Tuesday.

I have got to say that it was one of the most painful experiences of my life, but boy was it worth it. I had an hour of her time - we did cycling, stretches and massage (that last bit was the worst!) and my walking has improved so much I hardly recognise myself.

The exercise she has given me are - circling the foot both ways, then putting a belt under the ball of my foot and pulling up to 90 degrees. Gentle lunges and squats and then standing on a step and pushing my heel down. I also have to do hot and cold plunges with the foot twice a day as the swelling is still pretty bad. (I’m also experiencing a bit of back pain but I suppose that’s a result of inactivity for 9 weeks)

Feeling great, very positive, practicing my stretches religiously every day and looking forward to cooking Christmas dinner.

Good luck all, have a great time x

Hi all, I haven’t been around for a while. Busy working and trying to stay sane.

Well, I’m out of my cast and into 2 shoes after my hospital visit yesterday. Great news and I feel about a stone lighter.

It’s not all good though - the boot that I paid for is sitting on its own looking sad. The doctor said it was too late to fit it, I should have had it 4 weeks ago! I have to add that this was my 4th visit to the hospital and the 4th different doctor I’ve seen.

She sent me home with an appointment for a month, “to see how I get on” - no exercies, no physio, no follow up, nothing. I am really unimpressed with the NHS in Scotland (think I need to emigrate to Canada!)

So I’m shuffling along on two feet, trying to find a method that’s not too painful, putting a lot of weight through the crutches. I’m looking for a private physio in my area, there are a few in the nearest town about 15 miles away.

I hope you’re all healing well out there. I’m off to look for a pair of Clarks shoes as nothing else is comfortable.

Take care all x

well guys, I had no success with my doctor… there is no hospital in Scotland that does a modern protocol.

So it’s back into plaster for another two weeks, back onto the crutches, still NWB after all this time.

sad, depressed, p***ed off!

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