AnnieH’s blog

Hi Annie,
Congrats on making a year in recovery. I’ve been amazed at the amount of people who have come out of the woodwork with this injury. I can honestly say that I had never met anyone who had an ATR until I had one and now they seem to be everywhere. I also find myself looking at how people walk a lot more, if I see someone dragging a flat foot I tend to ask what they’ve done (or guess), as a few people I’ve met went without diagnosis for a long time. I probably would’ve been one of them had I not spoke to a friend who is a qualified physio as oppose to the rugby club’s rub-a-dub who told me I had given myself a dead-leg.
I’m sure a year from now you’ll be doing single heel raises etc without a problem. I still can’t do any of the impact sports that I used to enjoy but was told to otherwise forget about the AT and carry on as normal and things will naturally improve. I can’t even remember when I did my first single heel raise, I just realised one day that I could and was doing it.
As Gary Barlow once said “Have a little patience”.

Jon

PS. Hopefully City will put in a decent away performance tonight out in Aaaaaaaalborg.

well done annieh im so pleased for you ….. it must be a wonderful feeling !!!!!!!! unfortunatly not gone that well for me (read my blog) but i WILL get there one day !!!!!!!

Hi Annie Congratulations on the marathon! you have been such a positive achilles warrior i have learnt a lot from your blogs. good luck with your continued recovery and take care. say Hi to merry Manchester there - i spent a week there a few weeks ago and its got such spirit I think. take care aussie rules

annieh - thanks! Congrats on reaching your 1 year anniversary, and thanks for sharing your story! It’s really been helpful to those following in your footsteps.

let me know nearer the date when your off to tenby and i shall come and see you for a coffee ( wheelchair at the ready lol )

Congrats on making a year in a wonderful developing one .Take care Aussie rules.Thanks for providing us the necessary details.

I am so pleased for you and for your work. It must be a wonderful feeling to share such type of views.thanks!

Annieh, I remember you. Now at Week 39, I am walking but certainly not running or jolting or dashing or bolting…. Because if I do, I might be back where I started. My scar looks “keloidal” too but I am not stressed about it, as long as there’s no pain. The leg muscle is smaller than the good leg, also small varicose veins are showing, just a bluish look, on the back of the leg.

Man, health issues are so complicated.

Mary

Hi Annieh. Congrats on reaching your one year milestone. When I ruptured my achilles, you were one of the first people to comment on my post. I am now 36 weeks post-op and making progress…slowly, but surely. I cannot do a single calf raise yet either. Just have patience and remember how far you have come! Thanks!

Hi Annie,
Have just been reading your complete journey - gives me some more idea of what to expect.
Determined not to put any weight on while inactive, but might be tough.
Wondering if I’ll be walking for end of September when my course of study starts again.
One step at a time…pardon the pun!
Sam