9 weeks and 5 PT visits
Started therapy at 7 weeks and have had 5 visits with 2 more this week. Both feet were very tight with very little ROM, I had only been told by Dr to do one exercise from week 2 to week 6(foot flop, lift foot up/back and release). I am in a Swimex pretty much every visit right now doing leg exercises, stretching, and walking. Really like the water. Even doing some heel raises with floats, so maybe 10-15% body weight and did 20 reps. Right now doing a lot of plantar stretching, leg stretching, and leg/hip exercises at home and lots of ROM exercises(circles, flex left/right/up/down) and ABC’s of course. Have done a few leg presses and some 6 min stationary bike sessions on last few visits. Walking in the aircasts each day more and more to get leg strength and can feel calf’s gaining some mass back, they looked pitiful. Feels strange having to make yourself get up and actually walk every hour!! But it feels good to get up and move after 6 weeks of nothing.
Have not used any crutches throughout process, have only been in wheelchair and boots. Am now going up/down 3 stairs from house to garage in the boots, so dont have to use the ramps to get out of house and no more transfer from wheel chair to car. So from week 6.5 to week 9 have had lots of “firsts” and am really happy with my progression and overall strength. Even walking with walker bare footed around house. Therapist wants me practicing in shoes next week so have to go get some good shoes for walking. Will be great to kick the boots, have one insert installed now and both achilles have felt great each time inserts are pulled(started with 5, 3 pulled at week 6, 1 pulled at 9 weeks, 1 left). Gives it the needed stretch and really feels good after 1-2 days.
Both tendons feel very good, it is every other muscle, tendon, ligament in both legs that are sore and trying to come back to life. Tendons around ball of ankles are both swelling and very sore
Am going to stay on path and rehab like crazy, and hope to golf last week of October 
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