Week 15-18

Posted on April 3rd, 2020 by bdill18

I am now to the point where I don’t see much change day-to-day. but have been seeing improvement each week. I have made it to the point where I don’t have a limp when I walk. Calf muscle strengthening and full range of motion are the two things I am working on now. My achilles has stretched out well, the ankle joint itself has been slower to come along. For example, when I do the runners stretch I feel the tension on the front of my ankle first before the achilles stretches.

I have progressively increased the amount of walking I do each week, and have been working with a bosu ball on balance and flexibility. I continue to bike as well, and I estimate I am at 80% strength of my pre-injury capability.

Hoping to get to try running out at the beginning of May as the next goal, which would be the 5 month mark for me.

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  • vegasjoey | March 12th, 2020 | 3:10 pm

    read your progress updates. Thanks for the accurate updates.

  • vegasjoey | March 12th, 2020 | 2:45 pm

    Nice! Congrats!

  • bdill18 | February 25th, 2020 | 2:36 pm

    Thanks, Lauren! I think I finally rounded the corner. Hope your recovery is going well!

  • laurenr | February 20th, 2020 | 12:18 am

    Ugh I’m sorry to hear this! Having constant progression is one of the few small treasures we have in the recovery process. Sounds like its just a week which is not too bad at all. And maybe you can still do some ROM and/or balancing stuff so your ankle/foot muscles can get stronger while your heel heals? Wishing you a speedy recovery to get back on the slow recovery train :)

  • vegasjoey | January 23rd, 2020 | 9:15 pm

    Glad to see your progress. Congrats

  • Lo | January 17th, 2020 | 3:03 am

    It’s kind of funny because my injury happened the same exact way (same activity and everything) exactly a week before yours. Hope all is going well!

  • vegasjoey | January 5th, 2020 | 7:20 pm

    Yeah. I know how you feel. I’m out of another winter sports season. No snowboarding or skiing.

  • Saaj | December 30th, 2019 | 1:36 pm

    Hi bdill
    I wish you all the luck with your recovery.

    I ruptured my archilles [full tear] on the 27th on Nov playing indoor soccer and had surgery on the 29th of Nov.

    I am 4 weeks and 3 days post op.

    After 12 days i was put into an aircast with 1 wedge.
    Started pwb not long after that.

    Was fwb at 3 weeks on 2 crutches and had the wedge removed by my pt at the same time. So i just have the standard aircast sole in now.

    I have been fwb on 1 crutch for the past 3 days.

    Recovery seems to be going well.
    Just feel a little scared that im going too quick, although im under the guidance of my pt.

    Was very active beforw the atr and have been trying to maintain weight training at the gym.[unfortunately no more cardio for a long time].

    Please keep your blog updated. I would love to follow how your recovery is going as im just behind you in terms of time post op.

  • bdill18 | December 29th, 2019 | 12:27 am

    Lauren - Sorry to hear that, 11/20 was quite a day! You will get to PWB soon enough, it’s not as glamorous as it sounds so far. I will keep posting so we can compare recoveries and what is working well.

    Paul - Thanks for the well wishes!

  • paul1 | December 28th, 2019 | 12:55 pm

    Hang in there. The first several weeks are the toughest by far. Once you can start walking in the boot, your life will improve dramatically. I’m almost 6 months post surgery and aside from tightness in the Achilles, I’m almost back to normal. Good luck!

  • laurenr | December 27th, 2019 | 7:35 pm

    Something must have been in the air on 11/20 since that is when I ruptured mine as well. Thank you for sharing your recovery.. I’m a little jealous you’re already at PWB. I’m doing what I can with ROM from home so that at the 6 week mark my muscles are ready to activate.
    Cheers!