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I punctured my achilles by jumping out of the way of my falling bike and impaling my right heel on the big chain-ring sprocket!  Believe it or not it was all in an attempt to save my white capri pants from getting greasy.  In retrospect I should have bought a new pair of pants

I bleed like a stuck pig but could still walk around.  I was even dumb enough to believe that I could still do the sprint triathlon I was scheduled to do the next morning (Saturday)  and the swim portion of another triathlon on Sunday.  All I needed was a good waterproof bandage right? Wrong!

I woke up to the alarm first thing Saturday, swung my feet out of bed, hit the ground and then subsequently hit the roof.  I have given birth to two beautiful boys and had not felt that kind of pain before!  I Guess I am not doing a triathlon today … instead I will hop to the kitchen, grab a cup of coffee - that surely will make this pain go away.

Wrong again!  Let’s go to the urgent care…  A nice Canadian doctor (I’m Canadian too - so therefore he is going to tell me all this is a big mistake) tells me that I have most likely punctured my achilles tendon and after a tetanus shot and a Rx for antibiotics, suggests that I go and get some crutches.

I leave a message for my boss saying that I may be out for a few days.  I have to drive for my job (sales) and that would be the only responsible thing to do since it is my right foot.  Little did I know that driving would not be in my near future.

Sunday morning - things are looking up!  I have less pain and am able to put some weight on my right foot even if my toes are point off the the right at 45 degrees and all of the weight is on the right edge of my foot.  All is well in my world - my ‘puncture’ is getting better

Monday morning - wrong again!  Swelling is much worse and looking to the dreaded crutches for help.

Tuesday morning - oh oh!!  Friend suggests I go and see a podiatrist (she is dating one and he suggests an MRI).  Find podiatrist and yup, you’ve got it, head off for an MRI.

Thursday - MRI confirms puncture and vertical shredding of my tendon plus this added bonus of ‘foreign material’ interspersed throughout.  To have surgery or not - that appears to be the question.  I could be pulled off the antibiotics and see if I get an infection or they could cut me open, clean me up and sew me back up.  Either way I will be off it and in a cast for six weeks and you all know the rest.

Monday - Let’s get this show on the road - surgery it is!!!

Fast forward many weeks - I didn’t experience the level of pain that most have felt but am high on the level of frustration.  I am nearing the end of the PWB part of my journey and fear what comes next …

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