One year on and hiking again!
It is over 6 months since my last post and 1 year since the ATR so I thought I would do a final post.
Since last December I have been dancing regularly. This has been ok up to a point. There are some moves which require a push off from the injured leg which are more difficult. I have found I tend to do more than I should and a couple of days later my calf gets stiff and painful. So I should really space out the dances and do less but it’s too easy to get carried away.
I have been building up my walking and last month I did a week’s hiking in the Alps. I had no problems at all with the Achilles, only with my knees which is a different issue and not related to the AT. I use walking sticks most of the time and I think this helps a lot.
I still have a hard lump at the base of the Achilles and the calf muscle is much smaller than my good leg. I have probably not done as many targetted exercises as I should do (eg heel lifts) as I do more general stuff like walking and cycling etc.
I still have a bend in my spine. Now, I cannot be certain of this, but I only noticed this last December after I had been going around with one decent leg for 6 months and I wonder if this is related to the ATR. Anyway it does seem to be permanent.
This is all now and I am signing off.