You’re Too Old!

well done bullet. (with a name like yours, no wonder you’re up and at ‘em in four weeks).
all the best for your new job. take it easy.
offdibb

I have the needle thing too. I asked my PT about it and what she said made so much sense. Not only are we dealing with an achilles injury but also reabilitating the rest of the muscles in your leg and foot. There are more than 20 mucsles in your feet alone! They have to stretch back out and build back up, like our achilles. When I wake up in the a.m., even if I don’t have time to do my exercises and stretching, I at least give my foot a good rub. It makes a huge difference. I have some insurance issues, so I’ve been to 4 PT appts, last one coming up on Monday. My PT is giving me a home care kit. So, i’m going to try to go back to her once every 2 weeks. (Its $150/session out of pocket-yikes!)
If she gives me anything I haven’t seen that may be useful to everyone else, i’ll be sure to share!

damacar

Yes- the strange needle sensation when you start bearing weight — priceless! Just go at your own pace, and you will find that one day you will just not need the crutches. For me, that took about a week.

I see my doc at 11 weeks(3 weeks from now) and I suspect he may not subscribe PT. I am going to ask for it though - I really want to learn about how to gradually strengthen and how to best stretch. In fact, I made an appointment already, so I better get that script!

This is something else that concerns me - so many different lines of treatment - how do you know what is best!? Maybe some of it has to do with your pre-ATR fitness level?

Anyway, it sounds wonderful! I think my doc is a bit more conservative in his plan which concerns me because of atrophy, but I will continue reading and learning from everyone here.

Congrats on the ongoing progress!!

Congrats! Love it. New heel, new diet plan, new job…..you have lots of opportunity and lots to look forward to.

Matt,

That sounds awesome man, not that you injured but that you’re recovering quicker than most. Hang in there brother and thanks for the update.

Ed,

Sorry to hear that you’re part of the club. Plan on doing the same lobbying next Thursday. He had told me that there is a 75% chance he will put me in “the boot” and begin PWB with PT soon after. Good luck and keep me posted on your recovery.

Bullet,

Welcome to the big board of AT blowouts. I am sure that you will second guess your decison to play basketball but don’t. We all have been there thinking of could of, should of, would of. Concentrate on healing and this is a great site for that(mental healing too). It easy to say not to “rush”, but only 5 weeks after the surgery I am walking(limping) in my boot. Hang in there!

Sounds like you and I are pretty close in terms of timeline (I had my surgery on May 23 - day before our 16th wedding anniversary). I found that celebrating an anniversary on Percosset is quite pleasant…

My research has not unearthed anything other than the boot or a cast. Seems that the “old-school” go with hard casts for 8 weeks or so changing the angle of the foot every few weeks. The “newer” school go to the boot earlier and allow partial weight bearing earlier in the process. There is no “right” answer, but I plan to lobby hard for a boot on Thursday when I go back to the doctor….

Hang in there - we will both be back in shoes and walking limp free before we know it!

Ed

bullet -
welcome to the site, and sorry about the timing of your achilles rupture. But is it ever a good time?.. I hope you find the site helpful, and take the time to read through the site.

To setup your timeline:
http://achillesblog.com/dennis/achilles-timeline-widget/