cameront’s AchillesBlog

Mattycee

I don’t know for sure but I believe that it must have been hanging on by a thread when it ruptured and then for whatever reason didn’t heal well enough in the two weeks I was in a cast. When that cast came off my foot involuntarily dorsi-flexed and I had tremendous pain (the first time I had any real pain since the injury). I think that’s when it went.

In a sense, it’s reassuring to know that my Achilles is supported now while it’s healing, but I would have much preferred if the simplicity of non-parts would have worked for me. I wish you all the best!

Oscillot: My 4 year old has helped me so much that I can only imagine how challenging it was for you with a 2.5 year old! well done!

Congrats on your progress. I’ve been told that not all ruptures will rejoin - it depends where on the tendon, how much separation, and yes, your body’s ability to heal.

I can relate to your childcare dilemma, as I, too, was on paternity leave (with a 2.5 yr old and newborn). Hang in there, and happy healing!

It is a good read and I am glad it seems to be working for you. I went non operative and am 7 weeks past rupture and transitioning into 2 shoes over the new few weeks. When you went non operative, when and how did it fail, did it just not join or did you re-rupture and was it early on or a long time into it?

I guess I am paranoid that something will happen, but my achilles had rejoined after 2 weeks of a Cam Walker at 30° but I am still worried it can go pop any minute and I really hated the first 2 weeks and cannot get my head around the thought having to do it again especially as I would have to be operated on if it did re-rupture.

Cameront don’t consider this a setback, be glad you are getting surgery and starting your journey back to full strength.

Many partial ruptures in tendons end up complete ruptures in time even after immediate treatment so there would have been a significant chance it would have happened at some time in the future regardless. The good news is that treatment for a partial rupture of the achilles is pretty much the same as a complete so once you have healed you should be back to normal activities with a considerably lessened chance of rupturing that tendon again. It does happen but it is unusual. There are risks involved in the healing process and the worst for most ‘long’ term is in fact that you heal long which will give you less push off strength. Short term risks will be a re-rupture or a wound infection which are more manageable. Aside from that you should be back on the court sometime in the next 12 months give or take but that all could be sooner depending on how your recovery is managed. Time to do some research and reading.