Chip’s Achilles Recovery

I’m just over three months…didn’t realize you re ruptured at 3 months. What did you do again? Now I’m freaked out - glad I wore the boot through the airport. The PT would prefer I just cruise around without shoes and work out and stuff. My foot is telling me NO so I’m listening to that instead of Dr. KK

Chip,
i just read your blog, also tore my second time around during my PT. I started going to rehab my eighth week, and coming up on my toes rises I heard a loud pop and my PT thought it was just scar tissue. So come to find out, after walking with a limp for almost a year I had torn again. So, I’m in my 5 week of post op, and I will not start PT till 3 months and will be very careful.

I ruptured the first time July 26, 2008. Had surgical repair on August 1. In a splint three weeks, hard cast for 2 weeks at 45 degrees flexion, 2 weeks at 90 degree flexion. Then walking boot for 4 weeks weight bearing. Then 2 more weeks in boot with weight bearing. 1 week to transition out of boot, one week out of boot then saw Dr. again. On December 9, had a missed step backwards. stepped off show, tore the tendon again. Dr. doesn’t want to repair the tendon again. ORdered AFO splint. Would you consider a reconstruction vs repair? If the possibility existed?? I want to dance again. And I have to walk for my job.

I had surgery the next day after the 2nd rupture to fix it. It was above the first injury. I am sure there are many variables on the injury, age, fitness, weight etc. I never considered another option besides surgery. I am about 7 months now and doing very well. My calf is still small and can barely doing one toe raise, but I work on it every day. Did you rupture in the same spot?