Chronology of Achilles Rupture to Recovery
The time frame up to the first follow-up checkup with the surgeon is fairly standard. After that, there seems to be “some” variation dependent on what your doctor believes is the best approach to rehabilitation. Most doctors follow a conservative rehabilitation protocol, but there are some that advocate a more aggressive protocol. Speak to your doctor if you have any questions. This chronology is just my personal recovery experience in addition to what I’ve learned about other’s recovery process from their blogs, comments, and forums.
- The Injury (Ouch!)
- Emergency Room visit (same night as the injury)
- Time between the Emergency Room visit and the surgery (3 days after the injury)
- The Surgery Day( 1 1/2 hours in the Operating Room. In the hospital from 11am - 5pm)
- The days between the surgery and the first follow-up visit with the surgeon ( 10 - 14 days)
- First follow-up visit with the surgeon and sutures removal
- The Second Follow-up visit. Boots
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hi there i ruptured my achilles tendon on 6th april 08 on a night out luckily it was at the end of the night. i was left by the hospital for 7 weeks before they decided that i had ruptered my achilles tendon.on 27th may i had surgry and then cast for 6 weeks and the boot for 6 weeks and i have been with out hte boot for a few days am in loads of pain still and have a lot of swellin too. was expecting it to be alot better by now . now been told to be on crutches for another 2 months what joy . it feels like there is no light at the end of the tunnel at the mo. i have not even been told to go to physio yet which i thought would be the case . has this happened to anyone else and did you fully recover ? sharon
Hi Sharon123,
Do not be overly concerned, I walked about for nearly 3 weeks before operation. I had nearly 10 weeks in plaster, then crutches for quite a few weeks now just down to 1 crutch. The swelling in my ankle only began to lessen about 2 weeks ago and since then my improvement has been quite significant. It does take a long time and there is light at the end of the tunnel.
The extra time you and I have had is probably due to the delay in treatment. Just be cautious and do not over extend yourselv. Be assured it will all come right all of a sudden, I thought back in June I would never be able to walk properly again, still can’t but very nearly there.
Best of luck
Annie