Hi all - new to this - ATR 9/19/10
Hello all! I am very excited that I’ve found this site and have really learned a lot from reading what I have thus far - with the weeks ahead, I’m grateful there is a place a can come to find support and ask the million and one questions I know I will have! I ruptured (complete) my Achilles last Sunday playing touch football - while I’m fairly athletic and have played on quite a few social sports teams (kickball, dodgeball) this was only my second football game. I took a step backwards and felt/heard the pop - and looked for the hole I knew I had stepped in - once I realized there was no hole, I started screaming/crying knowing that I had done something to my Achilles. Unfortunately, I was correct. An ER vist, MRI and surgery consult later, I’m scheduled for repair surgery in a couple days, Tuesday, Sept. 28. I’m in a splint at the moment and my pain level is pretty good (although my left knee, the leg I injured, is really starting to bother me!). The worst part was that I had just undergone treatment for Morton’s Neuroma’s (fairly painful nerve issues in the ball of the foot) and was pondering surgery for those! I had steriod injections in the balls of my feet the Thursday before my ATR - and had actually run for the first time in a couple years pain-free the Saturday before. So - this has been quite a set-back.
I’ve been working mornings for the past week and am planning on staying at home for 2-3 weeks after the surgery - working from home on my laptop (and am very grateful I am able to do so). My husband has been incredible and I my immediate family are only minutes away - although its already driving me crazy how little I feel I can do for myself and how much I am now dependent on others. My crutches are bothering my hands/wrists (I bought wrist supports today) so have rented a wheelchair and took it out tonight for its first spin - its not as supportive as I would like in terms of elevation (working on that) but was grateful to get out into the real world for a bit.
Tomorrow is day one in mental healing as I’m going to cheer my team on in their next game 
