It’s been a while since I have posted. Been pretty busy I guess! Even though I have not had a chance to post, I read the blog daily…keeps me optimistic! Thanks everyone!
I ended up wearing my cast for 3 weeks and have now been wearing a boot for almost 2 weeks. I am still NWB, so I am using crutches to get around. I seem to have adapted pretty well to my crutches and try to stay positive by thinking about the great upper body workout I have been getting. I also have a scooter that I use to help me get around at work rather quickly.
Although the atrophy in my injured leg is upsetting for me to see, my recovery seems to be going very well. I see the doc again in a little over a week and will hopefully get the ok to go PWB and start physical therapy. At my last visit, I asked my doc if he thought it would be possible for me to go on my annual ski/snowboard trip to Colorado in February (which would be 6 months post rupture). Much to my surprise, he said he feels there is a strong chance that I will be ready by February!
As we have all come to know, the recovery “tunnel” is rather long and at times seems endless. However, I am happy to write that I feel I am now starting to see the light at the end of it…which didn’t seem possible just a few weeks ago.
Snowboarding …. Now there’s an idea for something to look forward to …. And snowboard boots should offer similar support to the ‘boot’?
That’s a pretty cool rehab target, best of luck hitting it bang on:)
6 months should be ok and it’s the same goal as I have.
Spoke to my physio today and he said it should be ok, even good for rehab as it’s very calf intensive. Just need to make sure that the tendon is nice and strong and perhaps more importantly, the calves are also strong.
That’s great to hear about your snowboarding trip to CO in February. My doc has me in a soft cast (ace wrap, w/a hard splint) and NWB for 6 weeks, and it’s interesting to read how many different philosophies there are about when to go into a boot, when to be FWB, when to go into 2 shoes, etc…
My injury was on Nov. 13, and surgery was 5 days later on Nov. 18. My 6 month mark will be April 18, and I’m hoping so much I can start jogging at that point. I go into a boot/FWB on Dec. 27, and hope to be in 2 shoes on Feb. 3.
Again congrats on your progress and on the trip!!!