Achilles Tendon Rupture Recovery

Just wanted to share with you some numbers:
We had over a thousand unique people visiting everyone’s AchillesBlog for the month of March.
I don’t think every one of those people had an ATR, but say conservatively 1/10 of them did, then there are 100 people a month with ATR here.
If you are starting out [...]

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My second post-op appointment was today. The nurse took my cast off, and it felt great to let my leg breathe.
I knew that my calf muscle had been atrophying, but I was still surprised to see it so puny. The skin was loose around the muscle! So it looks like I have [...]

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5 seconds is how long I can stand on just the crutches.  Feet not touching the ground.

I am looking forward to being able to walk without crutches, and I am still waiting to find out if I can get the iWalkFree crutch through my insurance.
I was able to get a shower chair through my insurance [...]

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I slept fitfully last night because of my throbbing, swelling ankle. The color of my toes are fine, and they are not swollen so I am hoping that this is to be expected. I am waiting to get a confirmation of this from the physician’s assistant.
I wrapped my cast in a plastic bag before a [...]

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