Achilles Tendon Rupture Recovery

So day 2 of my treadmill jogging went fairly well, but it took a lot of self-restraint to stop myself from pushing too hard.
I set the timer to 15 minutes, and I started on a walk for about 5 minutes. I then steadily increased the speed until I was jogging at a slow pace. [...]

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My doctor recommended that I start my physical therapy at the week 6 mark, but I started at week 7 due to some paperwork issues with my insurance.
I have been going to PT about twice a week, and overall I think it’s been very helpful in my recovery.
Here’s my post regarding my first [...]

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Another milestone of sorts. I am officially out of the boot starting today! My ankle feels fairly good, and I’ve been walking around outside appreciating the newfound normalcy without the guilt of not following my doctor’s protocol. I have an obvious limp, and I am a bit hesitant to push off with [...]

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I had my first physical therapy session yesterday. The physical therapist was excellent, as he really took the time and was very good to work with.
He mentioned that my ROM is very good, and that I was recovering very well. I asked him whether there are any chances of me stretching out my [...]

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I can’t believe it’s already been 7 weeks since my surgery. The injury, the day of the surgery, and the day after the surgery are fresh on my mind as if it happened yesterday, but everything else is blended into a giant lump of clouded memory. The cloud of memory mostly consist of [...]

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