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Day 44 - Not a good day for my Achilles

March 23rd, 2008 · 20 Comments

Today hasn’t been a good day for my achilles as my impatience has gotten the best of me, and I am in a little pain. I feel tingling sensation around the region of my achilles where it was repaired, along with periodic pin-prick sensation that comes and goes. Sometimes it happens every few [...]

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Tags: Day * · achilles injury · complications · physical therapy · recovery · weight bearing

Would you like to help?

March 20th, 2008 · 7 Comments

As I was reading rckclimr2’s excellent physical therapy post, I was wondering if anyone is interested in helping by adding information that’s lacking on AchillesBlog. I haven’t added much more helpful information in a few weeks, as I think I’ve reached my limit on what I’ve learned about ATR and recovery.
I’ve been adding [...]

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Tags: AchillesBlog.com · achilles injury · physical therapy

Questions for all

March 19th, 2008 · 13 Comments

It’s been 5 weeks and 2 days since the operation, and I am trying to see if my recovery progress in on par with what’s expected.
For those of you not in a cast, what is your ROM (Range of Motion) like on your recovering foot?
In trying to point my toes up, my recovering foot is [...]

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Tags: achilles injury · physical therapy · recovery · swelling

Day 32 - Get my Boot on

March 11th, 2008 · 71 Comments

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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Tags: Day * · crutches · doctor visits · early weight bearing · physical therapy · recovery · weight bearing

AchillesBlog Plugin in progress

March 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Just a quick FYI.
I am currently working on a plugin application for AchillesBlog for monitoring your recovery progress.
You start with inputting your surgery date, particular recovery protocol that your doctor is following, and possibly other relevant dates (like Dr. appointments, physical therapy session dates).
The progress tracker will then create a time-line for you, where you [...]

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Tags: achilles injury · physical therapy · recovery