Achilles Tendon Rupture Recovery

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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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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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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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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I am able to put a bit of weight on my cast leg when I am standing, but I can’t walk on it yet. The PA told me to limit the weight bearing to about 20-30 lbs.So I got the bathroom scale out, stood on it with the cast leg on the scale and [...]

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