Achilles Tendon Rupture Recovery

I went into see the doctor today, it’s been 2 weeks, 1 day since the surgery.
The nurse removed the cast, and I finally got to see my left heel, stitches and all. Here is a nice picture of it:

It was a relief to have the cast off since I was able to scratch [...]

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I drove to the Orthopedic center for my appointment with the Knee Orthopedic Surgeon to go over my MRI results on my knee.
I had initially thought that it was a meniscus tear, but it appears that I have articular cartilage damage of about 1 cm wide. The cartilage will probably not heal on its [...]

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I woke up with a moderate itch in the region around my surgically repaired achilles, which I can’t scratch because of the cast.
Also, I usually wake up with a bit of swelling around my ankle, which goes away after an hour or so. I keep my leg elevated with a pillow in the bed, [...]

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Swelling is down, still trying to keep the foot elevated as much as I can.
As I said before, it’s difficult to elevate the foot without putting pressure on the heel. When I am at my desk, my foot is propped up with a pillow on top of the table. I have to sit a bit [...]

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The pain isn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. I’ll see the surgeon for a follow up in 10 to 14 days. And then a new cast and another follow up 2 weeks later. If all goes well, I should be going into a walking boot, and I should be able [...]

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