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First 2 Weeks After Surgery
June 16, 2015 | 2 Comments
This has to be the toughest part of the journey. It’s a crash course on patience and mental stability.
Getting home from surgery, it starts to set in how difficult it is to do things around the house. Having family around is so helpful because things like preparing a meal or getting something to drink is [...]
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Surgery
June 16, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Having ruptured my achilles on a Monday night, the earliest appointment for repair surgery that I could get was on Wednesday. I spent the Tuesday just watching movies and documentaries all day (thank God for Netflix) with my leg wrapped up in a splint. The pain was at a 10 on the pain scale and [...]
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Leading into the Injury
June 16, 2015 | 7 Comments
So rupturing my achilles has probably been one of the most depressing things that has happened to me. I was on a good rhythm of playing basketball 2 times a week as well as lifting weights 3 times a week. I just turned 29 so I was beginning to get more health conscious by eating [...]