Faydra’s AchillesBlog

So  first off, if any of you are on crutches, you HAVE TO GO TO CRUTCHCRITTERS.COM and get these cute things to go on the crutches. They are AMAZING!! a friend of my clients is the owner of this company that makes stuffed animals (or sport theme) pads for the crutches. They are a total life saver and quite the conversation starter!!!! I go out to the clubs with my cute little puppies and everyone loves them!!!

Ok,  so  im lovin Mr. Norm’s detailed responses– quite the rockstar on ATR- love it! And to all my ladies, we will be in those cute heels again!  So am I wierd to not be feeling pain and dorsiflexin’ the foot with feeling in the calf?  Its still a hard mass, and stiff, but i’m pointing and flexing pretty well. I slept with the boot off and woke up feeling so liberated! lol! When I put the boot back on i was fine. No pain at all. I don’t move much when i sleep tho so maybe thats why i was ok.  i don’t plan on doing this every night, but it was nice for a change!!! I was out and about all day yesterday so today im cheezin watching movies with my foot up. I am not being over skeptical or wanting to rush my healing (that never works) but the little improvements make me feel good! And I have to admit I enjoy the positive treatment when i go out at night. People actually care!!! Or they just love the puppies on the crutches! Have a great one! xo

Oh, and I am not feeling any discomfort with my walking cast. That Vaco Boot/Robo boot is scary!!!

I realize i have a long way to go… but will I ever be able to wear my pumps and stilletos again?? It is such a lame question but I wear them a lot and it would make me feel so great to know that I have something to look forward to!

Faydra

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!! Here in Chicago its sunny and 70, and my appt went great!

 The last few days I’ve been a little worried bc my incision has been burning.  My swelling went down and the splint was rubbing it. It was fine, got the splint off and the air felt oh so refreshing!!! I turned my leg over and was surprised at the Frankenstein-ish look of my leg. No swelling in the ankle, but my foot looks like a tennis ball!!  He gave me the alcohol wipe and it was the most heavenly feeling!  I watched as the nurse cut and pull out my stitches and put on the dressing.  I was told that i could shower and get it wet…. I’m a little apprehensive about doing so, any suggestions? I got put on my  “robo-boot” but am still NWB. I go back in 2 weeks to start PT and a begin putting weight on it. If the next two weeks go as fast as the last two, Im gonna be ok!!!  So im feeling good. Got back to the gym on Monday and feeling great! Hope all of you are doi

Geez, can’t believe its been 2 weeks since the rupture! Well Vegas was a success! It was a little rough, but with the help of my sister (albeit her hidden resentment) it was one of my favorite times in Vegas!

My brother was my personal chauffeur to the airport (we took the train), because I obviously couldn’t take my suitcases around.  Got to airport earlier than usual just in case. It took my 10 minutes to get to my gate. They pushed me right through everything. So onto the plane I go. Flight out wasn’t so bad. Took a Bayer about an hour before take off so it didn’t feel like too much swelling.

The whole trip was great. I probably over did it- a 5 hour concert, beach party, nightclubs… but my trooper of a sister pushed me around during the day and I slept with a pound of ice and my leg up when i finally did go to sleep.

The trip back was a little tougher. My leg was swollen before I went up, so I took another Bayer and this time had the attendant give me a bag of ice. It helped.

So now I am back. Im a definite pro at the  hands free crutch and crutches. I go in for my post op appointment Thursday. I can’t wait to take a look and shave my leg and take pictures…(sorry maybe TMI)! It feels as tho my incision is rubbing against the inside of the cast, and kind of irritated. I have a lot of room cuz my leg has lost a lot of size. I’m also starting to get funny nerve tingles throughout my heel and bottom of foot. Kind of cool-except when there is a little pain.  Im hoping that this is all normal and its just the art of healing.

Anyways I’ll be back on Friday to let you know how the appointment went!!! Happy Healing!

Faydra

Goodmorning! So its 10 days from my ATR and boy was yesterday tough.  I know, I know, I have a long way to go– but I think Mondays are going from my favorite day to my not so favorite day. All day long I was pity partying it up. And then fell asleep for like 3 hours before bed.  What a difference  24 hours makes!  Today when I woke up I thought ok, its been over a week, my 2 week post op is next Tuesday and time is flying. One of my saviours has been this hands free crutch. I don’t know if any of you have used this thing, but aside from its “interesting” looks, it has made my life so much easier! Im still able to do massage and train my clients. I have slowed my days considerably, but this thing has helped me to have a pretty normal life. After my Dr. appt next week I plan on getting back to the gym to do some lifting. I think thats where all my goofy mental stuff is coming from. At the time of the accident I was in 8th week (and exactly 8 weeks out) from my 2nd fitness competition. So I’m used to being in the gym 2 hours a day and hitting it hard. I’m sure many of you know how going from being completely active to completely non active  can really mess up your moods. Then add the meds and pain killers and it gets a little crazy!  So anyway, today is looking to be a great day. My spirits are up and Im leaving for Vegas tomorrow afternoon so that will be fun. I will write on Sunday to let you know how the whole thing went! Have a great week and happy healing.

Faydra

As the warm weather peeks its head,  I sit on my couch on this sunday morning, looking at my big ol’ casted leg and my messy apartment and get a little down. Im thinking about the whole production Wednesday will bring when I try to get on the plane to leave for Vegas. Its a little scary cuz usually I just walk on up. Now I have all this excess baggage…Any tips on handling this? I am going to call the airline on Tuesday to hopefully speed things along. Until then the whole packing thing will be easier…I only need to pack one shoe!!! Thats just weird!!! So today I’ll be working and hitting the grocery store with my hands-free crutch. Should be interesting. I feel like a monster, and Im going to scare all the little kids lol. Well I will update you all on the outcome of all this! Have a fabulous sunday!!!!

Hey!

My name is Faydra and I this is my first attempt at any type of blogging experience! I figured why not blog a true unfortunate and important mishap in my life that will take some healing time?! So I fully ruptured my achilles while wildly going about step-ups at the gym (now I am a personal trainer/massage therapist, and due to my nature I failed to listen to myself in correctly doing this exercise, hence injury…).  I knew exactly what I had done to myself as soon as I couldn’t lift my foot up.   I went to the ER (dumb idea they didn’t do anything for me!) and then went home to wait the weekend over on some pain meds, which i only took that night because I realized I couldn’t drink my wine on them. My boyfriend is a track coach so Sunday night he made some calls to the head sports med associate and she made some calls and got me an appointment for Tuesday to see the surgeon, and then was able to get my surgery scheduled for the next day. Its been a week since the injury occured, and I have to say, I’m being really positive about it. I’m feeling down b/c I havn’t worked out in a week, but I know I need to use my energy to heal. I am renting the hands free crutch which has been a Godsend seeing my profession.  I’m staying really positive and trying to slow myself down.  Its only been 3 days since surgery and I have to believe that its going to get a little easier…right? I’d like to get some real feedback because although I’m very optimistic, I know there are a lot of people that have bad experiences with this. So bring on the bad and the good! Im ready!!! Thank you for reading. I’m heading to Vegas next week, won’t that be interesting :)…wish me luck!

Faydra