I. Just. WALKED!
No crutches, no leaning on counters/walls/beds/handles/chairs, no hopping hobbles. Walking shuffles. Almost just a shifting of my weight side-to-side as I moved my legs forward, but honest-to-God walking. Bring it.
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So how was the drive?
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Lol! Congratulations. That’s a great feeling
That is how I started. First a quick shuffle from the bathroom to the hall closet to grab something I’d forgotten. Then a shuffle from the bedroom to the bathroom. Then a shuffle to the livingroom where my husband shook his head and said, “I hope you know what you’re doing!” - Apparently, I did. 
hey there, ouch! are you still in your cast?
Hi fuegaliciuos! Sounds like me–six days after my surgery when my right crutch went flying away from me (due to a wet spot in the kitchen). I was able to grab the counter on my right but not before putting too much weight on the right. My first thoughts were, “I’m screwed!”. The pain was crazy, but thankfully not as bad as I imagined. Like normofthenorth recommends, hold back and just push a little bit each day! Gradually, those muscles and your Achilles tendon will remember what to do, and you will rejoice at your progress when it comes time to go FWB!
The word you should repeat like a Mantra is INCREMENTAL! Keep progressing, but don’t lose attention (or your mind!), and don’t do a LOT more than you did already. And keep an eye on a good proven protocol, too, like bit.ly/UWOProtocol , to make sure you’re not getting too far away (ahead OR behind) a good proven schedule.
This was the greatest part of my recovery. My daughter and her boyfriend would take me to the store on a Saturday night to go shopping. Best time to go, or Sunday night is also great. The grocery store I like to go to is in an “elderly” part of town. I fit right in! What a sense of freedom!
Hey, nice ride there! Looks like fun! You are giving me ideas about shopping!
A bath is glorious! I didn’t take a bath until I got my splint/cast off. I had to shower with a trash bag wrapped around my leg and sitting on a shower stool. Used the good ole doggie sprayer - not fun but still effective. I don’t think I could have lived with myself with sponge baths and no hair washing.
Keep posting - you make my day when you post.
Happy Healing!
Wow, I’m impressed! I’m still trying to get rid of a callous on my hand from the crutches.
Please be careful!
You are hilarious! I went to a funeral service about 4 days after my surgery. My foot looked just like yours! It was kind of hanging out in the isle, but luckily, no one tripped on it.
Happy healing!
Vicki
Exactly!
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And without extra padding on your crutch handles, too! My hands got beat up until I wrapped plastic foam (camping-pad stuff) around my crutch handles. (And I still didn’t do “wheelies”!)
I used ibuprofen, usually only 200mg. A lot of studies discourage nsaids, but my OS had it in my list of options. I was healing very well, however.
I did stuff on my crutches that made my family cringe with the possibilities of how I could further break myself. Just land in the good foot if you lose your balance!
Janis, they did in fact do a nerve block on the one that runs along the outside of the lower leg & attaches to the top of the foot. I was so grateful for that block once it wore off & I realized how much pain I could have been in on that first day.
The surgeon was saying that if that nerve reacted poorly to being moved, I could end up with a burning pain to the top of my foot for up to 3 weeks! I only had that burning sensation for a day or two.
The most intense pain was probably near the incision site and the part of the tendon that was sutures together, but even that has calmed down & is more than tolerable with a single tablet of the oxycodone. The general soreness in the area, I’m sure I’ll learn to accept it as I phase out the prescriptions for some OTC NSAIDs in the next few days.
Did you use aspirin at all for pain or mostly the ibuprofen?
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Did they do any blocks on your lower leg? That greatly reduced my pain and I only took pain meds for a couple days. After that, low dose Advil actually worked really well. Here’s hoping that’s under control soon. One of the things that scared me about this surgery was the potential for post op pain.
Hysterical! Good luck and I hope you can get off your meds soon.
Ha! Those are hilarious.
Yes, good luck! If you’re hobbling around in shoes, your calf muscles may still be tightening on some steps. In a boot (if you trust it) they shouldn’t.
Good luck!
Thank you so much for the support & well-wishes, btdubs.
Yeah, I wish I had a time machine! But I’d probably waste it on the 80s or something & forget I wanted to skip the visit to urgent care, go with my gut, & call orthopaedics & sports med the very day I returned from Alaska! Not that I’d have avoided surgery for sure, but walking in so much pain for so long as it got steadily worse should have made me a little pushier to get this diagnosed right proper.
What a freak accident! Who knew? Tag!
BTW, almost ALL of us THOUGHT we’d been clobbered on the back of the leg, but you really WERE! Very unusual!
I’m the leader of the non-op Glee Club here, but I’m with Ryan. All the successful non-op studies treated only fresh ATRs (<14 days), so you’d be navigating uncharted waters, not evidence-based. I’d get the op.
Non-op is often a viable route, but it is most successful when the injury is identified quickly, and the ankle is immobilized in plantar flexion as soon as possible. You’ve been walking on the injury for so long now that I fear surgery might be required to initiate proper healing. Good luck!
Good luck - I hope you have your results now and have a plan for recovery. To echo the comment above, whether you end up with surgery or non-op treatment you will find this site really helpful.
I am happy for you that you found this site before you had your surgery or your recovery as some people don’t go the surgery route. The people here re great and will be a wealth of knowledge and support!
Good luck to you! Melissa
That is how I started. First a quick shuffle from the bathroom to the hall closet to grab something I’d forgotten. Then a shuffle from the bedroom to the bathroom. Then a shuffle to the livingroom where my husband shook his head and said, “I hope you know what you’re doing!” - Apparently, I did.
Lol! Congratulations. That’s a great feeling
The return to FWB is the BEST!