Bloody Hell
Went for a run on Wednesday night. Was not long into it and started to do some sprints after my warm up. Finished a couple of run throughs, then i turned, pushed off, and snap. I hit the deck straight away but had no pain. I didn’t know what had happened. I could see my foot and ankle in the street lights. As i looked i realised what had happened. Having had many ankle injuries before i knew it was totally different. I looked at my foot, i couldn’t see where my achilles once was. It was strange. There was very little pain but i knew it was gone. I didn’t know what to do. Shuffling off the road and on to a driveway, i sat puzzled what to do next. I had no phone and i was in a quiet street. i managed to get to my feet. I felt weird. Still little pain and i had no strength in my left foot. I could still move it. I walked but to my house with great care, where i told my wife. We both couldn’t believe it. I waited for some friends to arrive and went off to hospital.I got through emergency quite quickly and after confirming that the tendon was completely snapped 100%, i had to wait for an operating theatre to be available. They said it would be sometime Thursday afternoon or night. about 11pm i had a general anesthetic and it was done.Recovery after the op was a blur. The general was great in numbing everything. But when that wore off pain set in. Thanx to my nurses who where fantastic, apart from not getting a bacon & egg Mcmuffin in the morning. They were very big on pain management, knowing my injury heal as quick if i was in pain.Came home on friday afternoon to become aquainted to the couch for the next 2 weeks. Surgeon has told me very limited mobility until wound heals, then reasonable movement on crutches for the next 4.I’m taking one day at a time at the. Leading an active lifestyle in employment and leisure, i’m hoping that everything heals successfully and resume life as normal. Only time will tell.
on May 24th, 2008 at 1:55 am
ghatts,
Welcome to the world of Achilles. I hope like the rest of us on this site you find comfort in all the various stories.
I think being able to look at other peoples progress gives you great hope.
Sorry you have had to join this CLUB but good luck for the future.
Annie
on May 24th, 2008 at 8:02 am
ghatts -
Glad that you found this site. I hope you find the information on this site useful. It’s hard right after surgery, but gets better as days go by. It’s helpful to read about other people’s experiences to get a feel for what to expect in the following days.
I hope you can take comfort in the fact that there is a bunch of us here at various stages of recovery, going through the same injury. So you are not alone.
on May 26th, 2008 at 2:08 am
Welcome mate, keep reading stories and advice here and I promise it will make a world of difference. I’m on day 10 post-op and surviving. Definately comitted to returning to a fully active lifestyle. Might skip the squash though..
on May 28th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Welcome! That was some pain and a half the day after surgery huh? My Dr gave me a nerve block that lasted almost 20 hours. It was fantastic! Like going to the dentist. Shots in the hamstring, some anesthesia. and about an hour later I was on my way home. I couldn’t feel my leg from the knee down.
I’m on Day 22 post op. Get my cast off next week, going to a boot. Can’t wait to scratch my leg!
At my last appt, i asked my doc about working out, he said upper body only. But I did decide to just wait a bit. The muscle atrophy is quite shocking, its not just your calf, but upper leg and butt too! I have tried doing some toe wiggling, stretching etc, but sometimes it really makes tendon really sore. It is SO hard to go from being so active to nothing.
Keep your head up! This site REALLY helps!
on June 2nd, 2008 at 12:50 am
Sorry to here about it man. I was lucky enough to be operated on within 24 hours so that major pain has almost subsided now. Definately keep your feet up minimum 10 days man. Pain is to much, so let your wound heal. I’m just about to start upper body exercises. I’m at day 11 postop. Once you can start crutching around, that’s a good work out.
Get some good movies and chillout for a while.
on June 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Definitely take it easy at the outset. Progress is slow. But everyone swears in a year you will be good as new.
on June 8th, 2008 at 1:35 am
How are you doing? What is the latest? You and I are about at the same point. I hope you are recovering well. How much does this suck?
on August 17th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
I also heard a pop while i was sprinting–doing some drills with my workout group. Hope your recovery is going well