heyjud

I  tore my right Achilles tendon on April 21, 2008 just walking with my grandson.   Before that fateful day I had apparently injured  it with a small tear and had been limping around for about 8 months.  I had been to a podiatrist on 3 different  visits and he was sure the pain and thus limp was being cause by a bone spur on the heel.  Which he , on two of those visits treated it with cortisone injections to no avail.  Little did I know at the time that cortisone erodes the tendons(ah isn’t hind sight great)   When the fateful day arrived and it finally tore completely I knew the last person I was going to see was him.  With a trip to my regular GP and a different podiatrist  I had a diagnosis and referral to a orthopaedic specialist.  His first line of treatment was - casting for 2 wks, then recasting with a sight flexion down and the recasting for another 2 wks in hopes the tendon would heal on its own.  And of course it couldn’t have been that easy. Surgery was performed on June 3 and I was back in a non-weight bearing cast for 5 more weeks.  Now I’ve been  in a walking boot for 4 weeks and will start physical therapy tomorrow, August 6.  I’ve been doing as much range of motion exercise as possible at home.  Can anyone tell me what to expect from therapy.  I’m shooting for going back to work in two weeks.  Its been a long, long , summer of dependence and sitting around.