http://achillesblog.com/gottheboot Just another Achillesblog.com weblog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:12:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Made it through my first week at work with 2 shoes.  Still limping a bit and not exactly a speed walker but its good to no longer have to wear the boot.  The backache from the uneven gait from wearing the boot is gone and my left foot is thanking my right ... http://achillesblog.com/gottheboot/2008/09/07/first-week-2-shoes/ Have been given the okay to try two shoes.   Been allowed walking in the house without the boot for a few weeks now so I think the transition to wearing shoes all the time will be  a fairly easy one.  Tomorrow a day at work without the boot will be ... http://achillesblog.com/gottheboot/2008/08/31/whooooopeeeeeeee/ This is my second week back on the job.  I'm wearing my boot everyday.    I'm a department manger in a large super-center.  My job entails being on my feet and a lot of walking most of the day.  The first week I found I had a lot of back pain and pain ... http://achillesblog.com/gottheboot/2008/08/27/back-to-work/ I started physical therapy last week.  Drove myself there. It went really well. Went through lots of range of motion exercises & spend about 10 minutes on the NuStep machine. Didn't really feel the effects of it till the next day.  But onward I go with that beacon  a "pair" ... http://achillesblog.com/gottheboot/2008/08/10/pt/ 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 ... http://achillesblog.com/gottheboot/2008/08/05/ouch/