Six-months post ATR
Hi everyone
I haven’t been on the site for a while, which is evidence that my injury has taken a back seat…. but just a little report to say that I am 6 months post-injury and pretty much back to normal life. I just started running (gingerly) - I do about 4km, and walk some of it, and the other day I played tennis carefully. I do not plan to play badminton (the source of my original injury) yet - if ever again! My achilles does get sore after activity, but I’m taking this as a good sign. I have been signed off by my UK NHS orthopedic team and physiotherapists, but am continuing to see a sports physio privately as I don’t want to become complacent. I am also finally keeping my promise to write an article about the treatment of achilles tendon rupture for the US doctors website I work for, Medscape. This has to be done in between my day job (which is writing about diabetes and endocrinology) but I will finish this article, hopefully within the next few months so will post a link once it’s live. Best wishes to all of you struggling with this injury - if you are in the early days, hang on in there, follow the advice on this blog because it’s fantastic, and ask people for support if you need it - it will be invaluable.
