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.
April 24th, 2015 at 9:19 am
So great to hear from you. Really looking forward to reading that article. I admire your seeing a private PT so you don’t be come complacent! YAY you!
You may not play badminton again, I am quite sure I will NOT jump rope again! NO thanks. I too am at 6 months now (24 weeks) and am doing well. The only issue is some hypersensitivity of the tendon/incision which makes wearing shoes difficult, but I’m confident that will go away over time. I don’t run, not my thing since my triathlon days but I am walking father and faster every day, I hope too be at my pre-injury two hours of OFF trail walking per day in the next few months. I am also cycling again…standing hill climbs are coming along as I build calf strength, still not enough stamina though to be pre-injury…somethings to look forward to!
April 25th, 2015 at 12:37 am
Sounds like you are doing really well, that is fantastic!
The more articles published that outline the options that are available for ATR recovery the better, I feel that information that varies so much from country to country and that is certainly not in the patients best interest.
Looking forward to reading this!