I hear you - I love all the new wedge styles - but am too afraid of tumbling and re-rupturing! I’m going to stick with Dansk and other stable shoes for a while…my clogs are the perfect height for the Vaco cast!

Housemusic,
You make a great point. Feeling good about our appearance is not something frequently addressed on this blob but it too is an important part of recovery. I can assure you that even us guys don’t like how skinny our calves look on our ruptured legs.

Hey, wait a minute- are you suggesting I shouldn’t wear high heels anymore ?!?

So, here’s the dumb “guy” question: it seems, to me, that high heels would be easy on the AT- almost like wearing a boot with wedges. Why does the doc (at ~8 months?) think you should avoid them?

ryanb,
I suppose it depends on how good you look in heels. We’ll need to see some pictures.

BTW I meant to write blog, not blob. Damn computer errors. LOL

Ryan- wear heels to your hearts content. But please, post pictures.
Kim! The new wedge style sandals out there right now are killing me too. SIGH….
Housemusic- I will never say goodbye to skirts and shorts

Dang it! Posted before I was done! Don’t be embarrassed of your scar! Show it off. You earned it. And anyway, everyone knows that scars are cool. My hubby is jealous of my scar. It’s worse than any scar he has!

Wounds heal, chicks dig scars… So says my 18 year old son…

Starshep/House - give me another few weeks, and I should have some new pictures very pertinent to this subject

Housemusic– your post made me smile! After all that you’ve gone through with the ATR and recovery, you should have scars to show proudly for it! No need to feel self conscious about them! I have all sorts of scars on my knees and legs from trail running and mountain biking falls over the years… not going to stop me from wearing shorts or dresses. My AT scar is under where my shoe will be, so it won’t show. I also laughed about the heels. I have to go to a cocktail party next weekend, and bought a pair of 2.5″ practical heels to match the height of my boot. That fitted dress and strappy shoe look are ruined by the big, stupid boot!I feel like the Bride of Frankenstien…not “attractive” at all!

Aloha Housemusic,
Thank you for responding to my questions about pain and healing. I have come to your blog as you requested.
I am in the sae boat as you are. I was super active in the gym and running. I am now 10 weeks out of surgery and am not allowed to walk in my boot anymore. The swelling has been a issue and now the docs are recomending that I stay on the couch for 3 weeks and then we make a decission as to whether I have to have surgery again. The thought of starting over and being in the cast again is a nightmare. My foot still feels like there is no skin on it, or like a very bad rug burn sort of thing. Nothing can touch it. Even sheets touching my skin hurt a lot.
To start over… wow. I don’t know if I can even wrap my head around that again. I mean, this time I KNOW how bad it will be.. so sick. I go to the doc this Thursday… I will whine at you later.

Finally posted those pictures I was alluding to here

As a woman, one thing that really bothers me is the muscle atropy on my operated leg, which is 1.5cm smaller than my other leg.
And last, but not least, that reddish scar and the bumps that resulted from my tendon graft. I really hope none of you needed a tendon augmentation. Goodbye skirts and shorts, hello long pants…
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