jdrg’s AchillesBlog

What a difference a week can make.  After my last frustrating visit to the doctor, I really appreciated the reassuring comments from folks on this site (thanks all!).  These, and a check-in with the physio - who is a keeper! - made me feel loads better about things.  While away for the family ski vacation, I also sought a ’second opinion’ from a cousin of ours who is a physician.  He reassured me that the very basic ROM physio I had been doing was definitely fine and that my doc was likely just ultra-cautious.  These exercises (toe scrunches/back and forth, ankle circles and alphabets but not past neutral) still feel so great every time I do them and immediately help reduce the stiffness and swelling in my ankle.  I also find that I can put an increasing amount of weight on my foot without discomfort now.  I’m still using the crutches at all times, just shifting a little more onto the foot occasionally when standing/chopping/at the sink, etc.

On another note, I have developed a small bulge at the location of the injury.  I’m hoping this is just scar tissue.  It seems to be worst immediately after the boot is off and goes down with some light massage so maybe it’s just where the compression area in the boot ends/starts.  Not sure.  I’m pretty sure it’s not the tendon unattached and bagging down, since I can now flex my calf a little by pointing my toes or just by squeezing gently.  That would indicate there’s some attachment happening wouldn’t it?