Feb 20 2010
Here goes nothing
This is my first blog so go easy on me! When I first injured myself, I began searching for others with similar symptoms and pains. After confirmation of the rupture, I found the blogs of others who had gone before and found solace in the fact everything I was experiencing was “normal.” This is my chance to repay the favor and find an outlet for my frustrations while work to regain my mobility over the next few months.
Keep the faith, you can recover fairly quickly if you take it easy the first three weeks. After that, if you can convince your doc to let you do some rom and forgo that second casting, in my humble (double rupture) experience.
I am three months out and was actually out playing with the kids in the snow with no fear of rerupture. Some nights were painful, but nothing that 1 vicodin wouldnt take care of. I never used up the first 30 as the pain was very bearable except sometimes at night.
I attribute my rapid recover to the vacoped that allowed me to do some early rand of motion. I was immobilized for 3 weeks then the cast came off on to the vacoped which is a really neat aircast system that instead of pushing against your skin, sucks the air out of a bead filled system allowing it to harden and give you support but yet allows you to take it off to bathe.
Be very careful though as the first time I did this, I was superman without a cast and yes, reruptured it. So, when I ruptured this one (other side 7 years later) I was careful for the first period but still insisted with my doc on early mobilization. I am not sure if I made a believer out of him, but I am moving and I am a believer and if I had the time, would become a sale rep for the vacoped casting as it really made me a believer.
Keith,
How long after surgery did you re-rupture the first one and what were you doing? I am fighting superman urges at week 5 and need to be scared properly I suppose.
Pete
I talked to my Dr. about the cast but he is adamant about it. I think it is because I’m with 3rd graders all day. My greatest fear is I will try and push things to speed the healing process only to set myself back to the beginning. The thought of re-rupture is the thing that will help slow me down.