Feb 20 2010
Recovery
I’ll probably break up the pages by the stages of recovery, so here is the short version of what the Dr has laid out for my near future.
The Dr. says I will be in a cast for 4 weeks. At the two meek mark I’ll get the staples out and a new cast. After that I will move into the boot for almost two months. He said I would have a series of wedges moving me from 90 degrees to 45 degrees and gradually letting me move to full weight bearing.
April will see me driving if I can handle it. Please let that milestone happen! Believe Physical Therapy starts around this time. Maybe earlier but I’m not sure.
May will see me wearing both of my shoes again and, I assume, more PT. Dr. Says I’ll be able to ride a bike at this time.
August will see me having full release to resume cutting and running activities.
We will see how accurate this is but I intend to work my butt off to reach each of these milestones.
Well, that pretty much is same ‘program’ as mine, although I had the boot on for almost a month only. Soon as I started PTs or a week later, I drove. That was on 2 and a half months post-op, when I went on 2 shoes. I do physical therapy every day though, as I wanted to be treated as a pro athlete and get back on court soon. Plus, I don’t think I’d do that much at home on my own..
I had an operation on a Friday and went to work next Tuesday. My surgeon advised 2 months off, if I wanted that was of course!
So, now I know, everybody on a ruptured Achilles tendon is for sure a workaholic person!
There was no way I could be off for two months! By day 4 I was going stir crazy on my couch. Going to the Dr.’s office actually made me happy because I was able to get out of the house. I think getting to drive is going to be the first big milestone for me. Glad to hear you seem to be doing well.
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jgigs, I started driving at 13 weeks. Don’t know if that’s average or not.
jgigs, your protocol sounds very much like mine, though I haven’t had surgery. My saving grace is that I have done my left leg, so I can drive fine. Though from talking to other people, they say you can drive with the other foot (assume you have an automatic?) Not sure if this is legal, has anyone else heard of this? I would be so sunk if I couldn’t drive as I have kids of 10 and 11, and am on my own with them for a couple of weeks.