I’m lucky my surgery is on my left leg. At least I have been able to drive for the past six weeks. How long before one can resume doing sports such as kayaking where you just need to push yourself out of the cockpit, etc.?
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Karen - after my morning stretch, my AT/heel feels at it’s best. But as you mentioned, the more I’m on my feet (either in the boot or shoe, the worse it feels…primarily sore heel as I can’t shift any weight to my toe yet because of the lack of calf strength. I don’t think the recovery curve is exponential…it’s more more linear, with the slope decreasing at each checkpoint (Boot, FWB, PT, Shoe, etc). Each stage seems to take longer and progress is harder to notice unless you look at bigger chunks of time. The good thing for me is to always remember that first few days out of surgery and I think, WOW! I sure have come a long way from there!
Karen,
I’m 2 weeks in 2 shoes and still walking like the Tin Man. I keep telling myself this is a marathon, not a sprint, but it still gets frustrating.
Stay patient. Your calf hasn’t forgotten the nasties you put it through over the last few months.
-J
Karen - just keep working at it. I’m at 13 weeks and not there yet. The ROM is fine. Strength is not there but getting better. I can now do heal raises and last week when I started strength work I could not. And my hip is weak so that affects my gait. Summing up: Patience is a virtue (and so is persistence).
Hi Drew,
Normal walking will happen when it happens. I am getting there after 2 weeks in 2 shoes, every day it improves little by little,.
The one thing i have learnt through this is to be patient and it will happen ! 
Johnk
Karen,
I’ve been walking in two shoes now for almost one week and my tendon is still very stiff and I have to walk with a big limp. I am also very slow. I too am wondering when this will get better and when I (we) can expect to have a more normal gait. When I have to walk any distance or go somewhere quickly, I put on my boot. I can walk pretty normally in that thing now.
Drew
Karen,
I think a lot of us can relate to your joy in finding this site. Dennis is doing us all a great service in maintaining it. I’m a member of what appears to be a rapidly growing group of us whose friends and family are getting tired of sentences that start with “well my friends at achillesblog say….”.
Good luck with your recovery,
-J
Karen -
Glad to have you with us, and welcome to the 2-shoes club!
I like the phrase: Recovery loves company! better. 
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