My news is not too different from my fellow bloggers. I am so happy to have made it this far, and I am very pleased with my progress. Today I spent an hour and half at the gym, on the elliptical and the treadmill, doing my grapevine exercises, jumping back and forth, working on the balance….and it all feels really good. Now as I sit here at my desk, I can “feel” my achilles, but it does not hurt. I am aware of it and it feels different that the other one, but I have not had any pain. I wonder if this is how it will be 6 months or a year from now?

I now feel that I could play tennis, but I have not offered myself up to sub in any of the indoor groups I used to play in. In April when the weather gets nice, I will start up outside. I originally wondered if I would return to tennis. Now I have no doubts. I have missed it during this long winter….those after work doubles matches with my friends were something that helped get me through the work week.

My scar is great. Maybe the pre-op lecture I gave the resident and the surgeon about the scar and my future in golf shorts and tennis skirts did the trick. I seem to have a small bump/lump at the bottom of the incision… maybe due to where my shoe cuts in. I think it is a keeper, so I have gotten used to it. The achilles on the repaired side feels fatter than on the other leg. And speaking of shoes, I am wearing my heels again - the ladies out there can relate to this one. I wore some flat black sketchers for months. It is nice to be able wear my shoes ( and longer pants) again.

Nothing earth shattering, just slow and steady progress. I will never forget April 26th when I was sitting on the court, icing my foot, totally pissed at the accident, and wondering how long this was going to take. Who knew?? But the positive message is that little by little, you regain your normal life back.

All the best to my blog buddies. Hope this new year brings you great satisfaction and healing.