Hi all

Posted on July 29th, 2008 by kimbalee17

Hi there, my name is Kim and i am 19yo. I snapped my achilles tendon last saturday playing netball and had emergency surgery on it on sunday. Like someone else’s blog i read, mine too recoiled into the calf muscle. I am in a plaster cast for 8 weeks and then one of those snow boots for another 8 weeks…im shocking on crutches and so the next few months of my life shall be spent right here on the couch, stuck between the tv and my laptop. I only just recently discovered that i am really young to do this! just curious as to if there is anyone else my age who has done the same injury???  im no stranger to reconstructive surgery as i have also had 3 knee reconstructions on my right knee too…thankfully the achilles i snapped is my left one, but trust me, tearing the achilles is so so much worse than the ACL in your knee. I suppose my reason for writing this blog is to relate to people who have had the same thing…so please comment on my blog and help me out during this somewhat difficult time.

-kim xx

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  1. hobblit, on July 30th, 2008 at 1:52 am Said:

    Gidday Kim, from Northern Beaches in Sydney!

    If you’re good about staying in bed with your leg elevated and your wound heals faster you might not need to be in cast for 8wks. At 2wks PostOp I went to fiberglass cast which was so much lighter. I’m at 4wks now and in boot. My original estimate was 8wks in cast.

    You’ll get the hang of crutches, the first couple of weeks are always the worst.

    Kevin

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  • annieh | July 30th, 2008 | 1:19 pm

    Hi Kimbalee,

    Get that checked out, doesn’t sound right to me. Cannot imagine why they would do that.

    Annie

  • jim | July 30th, 2008 | 3:37 am

    The big toenail on my ATR foot has a notch in it where it is paper thin. I noticed this area about 4 weeks post op. It’s starting to grow out thicker with use of the foot. I’ve had toenails fall off after long hikes or running a marathon (that was years ago). The way I look at it is ‘look how smart my body is, it’s taking all that collagen and instead of sending it to my toenail, it’s diverting the supply to heal my tendon!’

  • hobblit | July 30th, 2008 | 2:01 am

    Toenails came off? Were they loose before? Any tingling in feet or bad circulation? I’d probably check with GP just in case, haven’t had that happen.

  • hobblit | July 30th, 2008 | 1:52 am

    Gidday Kim, from Northern Beaches in Sydney!

    If you’re good about staying in bed with your leg elevated and your wound heals faster you might not need to be in cast for 8wks. At 2wks PostOp I went to fiberglass cast which was so much lighter. I’m at 4wks now and in boot. My original estimate was 8wks in cast.

    You’ll get the hang of crutches, the first couple of weeks are always the worst.

    Kevin

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