I have experienced a few firsts over the last couple of weeks and I really feel that the recovery is accelerating fast. Down to one crutch, then no crutches and yesterday, for the first time, I felt strong enough to walk up and down the hall without the boot on! You don’t miss something till it’s gone, but believe me, it was a great experience to walk again. I started physio 3 weeks ago and it has been going very well. Initially it was very painful but I am now doing basic strength exercises with a band. The weird thing is that a lot of the rehabilitation is in re-training the brain to send the right signals to the foot. Once you crack it, the mobility isn’t too bad, but it sometimes takes a while to convince the brain to move the foot up and down properly. I see the surgeon again on Monday and am hoping that I will be told that I can go into two shoes.
How are you doing now Laurie, I can only imagine you are back to full strength…
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I just had a complete rupture of the tendon 4 weeks ago while playing football (the annoying thing is that another three steps and I might have got my hat-trick
I had the surgeon cut my cast off 2 weeks after surgery and started walking around in the boot without crutches 2 days later.
4 weeks post ATR I can now walk (with short steps) without the boot. I don’t take the pain meds because I find that pain tells you how far you can push yourself.
The point I’m trying to make is that doctors know a lot about medicine but you know more about your own body than they do if you learn how to listen to it