http://achillesblog.com/lpfristensky Just another AchillesBlog.com weblog Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:15:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s time for an update. For those of you who don’t know, I suffered an ATR on March 26, 2009 while trying to use a skate board. Silly me! Anyhow… I walked around with my ATR for about 3 weeks, because I was afraid of the exuberant costs of health care ... http://achillesblog.com/lpfristensky/2009/07/08/out-of-the-boot-conservative-treatment/ My Achilles boot has arrived. I will be going to the ortho tomorrow to have him fit me in it. I wouldn't want him to get upset with me for removing my own cast! Ha! I'd like to hear from others who have gone the non-operative route. The stuff I read ... http://achillesblog.com/lpfristensky/2009/05/13/my-boot-nonoperative-experiment/ So here is an update. I made an appointment with an Ortho today. He took me same day. He confirmed the ATR and suggested the two primary methods of healing - non-operative or surgery. I questioned whether I could still do non-operative after 2.5 weeks of leaving it untreated and he said that tendons ... http://achillesblog.com/lpfristensky/2009/04/13/uninsured-happier-and-3-weeks-in/ Yeah, so here is the story. I got it in my head that maybe I could try skate boarding again. Skating a half pipe is actually a rather benign activity, so long as you aren’t trying to do any tricks. I was simply thinking that it might be a better ... http://achillesblog.com/lpfristensky/2009/04/12/uninsured-depressed-and-3-weeks-in/