Matts Arghhhcilles Non-Operative Tendon Rupture Blog

It has been a while since I posted here and I thought I would post an update on my achilles healing. I am now 17 weeks after my achilles rupture and I went the non surgical route.
I am back to what can be called a sort of normal. I can walk ok and even can jog a little if needed (I was caught in a pretty heavy downpour yesterday and was able to jog to get out of it)

As I was unable to do a single calf raise at my last appointment (21/10) My physio changed my exercises to try and get back the muscles around the ankle to help with that. Good news is that only after a few short days of doing eccentric calf raises (Hold for 5 seconds each time) I am now able to bounce to a single calf raise and last night after completing all my exercises (13 of them) I was able to do a single calf raise without bouncing, was only about 10mm-15mm off the ground but was definitely a single calf raise and it caused no strain to the tendon at all.
I attempted to do it this morning not long after I got up but I was not able to do it, so its not perfect and I need to be warmed up but I feel heaps better. I am slowly climbing my Mt Everest!

I am also only needing to see the Physio every 4 weeks now and I do not need to see my surgeon again unless I feel I am not able to get back to normal, but at the last appointment he said he is very happy with my healing and was confident I would not need any surgery to fix my tendon due to lengthening.

I thought I would let people know of my update! (Especially those who are just starting their journey!)