So much for playing tennis again…
Hi everyone,
Sorry to see so many with the same injury but glad there is a place for us to rehab together! Decided June 14th to sign up for tennis lessons but had not touched a racket in several years. You guessed it, after stretching and warm-up I only made it another10 minutes before I hit a backhand, pushed off my right foot (I’m a southpaw) to recover from the shot and felt like I had stepped on a ball - no pop, no intense pain, just a weird out of balance feeling. I tried to put weight on my heel and it felt like I was in impossibly high heels or pointing skis down a really steep slope.
The medical clinic doctor took one look and told me to take the note she’d written to emergency. They operated the next morning and I was released the day after. Apparently another woman was in the surgery ward with the same injury that weekend. The pain has been manageable when I keep my foot elevated and I’m looking forward to seeing the doctor next Wednesday for follow-up.
My kids can now really run circles around me. The three year old wanted my owie covered with a blanket or towel while my 1 1/2 year old throws his stuffed toy at me knowing I can’t dodge it, and have to give it back since I can’t take it anywhere. The silver lining? I haven’t had to get up with the younger one for the 4 or 5am wake-ups for the first time in, forever!
Guess I will stick to running when I get over this, although I always said I would make a comeback in tennis once I hit the 35 & over category…guess that master plan has been delayed one more year. The resident orthopedic surgeon told me that because I had ATR on the one side, I would be at a higher risk than most people to do it to the other side as well. Have any of you been told this too?
Here’s to fast “heeling”,
Moms “Owie”
I ruptured mine at tennis - in fact alot of folks on this site have. Check out the link - “If ATR recovery was a NYC Marathon” - it is fascinating.
I do plan to play tennis again,but I may wait a year rather than 6 months. I do not expect to rupture the other one, but I have heard some stories of that, and in fact there are a few on this site who have shared their stories. But - let’s not think about that! Que sera, sera.
Good luck, the first weeks are the toughest. Keep posting.
Comment by tennisjunkie — June 28, 2008 @ 5:08 am
Hey! another mom who is just like me!! My youngest is just turned 10 months. What an experience. I hope that you have the same amount of help as I do to get throught this. I have extended family plus my older to are a 13 year old girl (what a blessing) and a ten year old boy. I ruptured on June 8th playing softball. If you don’t have any help consider hiring someone if you can afford it. Not being able to drive can be a real problem too since I can’t do groceries, kids activities, appointments etc. My grandmother never had a drivers licence, I don’t know how she could stand it!! Best of luck to you and the kids, I will be thinking about you.
Comment by jenny — June 28, 2008 @ 9:32 am
Why don’t they start advertising in the media that people over 30 who haven’t played sports in a while need to warm up and be extra careful! Badminton was my killer. I was going to start tennis again the next week. And here I was patting myself on the back for getting back in shape …
Be careful about the kiddies. I caught my 2yr old daughter loosening the thumb screws on my crutches when I came home from the hospital today! I didn’t know whether to laugh or not … kind of morbid
Comment by hobblit — July 3, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
My surgeon told me there’s only an 8% chance I’ll rupture on the other leg. While overall that’s higher than people who haven’t ruptured on either leg he said it’s not enough to keep me from playing tennis again.
Comment by hobblit — July 4, 2008 @ 12:19 pm