mpil’s AchillesBlog

Matt,
Don’t beat yourself up, you very well may have re ruptured at some point along the way. Be extra careful on uneven ground. Glad to hear you’re doing ok!

Hopefully you’re on the up now, keep us updated!

Thank you. I went with the surgery as I am still fairly young, although I don’t feel as young as I did before this and it was the quick way to getting back to flying. I hope your recovery is going well! Hang in there and get better soon.

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Thank you! Yea, I no longer feel invincible like I had to this point in my life. Thanks for reading and thanks for the comment!

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Wow, you have been through a lot. I’m sure you know this but don’t ever push a plane again! Many have ruptured pushing or pulling a boat on a trailer or a car or something very heavy. I assume you have heard it’s 6 months to a year to get back to normal and 2 years for some to have all their strength return. I had surgery November 9th, returned to work Monday the 14th on a knee scooter. I was placed in a boot on November 30 and told, ok you can walk now!! Truth is I barely walked the first couple weeks it was icy and snowy and I was scared, I still used the knee scooter which was painful with the boot digging into my shin. I went back to the doctor December 21 with crutches and they told me to lose the crutches and I would be hurting my recovery if I kept being afraid. I pushed myself and walked a lot in the boot, transitioned to a brace about December 30th (I had a big scab at the bottom of the incision area that finally went away) and got a blister on January 2nd an inch or two away from where the scab was on the medial? (inside) side. The blister was hindering me and stressing me out…it was popped 3 times by doctor and

Ohhhhhhhh you poor thing!!! I feel for you. Like you said patience is key and it’s soooo easy to just want to get back to normal. I ruptured on 26th October and here in the UK the usual way to resolve is no op. So I’ve been patient and had my leg in a cast and then boot for 9 weeks and have been in 2 shoes gradually building up walking again since then. SOOOOOOOO tough as my mind want to do so much more than my body can deliver. I’m limping alot and my back is a bundle of knots due the the limp. I started a new job in London 2 weeks after rupture so have been having a crazy 4 hours commute each day paying out for taxis in and out each day to avoid the crowds on the train. Reckon It’d another 2 to 4 weeks before I’ll feel confident enough for the train. You story does remind me to take is easy. Thankyou. It is so easy to forget and just go for it.

I so hope you recovery is better this time, take your time, read and plan where you wan tot go on holiday and what activities you want to do when you’re better. I need goals and find this helped me. I usually cycle alot, but too scared to aim for a bike event and not be able to do