7.5 Months and feeling great ..even with a skinny calf!
Hi All
Just thought after all the great advice and support this blog provided during those dark early days, I would check back in and write a quick update. It has been approximately 7.5 months and I am almost back to normal. I say almost because my calf muscle is still struggling to get back to its original size. I don’t notice any daily effects however, if I try to do the 3X25 single heel raises the last two sets are very tough. The bike riding, tennis and even short sprints are all 90% there. The hard part is remembering to do the heel raises as my daily functioning is very close to where i was pre surgery. The good news is all my post tennis pain ( i had a bone spur that developed and was the cause of the rupture) has gone. After 10 years I am free of pain after tennis! YAHOO!
to all of you on the blog don’t stress to much. It really is a year long recover, but at 5 months I was hiking in the mountains and not even noticing the injury. Stick with and best to all.
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Sounds good! If I’m hiking trails at the five month mark, I’ll call that a victory for certain. Best with your tennis game, and other activities.
Going on six months here, and having some issues with “the other tendon”…I am very happy to hear you have gained your life back, nevermind that skinny leg!
At 7 months, I experienced my third ATR in the same tendon… Putting me into a very comprehensive surgery and dealing with some serious stress in my “good leg” like housemusic. Now that I’m three months post-op, my time line finally seems manageable, as does my personal stress level. As I approach the year anniversary of my first ATR, I’m left with a lot to think about…. Good luck with your skinny calf and thanks for a positive post!
I didn’t rupture my Achilles. Mine was cut, I was in a car wreck and something cut it. But I’m going on 8 months, any certain exercises I can do or anything to stretch the Achilles and/or get more mobility in that leg ?
Justin, there are several other people who’ve checked in here after having their AT cut, one by a sheet of glass, one by a screen door, etc.The good news is that you’re at no unusual risk of injuring the other one — unless you’re a habitual drunk or distracted or lousy driver, of course!
The rest of us, who had ATRs, are at relatively high risk of rupturing the other AT.
At 8 months, you should be able to do any exercises you like. A PT should help, or a trainer, or just look online for calf and ankle exercises. Stretches, heel raises, bicycling with lots of ankle flexion, working on gym machines, etc. If it feels like it’s “working” your calf and AT and ankle, it probably is. . .
I am 21 weeks post rupture of my right achilles tendon. I was encouraged to have the conservative treatment, so had 6 weeks in three different fibreglass casts, followed by 4 weeks in a boot. Out of the boot on Jan 9 2012 and started physio on 11 Jan. Am now struggling to do the 3 x 30 single heel raises and my foot/heel is sore after walking my dog. However, when I think back to the dark days of being incarcerated in the plaster and not being able to drive I thank my lucky stars that I am able to get out and be independent. My ortho guy says the tendon has healed beautifully and of course there is no scar. It is still thick and generally more swollen at the end of the day, but I’m taking it one day at a time. Good luck to all fellow ATR’s out there