4 days till end of cast-new questions

Been in a cast for 4 weeks and it finally comes off Thursday.  also been on antibiotics since the doc said it was slightly infected so hopefully when its off, all will look ok.  The plan is to get the boot with 2 wedges for 2 weeks, 1 wedge for 2 weeks, and then 2 [...]

One Week Down

Had my first follow-up on Tuesday with the DR. Had the splint removed and got a cast. Ill have this cast till next Thursday when they take it off, remove the stitches, and get a new cast for two weeks. Then I get the boot. I asked about getting the boot [...]

Kids and Work - what to do?

Just 6 days post surgery now.  This injury is really awful with two little ones - I have a 5 and 3 year old that go to daycare.  As my wife works 12 hour days, I was the one that would take them to school each morning.  So its relying on my mom and brother [...]

4 days after surgery-lots of worry

Had my achilles tendon surgery on January 2nd - Happy New Year to me! I am a 43 year old male who injured playing recreational volleyball. Anyway, surgery went well and was feeling really good after 2 days of pretty bad pain. However, last night, as I attempted to move from the [...]

4 days after surgery-lots of worry

Had my achilles tendon surgery on January 2nd - Happy New Year to me! I am a 43 year old male who injured playing recreational volleyball. Anyway, surgery went well and was feeling really good after 2 days of pretty bad pain. However, last night, as I attempted to move from the [...]