Comments for Snapped Hubris http://achillesblog.com/schilled Just another Achillesblog.com weblog Sun, 19 May 2013 15:55:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on I’m 12 weeks and I’m OK by drkpllrd http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/08/13/im-12-weeks-and-im-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-8 drkpllrd Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:51:37 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/schilled/?p=7#comment-8 Schilled: Good for you. It also looks like your calf is coming back; mine too. I am right behind you in time since the ATR and post - operation. I am riding my bike every morning for at least an hour. At lunchtime, I lift, and in the evening I engage in some form of cardio (swimming, elliptical, walking). I know, it sounds like I am overtraining; there’s no question about it. Since the surgery – May 29, 2008 – I have lost 25 pounds (of FAT) and have reduced my waist size by almost 5 inches (I struggled to get in a 38 and now the 34s I purchase are getting too big). I see musculature I haven’t seen in a long time. I share with you your CANs and CANNOTs. I can walk, but cannot run (only about five minutes before the AT gets tight). I can ride my bike, but cannot do single toes raises on the bad foot. I can do leg presses, seated calf raises, and angled squats. I cannot jump or play tennis (although I shagged a few balls for my wife) or basketball. All in all, however, life is good. This injury has turned out to be the best thing that happened to me. It allowed me to refocus my life. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Schilled:

Good for you. It also looks like your calf is coming back; mine too.

I am right behind you in time since the ATR and post - operation. I am riding my bike every morning for at least an hour. At lunchtime, I lift, and in the evening I engage in some form of cardio (swimming, elliptical, walking). I know, it sounds like I am overtraining; there’s no question about it. Since the surgery – May 29, 2008 – I have lost 25 pounds (of FAT) and have reduced my waist size by almost 5 inches (I struggled to get in a 38 and now the 34s I purchase are getting too big). I see musculature I haven’t seen in a long time.

I share with you your CANs and CANNOTs. I can walk, but cannot run (only about five minutes before the AT gets tight). I can ride my bike, but cannot do single toes raises on the bad foot. I can do leg presses, seated calf raises, and angled squats. I cannot jump or play tennis (although I shagged a few balls for my wife) or basketball. All in all, however, life is good. This injury has turned out to be the best thing that happened to me. It allowed me to refocus my life.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

]]> Comment on I’m 12 weeks and I’m OK by Laura http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/08/13/im-12-weeks-and-im-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Laura Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:21:21 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/schilled/?p=7#comment-7 I had a very similar PT experience - it was very good in the beginning and then it was the same old exercises I could do at home and not pay the co pay for each visit. They too were also very familiar with treating the elderly - I was the youngest by far. I am now at 15 weeks post op and doing pretty well, all things considered. If I concentrate on my walk I do not have a limp. I am far from being able to run and jump also, but I am returning to the gym for elliptical and bike, I had a very similar PT experience - it was very good in the beginning and then it was the same old exercises I could do at home and not pay the co pay for each visit. They too were also very familiar with treating the elderly - I was the youngest by far. I am now at 15 weeks post op and doing pretty well, all things considered. If I concentrate on my walk I do not have a limp. I am far from being able to run and jump also, but I am returning to the gym for elliptical and bike,

]]> Comment on I’m 12 weeks and I’m OK by schilled http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/08/13/im-12-weeks-and-im-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-6 schilled Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:09:54 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/schilled/?p=7#comment-6 Thanks for the comments. Anyway, I had my last scheduled visit with the orthopedic surgeon today, I am done w/ pt, and he said in my 4 minutes, "the tendon should be strong and healed now" and that it should be ok to now "push it hard". That is nice to hear, especially from my surgeon, but I know it's not really true, and from here on out recovery is all up to me. If he only knew all of what I've been doing, hmm. Well, I think he is a very good surgeon, not known for communication skills (neither am I) with an overflowing office. While I do feel a bit of the bum's rush, I feel I now know enough about this and I am motivated to be happy taking full responsibility for the rest of the journey. This site is invaluable for this. The only thing I did in pt to change anything was to ask about the various other things and get extra time on the bike. I think I was annoying the other customers and pt's and assistants with all my sweaty exertions. I guess I kind of settled on the first pt clinic that came along, with their office in the same building as the orthopedic, but I don't know of any other or better in the area. The roads and trails are my therapy now. Thanks for the comments. Anyway, I had my last scheduled visit with the orthopedic surgeon today, I am done w/ pt, and he said in my 4 minutes, “the tendon should be strong and healed now” and that it should be ok to now “push it hard”. That is nice to hear, especially from my surgeon, but I know it’s not really true, and from here on out recovery is all up to me. If he only knew all of what I’ve been doing, hmm. Well, I think he is a very good surgeon, not known for communication skills (neither am I) with an overflowing office. While I do feel a bit of the bum’s rush, I feel I now know enough about this and I am motivated to be happy taking full responsibility for the rest of the journey. This site is invaluable for this.
The only thing I did in pt to change anything was to ask about the various other things and get extra time on the bike. I think I was annoying the other customers and pt’s and assistants with all my sweaty exertions. I guess I kind of settled on the first pt clinic that came along, with their office in the same building as the orthopedic, but I don’t know of any other or better in the area. The roads and trails are my therapy now.

]]> Comment on I’m 12 weeks and I’m OK by jenny http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/08/13/im-12-weeks-and-im-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-5 jenny Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:41:12 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/schilled/?p=7#comment-5 Hi Schilled, I am 9 weeks post-op and just barely FWB (managed a 500m walk to the playground yesterday). I will be starting PT in 10 days and found your comments interesting. Did you have the option to find a different PT clinic? Did you request additional activities or did they not give you any opportunity to discuss your therapy? Since I am about to start this process I would like some feedback on the whole process. Anyway, since you are now finished your PT you will have more time to fight evil and environmental destruction. Good luck. Hi Schilled, I am 9 weeks post-op and just barely FWB (managed a 500m walk to the playground yesterday). I will be starting PT in 10 days and found your comments interesting. Did you have the option to find a different PT clinic? Did you request additional activities or did they not give you any opportunity to discuss your therapy? Since I am about to start this process I would like some feedback on the whole process. Anyway, since you are now finished your PT you will have more time to fight evil and environmental destruction. Good luck.

]]> Comment on I’m 12 weeks and I’m OK by johnk http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/08/13/im-12-weeks-and-im-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-4 johnk Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:39:24 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/schilled/?p=7#comment-4 Hey good progress but beware of pushing too far and too quick to soon. Johnk :) Hey good progress but beware of pushing too far and too quick to soon.

Johnk :)

]]> Comment on Hello world! by bullet http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/06/16/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 bullet Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:36:02 +0000 #comment-3 Good to hear your making progress. Please keep updating your posts as you and I are only six days apart on the injury date. Good to hear your making progress. Please keep updating your posts as you and I are only six days apart on the injury date.

]]> Comment on by tennisjunkie http://achillesblog.com/schilled/2008/06/16/3/comment-page-1/#comment-2 tennisjunkie Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:17:29 +0000 http://achillesblog.com/schilled/?p=3#comment-2 You are definately rehabing at fast rate, but I think my doctor really slows it down too much. The only thing he really wants me to do before I get the boot off (at 11 weeks!) is walk on it -- first with a cast, now with a boot. He told me I could do ROM excercises, but that is pretty much it. No PT until boot comes off. We all seem to have variations...I would just be pretty careful about pushing too hard. As far as the calf goes, I am sure we will all get ours back in due time. Maybe next time ask your doctor some specific questions.... I asked - can I swim with boot off, can I stationary bike with the boot, can I golf....etc. I did not really like most of his answers however! :( You are definately rehabing at fast rate, but I think my doctor really slows it down too much. The only thing he really wants me to do before I get the boot off (at 11 weeks!) is walk on it — first with a cast, now with a boot. He told me I could do ROM excercises, but that is pretty much it. No PT until boot comes off.

We all seem to have variations…I would just be pretty careful about pushing too hard. As far as the calf goes, I am sure we will all get ours back in due time.

Maybe next time ask your doctor some specific questions…. I asked - can I swim with boot off, can I stationary bike with the boot, can I golf….etc. I did not really like most of his answers however! :(

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