I had my first physical therapy appointment today at the VA, a couple days short of 7 weeks post op, 1.5 wks FWB, and 3 days in two shoes. I would say I’m underwhelmed with my physical therapist and am considering seeking out a different one. It’s a $50 co-pay anyway, and a [...]

I’m just past 6 weeks now and had some big milestones recently.  On Wednesday I went to the court where I tore my achilles to watch my mens league team (The Grumpy Old Men) play their first playoff game.  I drove to the gym rocking Pete Rock and CL Smooth on full blast as if [...]

Today was a big day for me, in that I was able to confidently walk around the house FWB in my boot.  I had tried it a bit the last couple of days, but had really just started on 1 crutch, so it was a little too early.  I think the turning point was when [...]

Lowlights

Impatience - starting to see enough progress and feel good enough that it takes some willpower to not run outside in a mad dash at any given moment.
Boot still a bit uncomfortable when sleeping - enough that good nights sleeping are somewhat rare.
Boot starting to stink.
Competent first year resident rotated to dermatology, leaving me with [...]

I saw my surgeon yesterday and everything went well.  He actually kind of manhandled my tendon and there was no pain at all.  I’ve been pretty delicate still when handing my foot and leg, and especially the tendon itself, probably no more than 5% of what he did, so it was good to see that [...]

Lowlights

Though better than the cast, the boot is still uncomfortable while sleeping, and I still get random weird hot spots on my leg.
Could barely move my foot up and down and spell out the abc’s, especially early on.
A little afraid to put much weight on my foot all week.
Once the stitches came out, the scar [...]