Comments on: pic after 6 weeks in a cast

By: curtis

curtis — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:48:29 +0000

nasty scar I have one just like it without the s though
I am 5 weeks in and my foot is the size of a flipper
patience my friend and ice.

what a pain in the arse

Im going to start telling people shark attack and I kicked the sharks butt.

By: sgtmo

sgtmo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:20:31 +0000

Wow, that’s a scar! Tell people you were attacked by piranhas (that’s what I’m doing!).

By the way, I too ruptured my AT by pushing my truck (Dodge Ram 1500) so welcome to the small, but elite club!

By: tearsaw

tearsaw — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:53:23 +0000

I have a VERY conservative doctor. He put me in a full cast for “maximum stablization.” I don’t know why he did an “S” shape for the incision. I was also told that he put some sort of mesh thingy in there to help the healing process. Bad thing to be given a shot of Demerol & then told how your surgery will be preformed! Thanks for all the helpful hints to recover faster!

By: gw0508

gw0508 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:18:51 +0000

Wicked looking scar! Did your doc say why they did an “S”? You must have done a real number on your ATR pushing your SUV! Keep that leg up & iced as much as possible! I’ve heard frozen peas or corn behind the knee and at the toes help out a lot. I didn’t out about that until I was out of my cast. I did however do a lot of toe wiggling and foot circles (as much as the cast would allow) and that helped “pump” out some of that swelling. Good luck! Did you find out why they wanted to put you in a whole leg cast originally? yech! Half cast was bad enough!