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tore calf muscle in good leg
November 8, 2009 | |
hi all i think i tore my calf muscle in good leg last night.. woke up late at night to go to the toilet, pointed my toes down hard for some reason, heard a little snap.. and then lost 80% of power in calf.. it was already quite atropied from not much walking and no running last 3 months.. there is no pain, very little swelling. slight discomfort if i try to do heel lifts which don’t work anymore.. my ROM is ok.. just cant flex the calf.. i think i did the gastro
hopefully its just a grade 1 tear and I can heal this in 2-3 weeks.. i tried thompson test and its not AT full rupture.. although it might be partial tear of AT away from calf at the top where it meets .. will need to see doctor tomorrow to diagnose..
felt pretty shattered.. i had a good week working on my bad leg too..
I think it got injured due to lack of flexibility and strength and being cold whilst on bed..
am now limping on both feet due to lack of calf muscle.. 
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So sorry to hear that. Hope it is one of the more minor possibilities you mention.
Stay positive - you’ll get through it.
Good luck with the doc tomorrow,
Sam
saw physio today.. he diagnosed as grade 2 tear of calf muscle.. so I got to go back to crutches until pain goes away.. been doing some reading on calf tears.. takes around 1-2 weeks for pain to go away, then physio 1-2 months.. not as bad as AT rupture..
i’ll try to stay positive, but got to have little cries too to let emotion out.. wonder why i tore it so easily.. just putting foot down wrong while walking.. man I must be bad condition.. can’t wait to get on recumbent bike i bought yesterday to give myself a workout once given clear by physio
still got to work on stretching AT while calf is bad.. got to be even more careful now since I no longer have a good leg to help out the AT