round one…

Posted on March 16th, 2011 by thisdogcanthunt

The insurance company promptly turned down my PCP’s request for the MRI, 2 days post tear, and i saw the Orthopedic Surgeon on day 5. He did the Thompson’s test and concluded my achilles was indeed torn. He ordered the much cheaper ultrasound to make sure. He reviewed the gap and told me no surgery. I was both relieved and put-off as some of the research i did said that surgery was the way. Nope. 8 weeks in a cast changed out every 2 weeks and then to a walking boot, and then to physical therapy. I played by the rules. Did everything asked of me. Got the cast off…huge win. Walking boot put in the closet…another win. PT for 4 weeks making progress, FWB, normal shoes, and gaining strength and mobility…Victory!!

it was 18 weeks from time of rupture to that point. I endured much and learned alot from everyone on this blog …i was feeling good, until the unthinkable happened…

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3 Responses to “round one…”

  1. garyf, on March 16th, 2011 at 4:00 pm Said:

    Have you re-ruptured or ruptured the other AT? If so, sorry to hear that & how did it happen??

  2. liverpoollass, on March 17th, 2011 at 3:39 pm Said:

    Oh no thats horrid, you must be feeling really low to say the least. Hope the recovery is speedy try to stay positive - I know that’s a tough ask but it’s the only way to go.

  3. Lemuel Burington, on May 13th, 2011 at 10:42 pm Said:

    Nice publish. I just wanted to level out that this is one of the finest offers to the net. Really good.

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  • Lemuel Burington | May 13th, 2011 | 10:42 pm

    Nice publish. I just wanted to level out that this is one of the finest offers to the net. Really good.

  • normofthenorth | March 18th, 2011 | 2:55 pm

    Guy, you’ve got a tough enough situation without beating yourself up over your past decisions. I doubt that an MRI after your initial ATR would have changed things, though neither of us knows for sure.

    Unfortunately, with your surgeon’s ultra-slow non-surgical protocol (18 weeks to 2 shoes FWB), your re-rupture risk really was much higher than with surgery, just like the old days of “conservative care” for ATRs. I’m a big fan of skipping the surgery, but it’s only been proven to work very well (on average) with a fast modern protocol, like bit.ly/UWOProtocol . And even then, or with surgery, the risk of re-rupture still isn’t zero, though it’s pretty low.

    All the older studies — including a 2005 metastudy — used SLOW protocols for the “conservative” non-op cure, and showed re-rupture rates around 15%, vs. around 4% for surgery. Almost everybody assumes (logically) that going slower is safer, but the evidence shows the opposite.

    It’s possible that your surgeon will also discover some other interesting things about your AT while he’s “inside”. Keep us posted. The last 1 or 2 re-ruptures who posted here did themselves in aft

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  • cellblock4 | March 18th, 2011 | 2:46 pm

    wow, i’m truly sorry about that man. i too am 34 and ruptured playing flag football. i was playing corner, backpedaling and tried to break on an out route in front of me and heard the pop. i knew right away. i’m at 16 weeks post surgery and need to remind myself to slow down and progress with moderation.

    at least you know some of the small tricks and routines of being NWB. those little things will come in handy again and hopefully the inconvenience won’t be as hard on you as the first time. i know the statistics of surgery vs. non-op are very similar, but for some reason, i psychologically feel better knowing that strong sutures are holding my tendon together.

    good luck and hang in there.

  • iski7b | March 18th, 2011 | 10:57 am

    Hey thisdogcan….
    Your story breaks my heart. Absolutely.
    I’m at 15 weeks 4 days, and can’t even comprehend the thought of a re-rupture, but obviously, that is naive of me!
    Don’t get me wrong…I’m really glad you posted this. It’s a good dose of reality for ALL of us.
    But, heartbreaking all the same.
    We’re here for ya, and we’ll work through this with ya! Wishing you all the power and patience in the World! Hang in there, my friend.

  • liverpoollass | March 17th, 2011 | 3:39 pm

    Oh no thats horrid, you must be feeling really low to say the least. Hope the recovery is speedy try to stay positive - I know that’s a tough ask but it’s the only way to go.

  • garyf | March 16th, 2011 | 4:00 pm

    Have you re-ruptured or ruptured the other AT? If so, sorry to hear that & how did it happen??

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