IT’S MY ANNIVERSARY….
Well sort of…..I’m actually at 1 year and 3 weeks since rupture and surgery and I can’t even believe that the time has gone by so fast!! I remember joining this blog about a year ago and reading the “It gets better” posts and not feeling so motivated. For those of you just now starting on this long journey that only a special few of us get to endure, I can assure you that it does, in fact, get better.
I’m at about 90% now, and getting better every day. I’m back to running 3 miles on the treadmill straight (going to push that up to 5 in a couple weeks) and I’m playing tennis at the level I was at before with the same speed and endurance (I played for 6 hours last night!!!). Of course, there are some days when my AT requires a little extra stretching, but those days are very few and far between now.
There is still a difference in strength between my ruptured AT and my normal one so I’m thinking about getting back into physical therapy in a month or so to work on that now that I can endure heavier workouts, but I’m truly happy with my recovery and progress and I hope that my story motivates at least one of you out there!!!!
Watch your steps, be careful and HAPPY HEALING!!! It does get better….
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Today is 2 weeks from surgery (3 weeks from injury). I am just starting on this journey, and reading your post gives me hope that things will be getting better. Maybe not real fast, but “Give Time Time” and keep working slowly towards getting better will be my mantra. Best to you!
There has been a lot of anniversaries here lately
I’m 20 weeks in and things have seems to kind of plateaued a little bit recently. ITs good to hear from those who are much farther along than myself, especially when you on the impatient side such as myself! Thanks.
@walkel - thanks for the update! Glad to read that you are back to the activities that you love. Happy healing!
SIX HOURS of tennis?!?! Wow! I hope it was doubles, at least.
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It’s been a month or two since I did. 2.5-3-hour session of (indoor) beach volleyball (2-on-2 & 4-on-4). Recently an hour of competitive-league 4-on-4 has seemed like a good enough workout — not just for this geezer, but also for my 30-something teammates. (I hope they’re not getting old!