Full Achilles Tendon Rupture, what to expect in recovery.
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Hello. In March I partially tore my Achilles tendon at work but it was initially misdiagnosed as tendinitis. 6 weeks later when workers comp approved a specialist he did an ultrasound and determined it was a partial tear. He shot it with cortisone. It never improved and in June he did a tecnique called a "TENOTOMY". That did not work. In July I was walking to my shower and I heard my tendon snap and pain shot up and down my foot and leg. I saw a new doctor and he immediately diagnosed me with a full rupture which an MRI confirmed. Because workers comp took a long time to approve the surgery it was not until about 5 weeks later that I had the surgery to repair the tendon. 6 weeks later I'm still in a cast and may get it off tomorrow.
I'm 39 years old and am a police officer (10 years, 8 years Marine prior to that) so you can imagine that having to quickly chase after somebody or wrestle/struggle with somebody putting stress and strain on the Achilles tendon is a regular occurrance. I was told it could be 6-12 months for full recovery, maybe longer. I am wondering though, will it ever be the same again? Will I ever be able to partake in sports, sprints, biking etc... the same as before my inury? Thanks for any input have a great day all!
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james00723 grussem
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you will be able to run again but it will take lots of rehab. around a year is the average and safe time. unless you can access major rehab technology
grussem james00723
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Swampiesue james00723
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ivan33501 grussem
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grussem
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Ok, on Friday I had a follow up with my doctor. I had my cast removed after 6 weeks and I am now in my moon boot. The doctor told me to continue with no weight bearing on my bad foot and I have a follow up in a month at which point he hopes to start physical therapy.
It was such a relief getting that cast off and felt great to go home and soak my foot in a tub and get it nice and clean (it was pretty rank...yuk! lol.) I still get throbbing and stabbing pain but I suppose that is to be expected. The instep of my foot is red but I think that is just from the cast rubbing on it for 6 weeks. My foot and calf is very very weak still. Anyhow, thanks for checking in.
james00723 grussem
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If its red from soreness it will be from the cast. However, my foot was reddy/purple. They will have put an iodine on you before surgery and it takes ages to scrub off. Keep going as they say. It gets easier from here.
My doc was different and as soon as i was in the boot he wanted to weight bear on it. Basically if you keep it immobile more scar tissue builds up, but both ways work i hear
grussem
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I'm afraid I have some kind of nerve damage in my foot. There is about a 4" radius around the back of my heel where I have absolutely no feeling at all, like, it's dead. I can pinch it, poke it and nothing, no feeling at all. Has anyone else gone through this? Take care everyone.
grussem
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Well the area of my foot on the back is still numb. I follow up with the doctor in about a week and a half. In other news the air bladder in my walking boot broke...actually 2 of them. One broke last week and I was able to get another one. The second one broke last night so instead of having somebody take me to the doctor I cut the air bladder out, sealed the hole with silicone caulk, and when it was dried sealed it again with duct tape. Seems to be working so far. Have a great day everyone!