So many achilles questions!
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Hello! My name is Amanda and I'm about 8 months into my recovery from a total achilles explosion as I like to call it. A little history, I've been an athlete for the last 25 years of my 30 years on earth, from rec sports to playing on three varsity teams at the collegiate level. So I've done a tremendous amount of physical activity. Of all the things I have broke, pulled, or damaged on my body, I never had even the slightest bit of pain in my achilles. Then this summer playing rec softball, I was running to first base and halfway there it exploded on me. I laid in the hospital for 5 days before I was finally sewn back together. I am now as I mentioned roughly 8 months later, and am curious about the amount of pain I still feel, as well as the amount of obvious scar tissue that I can still feel in there. I spent time every single day since I was released from my cast prison massaging and manually trying to break up the scar tissue myself, but still feel like there is SO MUCH in there. Does anyone know if this is normal? I am also just now able to almost complete a one legged calf raise, which I'm not sure if I should have been able to do that months ago. Its such a strange injury but definitely one of my most traumatic. Any help, advice, or similar stories shared would be appreciated!
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Yes im in uk . Scotland, i found out about it as a doctor at my work ruptured his ATR 12 weeks before me and he had hired one at £15 a week , not sure if someone in the profession told him about it , I googled it and came across a few mobility aids , I found the Drive Medical knee scooter on Amazon and figured I would sell it once I'm done with it , it was £240 to buy. It is certainly easier than crutches and i have had a few heads turned when I use it out , ( not through my looks lol! just the scooter ) I will say to anyone who gets one , dont go fast on it , I was going along a hotel corridor the other week and hit a hole or dent in the carpet and went smack onto the floor , thankfully due to the boot , i didnt hurt my ankle further , funny now but at the time was a bit winded.
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Im very puzzled why the consultant would ask you to keep the moon walker on during when you sleep as when discussing it before with other people on here, i have never came across that. It might be worth checking you got that right? Because think about it you wont be putting pressure on it whilst you sleep.
i have been through it all julie so please feel free to ask me about anything.
all the best.
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Although I suffered no pain throughout the injury or recovery, it has changed my life considerably. I have always been physicaly active, being particularly keen on running. Now I'm scared to run as I can't risk it happening again - I just can't face the time off my feet climbing the walls (figuratively!). I still go to the gym a lot, but whereas I used to snowboard, tried fencing, etc, now I don't dare risk it. I want to try martial arts, but again, can't take the risk. I wonder just how strong my achilles is now, and how far I could push it. I stretch off and warm my tendon in particular (and rest of my body, too), but do get nagging pain occasionally, which makes me back right off.
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My physio said it was the calf muscle being weak, and not pumping the lymph fluid back up the leg as it should. I've started elevating the foot again in the evenings, and trying to keep mobile at work. The tendon is fine and no pain but the weakness of the calf and the slight numbness of the foot, also due to foot swelling is making walking a bit tedious.
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