5 Days Post-Op: I hope I don’t have DVT
My pain subsided pretty quickly after surgery this time around, I only used the pain meds for the remainder of the day that I had my operation and the next day. Until today I’ve been virtually pain...
View Article1 Week Post-Op: Apparantly I have panic attacks now!?!?!
Well I’m writing on here because I needed to take my mind off my ATR and being that its 2:15AM, no one is awake… So I was about to fall asleep tonight when I moved then all the sudden got...
View Article2 Weeks Post-Op: Time for a more conservative approach this time around…
Went in for my 2 week post-op numero dos today, they removed the splint which revealed a nice “piece of art”. The re-rupture occurred just above the first rupture so he used the original incision...
View Article6 Weeks Post-Op: The cast is gone!!
Just had my 6 week post op today and got the cast removed. Man did that feel good to have my foot out of that thing finally. I’m back into the boot for another 6 weeks. On September 30th my doctor will...
View Article7 weeks, 5 days Post-Op: Picking up where I left off first time around…
Today was my first day without using crutches. I’m finally getting back to where I left off prior to re-rupture. In the last 8 days I’ve removed two of the four heel lifts from my boot and went from...
View Article10 Weeks Post-Op: $40,000 LATER!!
Well, as the title states, I’m 10 about 10 weeks post-op ATR #2. I’ve been doing hour long PT sessions twice a week. Most of the sessions consist of the following – 1. 5-8 minutes on a bike 2. 15...
View Article13 Weeks Post-Op: 2 SHOES!!!!!!
Well I had my, 3rd Post-Op since my re-rupture surgery today and the Doc approved of me wearing 2 shoes again! Only limitation is no running or jumping. He said that it’ll be another 3-4 months before...
View Article22 Weeks Post-Op: I ran a mile, well half!!!
Got the okay to start running again today, so I decided to try it out. During my college years I ran religiously, running about 8-10 miles a day at a 6/min mile pace. Anyhow 3 years and 2 achilles...
View Article28 Weeks Post-Op: Things are still improving!
I’ve still been running, almost up to being able to run 30 minutes continuously now. I still lose comfort in my running stride at times, but its becoming less frequent. I really haven’t done a lot of...
View Article1 Year Post-Op: Running, wakeboarding, paintball…Oh my!!!
Well, I was originally going to make this post on June 30th, but I ended up spending my 1 year post-op anniversary on the lake getting some wakeboarding sets in after work. I’ve really made an effort...
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