I ruptured my achilles last night. I'm going in for surgery tomorrow. Just looking for any information about recovery times from anyone who's had that done.
Ruptured Achilles
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Ouch. I don't now a lot about that one specifically. Do you already have a rehab center? The PT I saw for my knee, her husband ruptured his Achilles as I was getting "done" rehabbing my injury. I'd recommend her or any of those rehab centers.
If you don't have one lined up, PM me and I can get you the info.
Regardless of what you do - listen to the PT. Stretch, stretch and stretch some more. Do your exercises exactly as prescribed. And of course, lots of elevation and ice.
If you don't have one lined up, PM me and I can get you the info.
Regardless of what you do - listen to the PT. Stretch, stretch and stretch some more. Do your exercises exactly as prescribed. And of course, lots of elevation and ice.
Also, what kind of rupture was it? From rupture I gather it was complete. Torn notes it probably wasn't complete.
Big difference in the type of surgery and rehab duration.
Big difference in the type of surgery and rehab duration.
Sorry to hear about that! I had an achilles incident in middle school. But mine wasn't ruptured... it was nearly severed. Fortunately, it was a clean cut, repaired in surgery and was back to normal within 3 months or so. I bet the recovery time for a rupture is quite a bit longer though... Better get used to those crutches. Keep us updated too.
My sister's fiancee either tore or ruptured his achilles a couple of years ago. I think he was out of commission in some way or another for 4-6 months. Details are a little fuzzy b/c a)I didn't really know the guy at the time and b) they were at school in Virginia.
Somewhat unrelated but should give you a general idea.
I ruptured a ligament in my ankle one summer in July. It was September before I was off crutches and January/February until it was fully healed. But atleast it makes a cracking noise when I bend it now! Atleast you have that to look forward to :skeptical:
I ruptured a ligament in my ankle one summer in July. It was September before I was off crutches and January/February until it was fully healed. But atleast it makes a cracking noise when I bend it now! Atleast you have that to look forward to :skeptical:
really sorry to hear that, nothing about injuries is fun...like 22 said, no matter HOW MUCH it hurts at the time, stretch, stretch, and stretch in the rehab and listen to your PT. Good luck buddy!
i would agree with follow the exact insturctions of the PT. I completely ruptured mine too in middle school. i was on crutches for 4 months, back to somewhat normal after 6 total. i think i was a bad case...only took 1 surgery but it wasnt a clean break.
One of my friends tore his achille's tendon at the Drake Relays last year. He had surgery pretty much the next day, and he was back on his feet (on crutches) after a few days, but had the crutches for quite a while. He ended up tearing it again doing his rehab in the pool, so he had to go in for surgery again, but he's back walking normally now, and in a few weeks, they said he can attempt a little running.
Alright thanks to all those that have weighed in or PM'd me. I appreciate it. The surgery went well although they said the actual rupture was a little more "tore up" than they expected. So it's crutches and boot for 7 days, then we'll evaluate. I'm anxious to get into PT, so any thoughts on when I should be expecting that are appreciated. I don't want to go too fast but also know that there seems to be a wide range in views by doctors on the value of PT.
Just remember that even though it hurts like a you-know-what to stretch as much as the PT person says. It sucks now but after everything is healed you will forget about it and get back to normal. If you don't stretch or slack off, you will have lingering effects the rest of your life.
Good luck fellow Clone
Good luck fellow Clone
Oh I will stretch. I follow my PT's advice to a T. I learned the hard way. I had some back issues years ago. I horsed around for about a year doing my PT half assed. She finally said, look I love the fact that you like coming to see me, and I don't mind taking your business but if you don't shape up we'll be seeing each other forever. I shaped up, and was out of there in like a month.
