Coming in late: already 8 weeks post-surgery.
Fifty years old. Left achilles. Probably ruptured in two phases. First was while playing soccer on 04/19/09. There was no archetypical pop or sense of being hit from behind. There was just a...
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Nine weeks as of today. Saw MD for followup on infection. It’s responding to antibiotics but isn’t completely gone yet. Culture indicates it’s a fairly benign bacteria. MD switched antibiotics from...
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Infection responding reasonably well to erythromycin. Cellulitis is all gone and there is less stiffness in the ankle joint. Wound still has not completely closed, but there is a healthy looking scab...
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Saw MD again yesterday. Infection has cleared up and there is a healthy looking scab on the last little bit where the surgical wound has not fully closed. Continuing to make acceptable progress on...
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Finally have been able to do some light running. MD said brisk walk 10 minutes, jog 10 minutes, brisk walk 10 minutes, increase jog by 3 minutes a week. After only 5 minutes of brisk walking, I...
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Ankle/tendon/calf feel strong; around 75%. Ankle joint still is stiff at times but loosens up with exercise. I can bicycle forever. I can run at least 3 miles. Yesterday morning, I made a couple of...
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This probably falls in the category of “kids, don’t try this at home” but I played in my first post-surgery soccer match on Sunday. I didn’t play particularly long (20-25 minutes each half) and I...
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Played soccer again on Sunday. Only played about 20-25 minutes per half again, but performed much better. Strength is still a work in progress and I’m still experiencing some stiffness and swelling...
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MD was sort of implying that I should wait 16 weeks (4 months) before returning to play, so I didn’t feel like I was taking much of a risk by playing soccer again last Sunday. It was an uninspired...
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