05-15-2024, 09:45 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Slightly right of left of center
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Achilles rupture
Does anyone have any experience with an achilles rupture and any advice on surgery, recovery, etc? I would appreciate any tips, expectations, or anything that helps.
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05-15-2024, 09:55 AM
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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Expect six months of recovery. A dad at our school is currently going through it. He did it in August and is as of a six weeks ago is walking normally again.
Sorry - it’s a tough one
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05-15-2024, 09:59 AM
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First Line Centre
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The wife did this many years ago here in Calgary. The medical approach then for “typical” ruptures was no surgery. Instead a cast with the foot in a pointed “ballerina” position and the Achilles magically reattached itself. After about 2 months??? she transitioned to an air cast and then the long rehab started. Recovery and return to activity is all about doing the rehab AND then maintaining.
Hope you get through this as drama free as possible.
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05-15-2024, 11:29 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary Satellite Community
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Sorry to hear if this is something you are facing. My close friend tore his last summer and is still on the road to recovery. His was initially misdiagnosed by a doctor in Kelowna so he waited a few weeks before he got re-evaluated which made the non surgical option a non starter for him.
Seems this injury happens a lot, its tough to clear from my mind when I go participate in sports as I get older.
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05-15-2024, 12:12 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greyshep
Sorry to hear if this is something you are facing. My close friend tore his last summer and is still on the road to recovery. His was initially misdiagnosed by a doctor in Kelowna so he waited a few weeks before he got re-evaluated which made the non surgical option a non starter for him.
Seems this injury happens a lot, its tough to clear from my mind when I go participate in sports as I get older.
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I have heard of quite a few of these injuries as well. Is there anything that can / should be done to help prevent it from happening?
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05-15-2024, 12:33 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doctorfever
I have heard of quite a few of these injuries as well. Is there anything that can / should be done to help prevent it from happening?
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Stretching, regular exercise, staying at a healthy weight, loosening your calf muscles. If you’re 35+ don’t knock back 6 beers at slow pitch and try to slide into a base.
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05-15-2024, 12:45 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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I’ve had it 12 years ago playing volleyball. Full rupture. Had it sewn together as recommended by the surgeon. Painful recovery. Lots of physio (expensive!) and lots of exercising to get back to normal. Took me 10-12 months to start walking normally and I still feel it after long walks, especially on vacations when spending a day walking. My best friend had a partial rupture and no operation. Went through the same time and cycle of recovery as me. So, take it fwiw…
Whatever you do, don’t use a knee scooter for moving around. That f…n’ thing likes to tip over a lot…
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05-15-2024, 09:28 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: 403
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This also happened to me a few years back.
Get a decent seat for the shower and stock up on tape and garbage bags.
Get the fuzzy covers that go over the tops of your crutches - your arm pits will thank you.
If you live alone, make sure you have a decent backpack around to be able to carry stuff while walking with crutches.
The opposite side of your tear will be overcompensating - not just during the 6 months of recovery, but for years after. Be sure to stretch, get massage, anything you can do to lessen the impacts.
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05-16-2024, 07:43 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mac_82
This also happened to me a few years back.
Get a decent seat for the shower and stock up on tape and garbage bags.
Get the fuzzy covers that go over the tops of your crutches - your arm pits will thank you.
If you live alone, make sure you have a decent backpack around to be able to carry stuff while walking with crutches.
The opposite side of your tear will be overcompensating - not just during the 6 months of recovery, but for years after. Be sure to stretch, get massage, anything you can do to lessen the impacts.
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good points. you can use a cheap plastic chair from an asian store and a tub will be easier to manage than a shower.
if you want to save some $$$, instead of the crutch cover, i used old crew socks and just tied a few around the top of the crutches.
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05-18-2024, 07:36 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Buddy of mine did his playing basketball. He went non-surgical and I believe the modern eveidence suggests that surgery does not have better outcomes. He favoured the peg leg as his favourite option for getting around while it healed.
He also dressed as a pirate for Halloween that year.
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05-18-2024, 07:42 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Achilles Rapture would be a g̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ name for a rap group.
That's all I got. Hope you heal well and quickly.
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05-18-2024, 09:32 PM
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#13
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Franchise Player
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I didn't realize that you could go without a surgery to recover. I always figured that a torn tendon that way absolutely needed an operation to heal. Didn't realize that such a large tendon can reattach naturally.
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