Partially ruptured achilles at calf...

[bowhuntercoop]

I had a partial tear last summer. Doing back flips and just jumping off the diving board, playing with the kiddos. Went to a running, double flip, felt it instantly pop.

Wife’s a doc, brother in laws an er doc. Did the standard protocol stuff. 2 weeks into it wife had my take bp157 and tb500. Life changing stuff man. Years of wrestling and shoulder, knee, and nagging hip pains gone, healed my Achilles. I swear by that stuff now and keep a stash on stand by.

 

[Oakman]

Initial mri Read is a grade 2 gastrocnemius tear/strain. Intact achilles, intact planteras. significant edema/swelling. Follow up tomorrow with orthopedic for reevaluation. The concern is Im worsening vs any improvement over last week and half despite limiting time on foot, wearing boot when up and about, using scooter to get around, continuous RICE treatment... to be continued.
Been reading on the peptides...Im still on the fence there, especially with lack of real standards/regulations on them. Got enough problems at the moment, if I had adverse reactions to that stuff it'd just be salt in the wound right now.

Sorry to hear about your injury, hope you are better now?

 

[StuckInTheEast]

Sorry to hear about your injury, hope you are better now?

Much improved but still healing at this point.
It took a big turn for the better midway through our vacation but has been slow progress since.
Back of calf down into ankle still rather sore to the touch and gets to aching noticeably if im on it too long. Bruising that settled i to ankle took few weeks to fade but mostly gone now. Compression sock definitely still helps. Go back to Doc in couple weeks for what I hope is last visit. May do a PT visit after that just to get an exercise routine, but not much variety for calf exercises or stretches.
Its going the right way though and Im back to doing most of what I need/want to do in moderation.
Most Definitely do not recommend this injury. Caught me totally off guard, never even gave a calf tear thought until now.

 

[Oakman]

Thats good to know, hope you feel better soon. From personal experience with ligaments injury, please stick to rehabilitation program, it makes huge deference down the road,
Best wishes

 

[longtail]

Much improved but still healing at this point.
It took a big turn for the better midway through our vacation but has been slow progress since.
Back of calf down into ankle still rather sore to the touch and gets to aching noticeably if im on it too long. Bruising that settled i to ankle took few weeks to fade but mostly gone now. Compression sock definitely still helps. Go back to Doc in couple weeks for what I hope is last visit. May do a PT visit after that just to get an exercise routine, but not much variety for calf exercises or stretches.
Its going the right way though and Im back to doing most of what I need/want to do in moderation.
Most Definitely do not recommend this injury. Caught me totally off guard, never even gave a calf tear thought until now.

the shitty part is now that you have torn it your prone for it happening again. Ive torn mine in my right leg 3 times and my left twice.... Seems to always happen for me right before my elk hunts..... what has helped is a lot of stretching. sauna w/stretching and warming up. walking boot, compression, ice at first and then stretch and strengthen. what is tough is how your whole body's weight rely on the calf/Achilles you cant just put it in a sling and not use it... unless you get a wheel chair to completely stay off it. Good Luck, I would continue to do your calf stretches every day

 

[Thread Savage]

I blew my Achilles when I was in my mid-20's. It can happen to anyone at any time. Recovery will take 6 to 9 months, and I'd advise that you follow the doctor's instructions better than you've followed any instructions in your life. Take it slow, do all their stretches and rehab religiously, and you'll regain full strength and full range of motion.

The key here is that you can be back to 100% next year. It is possible. It's really dumb to go cowboy on this and try and rush things because that's how you can do permanent damage. I never worry about the Achilles I tore. I can go up and down steep inclines, hunt hard all day and night, and I don't have the slightest concern about that repaired tendon....I do however, sometimes worry about tearing the other one because I now know how randomly it can just happen, but I also think that probably makes me smarter about how I warmup, stretch, and move.

 

[mfolch]

That sounds terrible. I *slightly* tore my achilles tendon. I mean, the smallest fraying, which felt like someone was hamming my foot and tendon with every step (apparently I had an underlying condition which lent itself to injury). Went to one of the best orthopedic surgeons between DC and Boston, who looked at my scan, yawned--apparently, this was child's play for him and beneath his pay grade--and said look up a brace for Achilles tendonitis to sleep in at night, ice your foot and heel three times daily, wear running or tennis shoes not dress shoes, do mild stretches along the wall, stop running and weight lifting in ways that put pressure on the calf or heel, and prepare for it to *begin* to recover in 9 months, full recovery in 18 months. I'm not a fan of icing--too impatient to sit still with my foot in an ice bath for five minutes--but after ignoring the advice for months and just getting worse, I decided to do exactly what he said--wore the ridiculous brace, iced three times daily, stretched, wore tennis shoes--and at least the pain didn't get worse. Exactly 9 months later almost to the day the pain started to recede. 9 months thereafter, I'm back to where I was before.

 

[StuckInTheEast]

the shitty part is now that you have torn it your prone for it happening again. Ive torn mine in my right leg 3 times and my left twice.... Seems to always happen for me right before my elk hunts..... what has helped is a lot of stretching. sauna w/stretching and warming up. walking boot, compression, ice at first and then stretch and strengthen. what is tough is how your whole body's weight rely on the calf/Achilles you cant just put it in a sling and not use it... unless you get a wheel chair to completely stay off it. Good Luck, I would continue to do your calf stretches every day

Holy hell, after once I dont wanna do it again. Definitely not 5 more times. Ive had multiple other surgeries for various injuries/issues over the years...this has by far been one of, if not the most painful, slow to heal and just miserable injuries I recall.
In retrospect, I was definitely way over doing it when it happened. Brain said 'I got this'...body replied 'Im too old for this BS' so Im hoping proper rehab and not being an idiot will prevent this from occurring again.
Ive been cringing watching guys push cars into our shop since this happened...A tow strap suddenly seems more valuable to have in my tool box than I ever thought it would be. No more pushing cars for this guy, not worth it

 

[longtail]

Holy hell, after once I dont wanna do it again. Definitely not 5 more times. Ive had multiple other surgeries for various injuries/issues over the years...this has by far been one of, if not the most painful, slow to heal and just miserable injuries I recall.
In retrospect, I was definitely way over doing it when it happened. Brain said 'I got this'...body replied 'Im too old for this BS' so Im hoping proper rehab and not being an idiot will prevent this from occurring again.
Ive been cringing watching guys push cars into our shop since this happened...A tow strap suddenly seems more valuable to have in my tool box than I ever thought it would be. No more pushing cars for this guy, not worth it

"work smarter, not harder" been there done that also. for me it was trying to push a very large and heavy gun safe.... ended up with a herniated disc in my neck that was bad enough it completely pinched off the nerve that controls your left arm. the first day after i did it i just had a lot of neck pain and then the 2nd day i lost all movement.
I know its just as much mentally frustrating as physical but you will get through it.

 

[North of 60]

Suggest taking your time and allowing it to heal.

Partial tear for me a couple of years ago qualifying or the nat'l senior games in pickleball. That very sharp pain got my attention. What worked for me was months of resting it, and then slowly stretching/rehabbing it back.