7wks-observations: soreness, sensitivity, walking bootless, lumpy skin after...
SORENESS AFTER WALKING: As directed by my PT, I try to walk in the boot with as normal a stride as possible. This causes a stretching sensation in the back of my calf (feels like muscle, AT, and skin)...
View Article7wk, 2 days-driving range, evening soreness
I finally went to the driving range yesterday. The great as well as incredibly sad thing is my ball striking is actually not much worse with one good leg. It felt good to get out and do something...
View ArticleNFL player goes down with ATR
http://www.nfl.com/trainingcamp/story?id=09000d5d811a09f3&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true
View Article8wk, 2 days-greenlight from ortho for 2 shoes, golf in boot
I’m not going to kid anyone. I’m a competitive person… and I have peterh and doug53 in my sights! (well, not them per se but their awesome recovery schedules) I’m essentially 2 mos post-op and I saw...
View ArticleI’m gellin. Are you gellin?
Boy that commercial was annoying (no offense to any of you on Dr Scholl’s ad team) but I started to get heel soreness from walking around in a boot so I’ve placed a gel sole in my boot. I haven’t put...
View Article8wks, 3 days-shifting gears, literally
After nearly 2 mos, I finally took the car (with a manual transmission) out for a drive in 2 shoes. It was good to get out there and row through the gears. I’m guessing my clutch is the equivalent of...
View ArticleAnyone catch “Hard Knocks”?
I saw the 1st episode of Hard Knocks - Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals last night. I cringed when they showed Reggie Kelly get carted off the field with an ATR. The trainer told him 6...
View Article10wk, 6 days-GOLFED, boot long gone
I played my first round of golf since the ATR. I took a cart with a handicap sticker. I had fun. I could hit with power and had a few decent shots. I really didn’t feel all that different because...
View Article‘Global ATR Club’
I took a vacation to mexico, a cruise actually, and several people saw me wearing my boot and asked me what had happened in a knowing fashion. I met one guy who had ruptured his AT 11 years ago and...
View Article14w-2d: nervous abt little bump above tendon repair
I’m at 14 wks 2 days. I’ve been doing great. Steady progress every few days. I’ve been walking fairly well, no limp unless sore or tired. I’m able to play golf riding a cart. In the past week, I’ve...
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