Hey all...just thought I'd let you all know how my leg is healing. At the beginning of October I ruptured my Achilles tendon and had to have it reconstructed. Well, I had a follow-up appointment with the surgeon yesterday and they took the cast off. Man, my leg and foot didn't even look real...it looked like a skeleton/wooden leg and foot. The Dr. said this was normal from the atrophy of being in a cast.

Yesterday was also the first time I could see the incision from the reconstruction surgery, too. I thought the incision would only be an inch or two, but it ran from my heel up to the bottom of my calf...no wonder my leg's been so sore! I couldn't move my foot or toes yet, but the Dr. said that was normal and that evrything was looking good.

They put a new cast on my leg which I'll have to wear for another 4 weeks..UGH!!! Man, I don't know how much longer I can take getting around on crutches (I guess another 4 weeks). Plus, work is such a "crutches friendly" place at the RenCen.

Anyway, I get to start to put some weight on my leg in another couple of weeks. Then the final cast comes off in mid-December. Then it's on to rehab. The Dr. is still saying up to a year to recover ! Man, this means that I won't be back running, etc. until next October!!!

Hopefully I'll be able to re-learn how to use the clutch in the spring

See ya'll later!

 

well, it's good to hear that the recovery is coming along. i think you ask the doctor is you can include clutching as part of the rehab.

 

Yup, not much for you to do but work your clutch.

 

Anybody can drive an automatic...

Work that clutch baby...


Thinking of you!