09-27-14, 03:42 PM | |
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North Las Vegas, NV
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I am 5 wks post op for an Achilles' tendon repair Hopefully, on Wednesday I can start weight bearing. I miss my hardcore workouts but I have been using my bike with the boot and several pilates DVDs. Today, I decided to try Omni since most of her exercises are done on the floor. I am also going to begin some barre exercises using the injured side. My right side is so much stronger since I am using a knee scorer. I decided once I am cleared my workouts will consist of swimming, cycling, pilates and barre type workouts. I am going to be kind to my body for 6 months.
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09-27-14, 03:48 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Wisconsin
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Well I guess I can share too. It's kind of a depressing thread though, isn't it? I'm sorry everyone is having all these problems and I hope recovery comes sooner than later for everyone.
Almost 4 months ago I tore my Achilles tendon. No high impact yet for another 2 months. I know this is going to take more time, but I feel like it's been long enough, haha! My back, hips, and both ankles hurt. I'm so tired all the time and I've gained weight, maybe 10 lbs, and it's hard to walk without shoes on. I've been doing mainly 30-40 min workouts. I'm doing Body Beast upper body workouts (I've committed to doing this with my 16yo DS) and for lower body I do bodyweight/barre/fusion/yoga/stretch stuff, about 3-4x a week. No real cardio unless I take my bike out. I feel weak in the core and legs and unbalanced and tired. And somewhat unfocused and unmotivated, because I'm so tired! The thing is - if I scale back on the workouts I'll get lazy with them and probably gain more weight, if I try to do more cardio I'll be exhausted and probably gain more weight. The weight gain is starting to bug me. Ok ok the bottom line is most likely that I need to focus on my eating and sleeping. {sigh} (Duh, and I needed to post this in order to realize that!) |
09-27-14, 05:24 PM | ||
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Not yet. He wants me to do 4 weeks of PT and then see how it is.
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09-27-14, 08:28 PM | |
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: North Las Vegas, NV
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Thanks, I was hoping to avoid surgery but after the podiatrist saw the MRI, he felt my only option was surgery. is your tendon still tight and how long did it take you to have a normal gait?
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09-27-14, 10:29 PM | |
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Wisconsin
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My tendon is a little tight. My walking is looking pretty normal now, as long as I'm not in a hurry. After getting the boot off a month ago, the walking part progress fairly quickly. My calf is still very weak --- I cannot go up on toes one-legged at all, I can do 2 legged calf raises though. Going downstairs first thing in the morning is really pathetic. I guess it will take time. Doc said everything should be back to normal at 6 months post injury. I have a full 2 months to go. We'll get there.
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09-27-14, 10:51 PM | ||
Join Date: Jan 2013
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*** I'm going to put a plug in here for compression wear, for anybody with just sort of chronic achiness. The *only* reason I'm able to run, at all, with my cranky hip is my Undeararmour compression capris. I'm about to order a pair of full-length tights for winter. I also have compression gloves, for the tendonitis in my thumb , and a compression ankle brace (I have since junior high!). I actually wore the ankle brace (and not an Ace bandage) for my recent sprain, and it was perfect, since I was still weight bearing.
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09-28-14, 06:08 AM | |
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Just one comment ....this is one of the reasons why it bothers me to see those threads with peeps saying.... oh....the workouts don't look hard enough...blah...blah blah..... look how many people are injured.......I personally don't think its good to do Balls to the Walls who's most of the time......Amen to that.
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