Posts by northerndriver7

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Achilles tendon rupture: experiences and recovery? in Health · Feb 6, 2019

Larry Scott43 said:Destructive—and what about your tendon? Or rather, your own experience following surgery?
It’s all highly subjective.

There isn't actually that much "subjectivity" involved when there is a set biological timeframe required for healing.
By that logic, one person's bone would knit back together in ten days while someone else waits two months... absolute nonsense.

Take this one specialist in Miami, for instance—three months ago he had a rupture and opted for conservative treatment. He thought he was fine, so he went out running and training... and well, he ended up suffering a re-rupture. Oh, he'll be thrilled, I'm sure, since his tendon snapped in two different places now. The first tear didn't even heal properly, and he's already got a second one.

Maybe this "expert" can explain how that happened, considering three months is a massive amount of time for an Achilles!! Lool

My experience? Just do exactly what the specialists tell you (in this case, the best trauma surgeon in the country—I won't name names) and everything will turn out fine.

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Achilles tendon rupture: experiences and recovery? in Health · Jan 28, 2019

Angela Hall44 said:I had my surgery nearly three years ago now—honestly, I consider myself incredibly lucky that I ended up under the care of a younger surgeon (over at the Cleveland clinic, specifically the Manhattan Island facility). About ten days post-op, I ditched the splint, then spent roughly 10 to 15 days wearing that Velcro walking boot, though I’d sleep without it and gradually reduce the incline every couple of days.
By day 25 after the procedure, I was already walking normally without crutches and even driving again... I just made sure not to put any undue stress on my toes; I walked strictly on the balls of my feet.
The physical therapists they have over in Newport could barely wrap their heads around the fact that I showed up just four weeks after surgery—their rehab program felt... well, let's just say it was geared more toward senior citizens.
After that, I switched to a private physical therapist (near Mistura) who simply gave me a set of exercises, which I performed entirely on my own.
I should emphasize: from the moment that splint came off, there wasn't a single day where I didn't perform my exercises twice daily.
Exactly sixty days later, I was back on a bicycle, and within three and a half months, I was out skiing.
The only thing I avoided was running for at least six months. My neighbor—about my age, in his 40s—suffered a rupture a year after I did; he went to some old-school doctor in Newport and stayed stuck in a cast and splint for an eternity, which meant his rehabilitation dragged on indefinitely.

Well, you must be some kind of medical anomaly then! Professional athletes need a full six to seven months of intensive treatment... yet you, my dear friend, managed it in a month and a half? Don't go giving people false hope... even if Achilles himself had performed your surgery, the tendon still needs a significant amount of time to heal properly.

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Achilles tendon rupture: experiences and recovery? in Health · Jan 28, 2019

Maria Richardson85 said:Well, here I am again! I finally got my brace—I’ve been wearing it for four weeks now, following three months in those compression sleeves. My leg feels completely stiff; the incision hasn't quite healed up fully yet, though they had me using Granuflex for three weeks. Now I'm also using Judo ointment, and it seems to be helping. I'm waiting on physical therapy exercises in about a month—they haven't prescribed anything else besides that. What I really want to know is... this ankle stiffness, how long is it going to last??? I'm walking around putting full weight on it, no crutches and no brace. I'm fasting a little bit too... my leg swells up the second I start walking, though it goes down once I apply compresses. I'm exercising constantly at home. WHAT else should I be doing? I don't even dare ride a bike, let alone drive a car... because of this stiffness. And my knee hurts whenever I walk for too long. It feels like... recovery is just moving at a snail's pace... any advice would be worth its weight in gold!

Your leg is going to swell because you aren't using your calf correctly. To be blunt—what you're doing isn't actually "walking," regardless of what people tell you... maybe that'll serve as a useful tip for someone else out there. Fasting isn't walking. You need exercise, exercise, and more exercise. Strengthen that calf.

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Achilles tendon rupture: experiences and recovery? in Health · Jan 28, 2019

Listen, if you're dealing with a torn tendon, you’re looking at at least nine months of recovery—no matter how much you try to rush the process. Time is the only real healer here.

Anything else you attempt is just a cheap illusion that puts you at massive risk of another rupture.

You're looking at three to four months of being totally immobilized—whether you're stuck in a cast or using a brace. After that, it's a grueling stretch of physical therapy, maybe three sessions a week for ten days... then finally the pool. And don't forget all those home exercises and the tedious "learning how to walk" phase—you basically have to relearn how to use calf muscles that have completely withered away. Then comes the swimming and the endless toe-to-heel walking drills.

Anyone who has actually been through this hell knows exactly what I'm talking about—how miserable the recovery is, especially when Achilles's tendon tightens up and your leg flexion becomes almost nonexistent. Trying to stretch out Achilles's tendon? It's pure agony.

Bottom line: I don't think anyone in the world is back to 100% in less than six months. Realistically, you aren't even looking at starting any actual activity until the seven-to-nine-month mark. Though, honestly, I couldn't tell you if it's even possible to ever get back to 100% on that leg.

Good luck to everyone currently on the road to recovery!! Fingers crossed it doesn't happen again.

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Bad Boys in Fans · Nov 6, 2015

bojdo;56112356 said:
northerndriver7 said:Watch out, man—the cops grabbed them at the border immediately... even the Southern front showed up in Washington, D.C., so they just tucked them away in some hall.

Exactly, man. I mean, you spent weeks beforehand acting all tough—making such a massive scene about how ruthless you are and how you're coming for them... who wouldn't want to shut you down right then and there?? Seriously.

btw... you guys knew perfectly well where the Bad Boys were with their greens, so you didn't bother looking for them; instead, you just paraded around in a group of 500, praying the police wouldn't intercept you... loooool

You knew exactly where the crew was and where you could find them... I'd bet anything on that...

But honestly, it’s even more pathetic watching someone pretend to be some kind of hardman in those little short films...

No. btw....the action at the airport was handled well, though—nobody can deny that part.....

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Bad Boys in Fans · Nov 6, 2015

dok;56112044 said:In Timisoara? Wait—you’re telling me you guys were actually looking for us in Timisoara? You’ve got to be kidding me. You travel all the way to Timisoara for a match and expect to run into the Bad Boys? Sure, there are plenty of Mexicans living in Timisoara, but what does that have to do with us? Which club do we even have ties to over there? When did we ever head out to Timisoara for a game? Never. You people are constantly hunting us down in foreign cities, yet the second we show up in Columbus to meet you, you vanish into thin air. Why on earth would you be looking for us in Timisoara instead of just meeting us in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.? It’s honestly pathetic.

Look... when you showed up in Columbus, half the county had already been evacuated by the cops... you guys were practically hiding like little mice... so spare me the lectures on heroism.

Didn't the Bad Boys roll into the city by train for that handball match and couldn't even manage to make a scene... watch it, man... BY TRAIN?!?

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Bad Boys in Fans · Nov 6, 2015

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briskdrifter40;56111499 said:Alright fine, Athens is in Mexico.

Man... give me a break. You guys had your shot back in Timisoara, but you basically froze up at the border. And even there, you’ve got brothers in the stands backing you up.
You had plenty of other chances to actually step up.
You never show up in small groups—you know, what, fifty people? No, you wait until you have a few hundred in a tight formation. That’s the only way to prevent an ambush... but you lot just won't do it. Absolute cowards!!!

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