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Driving home with a cast on was not fun while wearing the hospital gown
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When I got the green light to surf OBSF was 3-4x’s overhead and offshore. It was one of those rare winter days that looked like pipe.I did mine in 2019. I was playing soccer, but it was such a fluke. I was merely taking a push off step forward to set my feet and it popped. Had surgery. Started booger/knee boarding on a beater with a DaFin on my non injured leg at around 5-6 months and then started standing up on a longboard on small days at around 7-8 months. It was funny because when I got the green light to start standing up, there was a swell running. It was a weird headspace to be in while praying for the waves to get small.
Going the surgical route speeds up the recovery process and 12 months is pretty accurate for the non surgical route. Why did you opt to not get surgery?
Similar to @Woke AF I highly recommend this:
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Was able to find both used and promptly sold them after I was through the woods. Total game changers because crutches are archaic, cumbersome and were the most painful part of the whole experience. I used the iWalk mostly around the house and short distances and the scooter if I was covering more ground. Seriously, treat yo self.
I also found that finding a good Active Release Therapy person was critical to my recovery. PT helps you get out of the weeds, but you eventually plateau and need to break up the binding that occurs in your fascial plane.
I still periodically get ART when I have "flare ups" and for maintenance.
@bluengreen - what I found after I did mine was that there is not a lot of rhyme or reason to how and when you can rupture an achilles. I heard so many stories of "I was just [insert minimally challenging activity here] when mine blew." The biggest indicators are age (late 30s-50) and previous injury to your calves, achilles and hamstrings. A theory is that they rupture because of binding that occurs between the tendon, the fascia and muscle. So yes, stretching definitely helps but don't keep it local to your lower leg. A PT told me that people who have hamstring injuries often rupture their achilles soon after when they come back. Stretching along with massage/ART to break up the binding is really important. Strengthening the small muscles in your calf and ankle is also critical, work on your soleus. And hydration to lube that bitch.
Not in a meaningful way. A lot of times these happen when planting the foot with the leg extended (no bend in the knee). A good strength and conditioning program will also thicken soft tissues, including tendons. Just another reason the squat and deadlift.