Achilles goooorne....
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Oh, and the perfect TV series for both you and Bart to watch right now:<br />
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flip thru youtube if you can't download it...<br />
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'We have the technology to make the world's first bionic achilles. Bones will have that achilles. Better than he was before, better, stronger, faster .....'<br />
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So update - less painful now than it was before the op. Think that might have a bit to do with the cast - whereas prior it was down the back of the leg and strapped on, it is now down the front and wrapped a bit, so is properly forcing my foot into a 'ballerina' pose and much more comfortable, although a bit heavier. Didn't get any outstanding drugs (unfortunately) so it's just codeine and ibuprofen (4 days worth). However because there's so little pain I've only taken one dose so far today and really just because I thought I might as well, I'm sure the ibuprofen will help with the healing?<br />
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Speaking to the doc and later a brief chat with the physio yesterday so got a bit more detail. No bone involved, think that's a good thing! First 4 weeks I'll be in a cast, go back in 2 weeks to have a check and get a new cast with my foot less pointed. Able to put 'toe-touch' pressure on the leg during this time. Then after the 4 weeks, into a boot with a wedged heel, which I assume will get gradually less and less of a wedge for those 4 weeks - walking on that so can't wait! Then 4 weeks of rehab, apparently they are quite aggressive with it these days as it has shown better results.<br />
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Anyway, big couch, thermos of coffee, ginsters slices, bottle of water, modified crutches and McCullum losing his shit at a little white ball on the tele, so I'm all good.<br />
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If anyone is [i]really[/i] interested I can post up shitty pics of the foot out of the cast 1.5 days post injury. Not pretty, but nothing like the bruising and swelling I would've expected.<br />
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And as I type, James Franklin shows he's better than Jeremy.<br />
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So not a lot to report back, but get the final of my four casts off tomorrow and into a boot, so am a little excited about that. The last week or two have been more frustrating than ever, just sick of being on the crutches and so useless. Very much hoping I will be allowed to walk with the boot, at least after a couple of days if not straight away!<br />
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Anyway the last couple of weeks have been with a full cast which was much more comfortable and allowed me to get a bit of Kiwiana going for the last RC game.<br />
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Any pain I had stopped pretty much just before I went in for the last cast, and I got to have a look at the op result then too, which looked a bit more gruesome than I was expecting (but maybe just the way the stitches were pulling and I'm told it heeled well). I was told that I may experience loss of feeling in the area as a result of the op and maybe too early to tell, but that could be the case as I didn't feel a thing when the stitches were taken out, it seemed the nurse was expecting me to be in a bit of pain. For just over a week I've been able to wiggle my foot/leg about quite happily and put pressure on the leg - well as much as can possibly be done with my foot still pointed. Feeling good although definitely still feels strange - although it's even a strange feeling at first once you start to notice the achilles is there after not having one, even if it was only for a short period.<br />
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Oh yeah - and I figured out that after the injury, to get home I walked almost a kilometre including about 7-8 sizeable flights of stairs on a snapped achilles. Fuck I'm hard. And yes I have a cheesy tattoo.<br />
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Fark, that is a pretty line of stitches there bro! you got right opened up! At least your Tat isn't on your lower back... ahem<br />
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[quote name='Paekakboyz' timestamp='1350590066' post='318413']Fark, that is a pretty line of stitches there bro! you got right opened up! At least your Tat isn't on your lower back... ahem<br />
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Good to hear rehab is coming along. You'll be good for the ferns rugby comp in 2013!?[/quote]Yeah mate I was pretty surprised about the cut too bro wasn't quite expecting that many stitches. <br />
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Disaster. Even though the wound appeared healed over, picked up an infection somehow and stuck back in hospital on a drip waiting until they decide to operate on the bloody hole in my leg. Thank fuck for BBC broadcasting all the rugby!<br />
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Going off the pain (almost nil) thankfully it's only the skin and flesh around the achilles...although watch this space. <br />
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No thanks - I've had cellulitis from a tiny scratch on my toe. Woke up with a lymph node in my groin the size of a golf ball. Cold/hot sweats, hallucinations, the lot. And the leg looked like it would be better off removed.<br />
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Good luck with it though mate. Its a bastard compounding the surgery with infection, but if I can get through the one I had after my vasectomy, you'll be right <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' /> -
Good news that the meds worked mate - a good outcome aside from the scar... but chicks dig scars!! Hope it heals quickly from here on out.
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So progress all going pretty well considering. Seems the infection was caused by suture material still left behind in the wound - I alerted them to the top of my scar which had developed an almost blood-blister like thing just over a week ago which seemed to be how the original infection started and they cleaned it out, taking out suture material and is all good there now. Rest of the wound still healing but going really well I guess.<br />
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Physio seems to think I'm making pretty good progress, reckons if all keeps going as it is I could possibly be back playing rugby in Jan. I had my eyes kind of set on Feb for any kind of sporting activity so I'll take that! Still in the boot whenever I'm outside, but more of a speed and precautionary thing than anything as I haven't worn it indoors for a few weeks now and am getting to the stage where I can almost going over properly on the front of the foot rather getting a duck/quasimodo shuffle on.<br />
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Pretty tough trying to train myself to start using the muscle actions though. 2 weeks ago the physio asked me to try and go up on my tip-toes to see where I was at. I hadn't tried that yet so thought it sounded a good idea, got up all keen, stood next to the wall for balance and promptly stood dead still with a puzzled look on my face. Couldn't for the life of me budge, just seemed a large disconnect between thought and motion. Can now do this easy as pie - exercises I'm up to now are lunges, which are actually really daunting and a lot of balance activity, trying to get used to uneven surfaces and getting all the muscles around that working in preparation for no boot.<br />
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I have this past weekend ruptured my brad pitt.
Felt exactly like Bones described and i turned around to start a fight with the c*nt what hit me. No one there.
I have opted for no surgery and have a moon boot for 6-8 weeks. Odd though I expected a lot more post injury pain but its dull at the most.
Long rehab ahead but thankfully my sporting days are over and work barely gets interrupted.
My son was massively upset as he thought i was bullet proof haha.
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@raznomore classic, I still remember turning around to have a go, saying "are you fucking kidding me" then falling over.
Interesting on no op, any particular reason? Get some padded gloves for your crutches bro! Or wrap some material around the handles and tape it on.
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So been a while. Had a number of issues with Achilles. All minor re-ruptures. Still managed to avoid surgery though. Im back in normal shoes now and starting to rebuild the muscle in my lower leg. I am your typical poly and have large calf muscles so its odd looking. One skinny leg and then a tree trunk.
