Hello from Wellington, New Zealand
hello there, this is great to find a community of fellow sufferers and share experiences. I ruptured mine a month ago playing squash - gosh it made a noise but no real pain, just rather tricky to walk...
View ArticleMoon boots today!
Well, 4 weeks after ‘the incident’ have transferred from cast to moon boot today following conservative treatment. I must say the cast seemed a lot more comfortable but I guess I will get used to it....
View Article“The big bang” by my 8 year old
hi, I’m Chris and I’m going to tell you a story about my mum and how she broke her tendon. It all started on a dark and cold night when my mum went to play squash. I never like it when parents go out...
View ArticleDay 1 PWB - very nervous
Well, one wedge has come out of the boot and I am supposed to start putting weight on it, but boy does it feel strange. I can stand up OK but walking am still keeping the crutches handy. The sole and...
View ArticleFWB and I think I’ve overdone it!
Still in the boot and was down to one crutch and feeling quite comfortable and happy to get one hand back - at least I could start to carry things again. Then I ended up leaving that crutch behind and...
View Article5 sleeps to go in sexy boot (I hope!)
Is everyone counting the days til their next appointments!? Time is definitely relative to where you are at at the time. Looking back it feels like the last 7 weeks have gone quite quick but at the...
View Article2 Shoes but…
Well, had the long awaited appointment at the hospital today and it lasted all of 2 minutes! It was a different surgeon who was more conservative that the last, but bascially just the Thompson Test and...
View ArticleWalking with a small limp
Well it is now over a week with 2 shoes and things are going quite well. Managed to get to my son’s soccer on Saturday and made it to the beach for the evening, so sort of back to normalish. Have found...
View Article2 weeks in 2 shoes and something strange for swelling….
Hi, the time is plodding along literally and it has been 2 weeks since I have been going around in 2 shoes. No huge leaps in improvement just slightly more movement everyday. Had another session at the...
View Article15 weeks post ATR and all good so far
Hello, It has been a while since my last post - (that sounds a bit like a confessional!) so thought I would do a quick update. On the whole things seem to have been going pretty well and am pretty much...
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