Down another wedge…
[caption id="attachment_13" align="alignnone" width="768" caption="Me after having the second wedge out today."][/caption] So today was the day of wedge number tow being removed (3 in total) and down...
View ArticleNo wedges thanks…10 weeks 2 days…
So today was the day that the final wedge was removed and I am now officially flat footed! Usual routine, in, clean foot, clean boot, exchange pleasantries with nurse Lucy, remove wedge, out. What was...
View Article11 weeks 2 days - Out of the boot!
So 11 weeks and 2 days since that fateful day where I ruptred my achilles whilst playing football, I am finally back in a pair of trainers. The last few days have been agony, waiting, unable to sleep....
View ArticlePhysio with a football specialist…
So I have been out the boot for a week and a friend recommended a physio that specialises in sports injuries and had worked with premiership footballers. He worked for Derby County (now not in the...
View ArticleTwo quick questions for everyone in 2 shoes…
So Ive been in two shoes for a week and a half, had one physio, been doing my stretches etc. A bit of swelling which Ive managed with RICE. Im in week 12 day 2. So my two quick questions are... 1) When...
View ArticleWaiting on the NHS…anyone else?
So its been 2 weeks and 1 day since Ive been out of the boot. Since then Ive had one private (expensive) physio session and been continuing the excercises given to me by the hospital. The original...
View ArticleWeeks 13 & 14 - Driving, walking, the gym, the office….normality?
So I have been FWB 2 shoes for 3.5 weeks, and much has happened. Walking of course being the main one! The limp has improved and my range of motion is much better through just the excercises I was...
View ArticleFirst NHS physio…
So this morning I finally attended my first physio "session" (will justify inverted commas later) that was "arranged" (these inverted commas are sarcastic and suggest that it was me chasing to get it...
View Article22 week update - Non Surgical (Conservative) - Everything but running…
Thought I would write a bit of an update as its been a while... Im now into week 22 (to the day!) of my recovery and (*touches wood) everything is progressing well. I started driving around the 13/14...
View Article7 Months, 20 Days later…Football again. Awesome.
Havnt posted since the 22 week mark, so time for an update regarding a massive milestone for me. Last time I mentioned that the target was running, which I achieved around the 24/25 week mark and have...
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