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Achilles in the Time of Covid

Stitches, ruptures, surgery, and recovery...all in the time of pandemic.

7/10 - The Good Ol' Days

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- July 10, 2020

Missing this run. That is all. :(

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7/21 - New Cast, New Workout, New Horizons!

- July 22, 2020

Stitches removed, hot blue cast on! I'm at the start of week 4 post-op, and things have been going well. I got the splint and stitches removed last Wednesday. Dr. M says it looks like I'm on track, and after checking the achilles and maneuvering my foot a bit, he said I'm ready for the cast. I remembered to bring some hydrating lotion this time, in hopes of avoiding the "dry-skin-under-the-cast-leading-to-itching" scenario, and lathered up before he applied the cast. Wearing the cast gave me some renewed spirits. While I'm still cautious about my movements, the cast is much more protective than the splint so I'm not as paranoid moving about the house after my previous scare when I fell. My biggest complaint about the cast is that, in spite of my efforts to prevent it, it's incredibly itchy under there. Sitting out on my back deck in the summer heat doesn't help, I'm sure, and I've resorted to using some, ahem, *questionable* mea...

7/7 - Week One Post-op

- July 08, 2020

It's been a week and a day since my surgery, and so far, so good (knock on wood). The first couple of days were the worst in terms of the pain factor, but this was manageable with the meds, elevation, and icing, the latter of which did, in fact, seem to help, in spite of the casted splint serving as a barrier between the ice packs and the wound. I haven't needed the narcotics since day 3 and only took tylenol once this past week for minor pain. I still take the aspirin every day per doctor's orders to help prevent blood clotting, and I also have been taking a women's multivitamin and a Vitamin C pill everyday, which is required for the synthesis of collagen and I've read can help speed the healing process of wounds. But the remainder of the week was the worst in terms of mental/emotional well-being. My body feels sluggish and is craving a workout. I have started to look online at adjustable weights so that I could begin an upper body routine from my bed, but am...