[Cornpanzer]

Doug,
I ruptured mine back on Labor Day 2007. It was a partial tear. Surgery the following week and I didnt get off the crutches til mid November.

Was yours a partial or full tear?

I would plan on being on crutches for 10-12 weeks. Please dont rush the recovery. I have talked to many people who rushed the recovery and tore it again...then you are screwed! One was told by his doc that he was totally healed and two weeks later he tore it again chasing his baby around the pool!

It has been a year and a half for me and mine is still weak. Not trying to scare you, but that tendon takes an incredible load, so at our age you have to respect it more than you would a normal injury.

On the good side, the surgery is easy. I had never had any surgery of any sort and was really scared. It was a breeze and I was feeling pretty good the following day. After the first day or two I had stepped back down to Ibuprofin for the pain.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. You can search for my similar thread from 2007 too. Best wishes!