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Originally Posted by porsche4life
Do exactly what your PT tells you. What he does may hurt now but it will pay off in the end.
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yup
ice is your friend
Keep in mind that it will be weaker and shorter after repair. You can work on both of these things. Do not rush your recovery, do not go out and play hoops right after you get out of the boot/cast. If they are going to put you in a hard cast(which I would do) ask them to put some zinc oxide on your leg before they put it on, you will thank me for recommending this.
If you smoke or dip snuff, do not do so for at least a week or two after surgery. Stay away from caffeine too. Eat a good diet, take a multi-vitamin every day or both during your recovery. Heel lift will help with tight heel cord when you get to the point where you are walking. Use one on both sides or you will have an effective limb length discrepancy. When you get to the point where the scar will see the light of day, put the highest number sunscreen you can find on the scar every day for the next year. Mederma is some pretty cool stuff for making scars look less nasty
Pretty straightforward surgery, lot of materials available now to augment strength of repair. It takes a long ass time to fully recover from tendo Achilles surgery. 80% of pre-injury is about the best you can achieve, strength wise. Start doing stretches to reduce tightness in the other leg now so you don't blow that one out too.
Chris C, your doc was telling you stories about being stronger than before you had the injury