ruptured achilles tendon

"s....Six" <[email hidden]>typed

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Hi All,
Had a accident while playing badminton the other
night and ruptured my achilles tendon,consultant
said i am looking at 10 months before i could resume
exercise,i wonder if anybody in this news group
could tell me if its possible to recover fully from
a total rupture of my achilles and will i be able
to ride my bike again,been told i'll never be the
same again,i am gutted.

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Thanks in advance.

I can't say I blame you for being gutted. People do make full recoveries
but it can be a long time.

I don't think bike riding should be a problem as the stresses on the
achilles tendon are much less than in those sports that entail running
and jumping. You can probably ride GENTLY as soon as you're out of
plaster and off crutches.

I rode hundreds of miles with achilles tendinitis (different, I know) by
keeping my ankle fairly immobile.

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Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware.

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"s....Six" <[email hidden]>typed

Quoted message said:

Hi All,
Had a accident while playing badminton the other
night and ruptured my achilles tendon,consultant
said i am looking at 10 months before i could resume
exercise,i wonder if anybody in this news group
could tell me if its possible to recover fully from
a total rupture of my achilles and will i be able
to ride my bike again,been told i'll never be the
same again,i am gutted.

Quoted message said:

Thanks in advance.

I can't say I blame you for being gutted. People do make full recoveries
but it can be a long time.

I don't think bike riding should be a problem as the stresses on the
achilles tendon are much less than in those sports that entail running
and jumping. You can probably ride GENTLY as soon as you're out of
plaster and off crutches.

I rode hundreds of miles with achilles tendinitis (different, I know) by
keeping my ankle fairly immobile.

--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware.

The irony is i was only implementing badminton to stay
fit for cycling next year,i should have took it gently as this
was my second game after 11 yrs or so since i last played
having played it quite competitively when i was young,
many thanks for your encouraging words helen.

s....Six said:

Hi All,
Had a accident while playing badminton the other
night and ruptured my achilles tendon,consultant
said i am looking at 10 months before i could resume
exercise,i wonder if anybody in this news group
could tell me if its possible to recover fully from
a total rupture of my achilles and will i be able
to ride my bike again,been told i'll never be the
same again,i am gutted.

Thanks in advance.

Happened to Lucas Radebe of Leeds United. They reckon his playing days are
over. Hope you fare better than that.

http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Soccer/0,,2-9-840_1573150,00.html

Brian

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Quoted message said:

Hi All,
Had a accident while playing badminton the other
night and ruptured my achilles tendon,consultant
said i am looking at 10 months before i could resume
exercise,i wonder if anybody in this news group
could tell me if its possible to recover fully from
a total rupture of my achilles and will i be able
to ride my bike again,been told i'll never be the
same again,i am gutted.

Good luck, but maybe taking up swimming is a better bet for a while?

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Quoted message said:

Hi All,
Had a accident while playing badminton the other
night and ruptured my achilles tendon,consultant
said i am looking at 10 months before i could resume
exercise,i wonder if anybody in this news group
could tell me if its possible to recover fully from
a total rupture of my achilles and will i be able
to ride my bike again,been told i'll never be the
same again,i am gutted.

Thanks in advance.

Andy:
It is definitely possible to fully recover from an Achilles tendon
rupture. Last year Courney Kupets ruptured her Achilles tendon and
last month she won a gold medal in women's gymnastics. See the In The
News section of www.AchillesTendon.com.
You can recover too!
Murph