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Old December 24th 08, 04:52 AM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Default Achilles surgery and no riding/walking for 2 months what do you do?


Well its been 4 months since the surgery and I am now doing rehab, and
have ridin my 29er around the neighborhood a few times but have been
mostly riding my mountainbike trying to get back into a excercise
routine.
I already feel better now than before the surgery and no more pain
when I walk or ride but it is going slower than I planned. I thought I
would just push myself and get right back into it... NOPE the muscle
atrophy in my leg is nuts, the Doc said at 3 months I could go at it "as
hard as my muscles would permit". Now I know why she phrased it that
way... My muscle wont permit much anything, apparently when they
lengthen your achilles they semi cut it loose from your calf muscle
causing it to stretch like a rubber band does when you put cuts in it
and the gap fills with scar tissue and then you have to redevelop your
calf muscle along with everything else.
So last weekend I tried hopping on my bike and put my left foot on the
pedal and proceeded to swing my right leg over the seat when my ankle
gave out not able to hold foot position on the pedal with my body weight
on it and down I went, some of the simplest things are not simple at the
moment including free mounting.
In the last week I have been able to get a short ride in nearly every
night and last night on the 29er I tried to see how far I could ride
standing up, and could only go about 30-40 feet before my leg felt like
it was gonna cramp up, hopefully if it dont rain this weekend I can get
some good riding in this weekend.


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Old December 24th 08, 07:02 AM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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wow, so sorry! unfortunately i understand. i broke my arm may 27th, 2
surgeries, one more to go to remove the stimulator, they even put my
freakin hip into my arm lol. now in a short cast. cant even freakin
straighten it. PT is so hard, feels like im having a baby out my elbow.
been bored so i got a uni since 2 arms arent needed in case my right
one never healed. i was riding the uni in the hallway but got tired of
holding onto the wall so now when i dont, i cant ride straight so im
banging the walls. lol

what I do, went to Dave and Busters and rode a motorcycle left-handed,
disturb my boyfriend on the phone all day, tease my bunnies, became
popular with the senior citizens, chat on this forum when i cant even
ride the uni yet. just try to keep my sense of humor! shoot man, i
actually get excited everyday when i can do something new. its been 7
months. i have an ARM again!! i will rip on my sk8s again and ride a
uni. it wont be til this summer that im there. i wont get back 100%.
i dont know if i will be able to do handstands anymore, so what. my
spirit hasnt died!

ok, i went through the poor me stage but decided ok, life goes on. im
bored, cant read a book to save my life, but there are enough people in
this world for me to annoy to keep me busy til im healed. patience,
learning it. focus on the SMALL improvements everyday, everyweek, every
month. look at all the fat tired people ur age that cant do anything.
then u realize life is GOOD. there will be good and bad days. but
the good days will soon be here to stay.


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Old December 24th 08, 07:05 AM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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'Learn to knit!'
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its pretty fun


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Old December 24th 08, 07:46 AM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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If you have access to a swimming pool try doing some aqua therapy on it.


Things like running across the shallow end of a pool, or running in
place can help your ankle re-stabilize/re-hab while not putting much
weight or strain on it. Small hand weights can help you get better
traction if you tend to float too much.

It sounds like you are getting better. Just drink plenty of water,
stretch, and take it easy until it gets stronger.

Good luck and hang in there..


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Old December 24th 08, 05:49 PM posted to rec.sport.unicycling
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Daytripper63;1156810 wrote:
. NOPE the muscle atrophy in my leg is nuts, the Doc said at 3 months I
could go at it "as hard as my muscles would permit". Now I know why she
phrased it that way... My muscle wont permit much anything,



curiously I had no muscle atrophy at all after 3 months out due to my
achille's tendon snap.
now I think it was not necessarily good news: it means I have a
sustained muscle tension and that is bad for relaxation and probably a
reason why I get hurt so often. So may be a good thing your muscle need
rehauling.


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