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Well, that day didn't go to plan.

Pete Maddex said:
We taped a bag to the wife’s foot and put a plastic step stool in the bath for her to sit on, while she showered. I did the same but with a dustbin bag in my leg.

Pete
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I clambered into the bath and left my booted foot up on the side.
 
Twelve weeks to the day after my operation, I've just had my first drive. I did a couple of emergency stops as a test, found that was OK, and drove in to the shops to buy my wife some flowers. I wouldn't want to go much further than the 4 or 5 miles I did, but that's a huge step forward in the process of normalising life. Another is that I have been allowed onto a static bike. I won't be allowed to ride a bike on the road for another couple of months, but at least I can start knocking myself back into shape. Oh, and standing heel raises. After a couple of weeks of all my exercises being seated, it's nice to do something standing up. I'll be doing them for years...
 
AndyP said:
Good to hear.
I guess the difference between static bike and road bike is just the risk of falling off then?
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Yes. Putting my foot down quickly in an emergency at the moment would likely put me back to square one, if not to the operating table. Also, I can't really put any power through my achilles, so any sort of hill or acceleration would be all but impossible.

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In another first, I've just taken little Martha for her first ever walk.
 
Mike G said:
any sort of hill or acceleration would be all but impossible.
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I know the feeling, I have to get off and push my bike uphill, and I haven’t got any issues, Norfolk isn’t as flat as people think.

Onwards and upwards Mike.
 
I've just done my first ever Parkrun. I walked the Markshall Parkrun in 49.52........and I'm actually rather proud of myself. It's 4 months this week since my accident, and about 14 weeks since my operation. I won't be able to run until around christmas, but many achilles patients never get to run again. I even came 6th in my age category!!! But just to give a little perspective, my wife finished about 22 minutes ahead of me........so that's something to aim for.
 
Well done Mike. You should be very proud of that given how soon after the accident
 
Mike G said:
I've just done my first ever Parkrun. I walked the Markshall Parkrun in 49.52........and I'm actually rather proud of myself. It's 4 months this week since my accident, and about 14 weeks since my operation. I won't be able to run until around christmas, but many achilles patients never get to run again. I even came 6th in my age category!!! But just to give a little perspective, my wife finished about 22 minutes ahead of me........so that's something to aim for.
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I'd never live it down if my wife finished ahead of me but then there'd be no chance even if I had only one leg. ;) Yours must have been in the front runners, did she win Mike?

A great achievement on your part. (y)
 
My maths is not great but 5k in 50min is 10mins per kilometre which could be around 4mph. Pretty good going I’d say.
 
Lons said:
I'd never live it down if my wife finished ahead of me but then there'd be no chance even if I had only one leg. ;) Yours must have been in the front runners, did she win Mike?
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No, it was her slowest Parkrun. She has a bit of a hamstring strain. The winner did it in 19 minutes something.
 
AndyP said:
My maths is not great but 5k in 50min is 10mins per kilometre which could be around 4mph. Pretty good going I’d say.
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Thanks Andy. Just under that, I think.......but yeah, that's a normal walking pace for me, and it's great to be back to around that sort of speed. The skin on my wound is still a bit fragile, so I'll be taking it steady for a few days now.
 
I've been riding my bike for about 10 days now, and that's going well. My legs are weak just from not cycling for so long, but I have no issues at all with my achilles. I've just got back from seeing the physio, who said I can now start going out on my bike...:) She also got me running in the gym! I did 3 or 4 laps of the gym at a gentle jog, which absolutely staggered me. I didn't think there was any way I'd be able to run. It's all going rather well.
 
Excellent news. I'm not surprised (as it's you!) but I'm really pleased. You'll get the first trip in the Teardrop before much longer 😃👍
 
Mike G said:
I've been riding my bike for about 10 days now, and that's going well. My legs are weak just from not cycling for so long, but I have no issues at all with my achilles. I've just got back from seeing the physio, who said I can now start going out on my bike...:) She also got me running in the gym! I did 3 or 4 laps of the gym at a gentle jog, which absolutely staggered me. I didn't think there was any way I'd be able to run. It's all going rather well.
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I think that your other professional career and all the experience and mindset gained there is showing its worth ! (y)
 
RogerS said:
I think that your other professional career and all the experience and mindset gained there is showing its worth ! (y)
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Yep. I'm very used to doing what the physio tells me, and the boring repetition of exercise. If you don't do the exercises, don't expect good results!
 
I think it also depends on the quality of advice you're following as well. My wife has had 3 months of physio and gym excercises and they pushed her hard until she developed severe pain in her hip a few weeks ago, so much that she was concerned there was a problem with her artificial hip coming loose. So GP, X-rays and she's now been told by an MSK specialist that she's overdone the exercises and damaged a tendon which will take rest and time to heal with a different set of exercises.

I'm getting an injection into my knee this afternoon and was referred on to a course of supervised exercise at the local gym so first session was on Tuesday. I hope they know what they're doing because I don't and you have to rely on the professionals. My dealings with MSK over tha last few months haven't been great so I'm not filled with confidence.
 
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