Achilles tear in ski crash?

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Originally Posted by Adrider83

Thank you all...well, I'm going to reallly reallly work my best to recover well. Hopefully will be back to normal by the fall...Silver lining is that this is the first thing to really get me to quit my Zyn/snus/nicotine addition after 15 years...doctor told me it would really slow down my healing. So, I quit cold turkey.

My buddy got a nice clip of my last backcountry turns before the collisions a couple days later...which I've been watching a lot the past few days: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bhn7188q03M

Something to look forward to for next fall/early winter. Thanks all for the advice.

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You will not be back to normal for at least a year. Take it easy until then man. You DO NOT want a second surgery on the same one. I was very careful skiing my first season back. It was 10 months after and I basically skied alone for the first two months so as to take it easy. Still skied very conservatively that year. Second season I ramped the speed as my off season training got me more comfortable with it. By middle of second season I was skiing at 90% speed and no airs or nothing very substantial. Full throttle Funky this season. Take it slow man!


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Originally Posted by 2FUNKY

You will not be back to normal for at least a year. Take it easy until then man. You DO NOT want a second surgery on the same one. I was very careful skiing my first season back. It was 10 months after and I basically skied alone for the first two months so as to take it easy. Still skied very conservatively that year. Second season I ramped the speed as my off season training got me more comfortable with it. By middle of second season I was skiing at 90% speed and no airs or nothing very substantial. Full throttle Funky this season. Take it slow man!


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OK. I appreciate this- it's good not to set the expectations too high. As long as I'm skiing - that's fine. I don't mind skiing conservatively. What's wild to me is how some high level skiers (I think some WC racers, and Nikolai Schirmer) come back so quickly and are full throttle again.

Well circling back on this. I appreciate the feedback from people as it helped me set expectations.

I thankfully did well post surgery and was able to make it to the funeral/eulogy. I got in for surgery quickly so I traveled 7 days post surgery. I was able to get a ride to the funeral and was able to drive myself home without issue. I clearly wasn't able to stand while speaking but a stool worked fine. Traveling wasn't ideal and I wouldn't advise it - especially with winter weather + crutches but given the circumstances I made it work. Physically I felt fine and my surgeon had said he was okay with it as long as I didn't fall.

I had limited to no pain post surgery but did experience a significant amount of fatigue for a few days. I had a prescription for pain meds but thankfully never felt like I needed it. I took it for 36 hours post surgery and then switched to just 2 ibuprofen every six hours. I probably spent 22 hours per day with my foot elevated for the first 4-5 days. I work from home and just had my foot propped up on my desk.

I started doing some basic PT to keep surrounding muscles from atrophying the day after surgery. I have some exercises I've been told to do 3-5x per day. These started feeling a lot easier 5 days post surgery when some of the fatigue subsided.

I was in a splint for a week post surgery. Then a hard cast for 6 days. Today the cast came off and stitches came out. I'm starting very basic range of motion work and weighting slightly in the boot. I'm doing a six week series of blood flow restriction PT that's starting tomorrow. I'm interested to see how that goes as it'll be new thing for me.

I'm 13 days post surgery and feeling good about things but also telling myself "It'll be at least a year of recovery". Taking some joy in the little improvements and looking forward to basic mobility in a few months.

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Originally Posted by Tailwind

Alright. Super shitty situation.

I’m supposed to lead a celebration of life service for a kid I mentored who took his life a month or two ago. The ask is 20-30 minutes of speaking about the kids life. Which on face value has been gut wrenching.

I have since proceeded to tear my Achilles last Friday. Trying to get in for surgery this week.

What’s the soonest you can imagine public speaking for that duration post surgery? I know there might be complications… I won’t be able to stand and etc. It’s also a six hour drive, which has me worried.

Can anyone who’s had the surgery comment on the first 4-8 days post surgery?

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