Ohhhhh dude. Ouch. Just reading about that made my 20 year old achilles injury flare up. You'll find out from your doc about the severity of the rupture, and that will dictate surgery or not, most likely. I had a severe noninsertional tendinitis, where the tendon sheath got super inflamed and kind of frayed the tendon to buggery, courtesy of three days hiking seismic lines in carbon fiber soles at the first Transrockies. Not even a tear, and it took me down for a while. Surgery was not necessary in my case but it was about 10 weeks of therapeutic boot wearing, heel lifts, and being really fucking careful about walking up or down stairs, before I was allowed to even start PT. Lots of PT and massage followed. And then it was another few months of being super careful about how I walked or rode, and not doing anything droppy or jumpy, before I felt like the tendon had recovered enough to use somewhat normally. The knots in the tendon took a few years to go away, though, and there's still a lump in there that I can feel after heavy days hiking steeps, but it all works. Patience will be your friend here!
Jan. 24, 2022, 8:03 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
Ohhhhh dude. Ouch. Just reading about that made my 20 year old achilles injury flare up. You'll find out from your doc about the severity of the rupture, and that will dictate surgery or not, most likely. I had a severe noninsertional tendinitis, where the tendon sheath got super inflamed and kind of frayed the tendon to buggery, courtesy of three days hiking seismic lines in carbon fiber soles at the first Transrockies. Not even a tear, and it took me down for a while. Surgery was not necessary in my case but it was about 10 weeks of therapeutic boot wearing, heel lifts, and being really fucking careful about walking up or down stairs, before I was allowed to even start PT. Lots of PT and massage followed. And then it was another few months of being super careful about how I walked or rode, and not doing anything droppy or jumpy, before I felt like the tendon had recovered enough to use somewhat normally. The knots in the tendon took a few years to go away, though, and there's still a lump in there that I can feel after heavy days hiking steeps, but it all works. Patience will be your friend here!