29 April 2013: Admission
The big day! Up early to check in by 6:30am to St Andrews Hospital. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. Through a series of four waiting rooms, I said “See you later!” to my attendant loved ones...
View Article30 April 2013: Discharge
I woke at 2:30am. YEEEOOOWWCHH!! Leg anaesthetic wore off. I buzzed the nurse… Panadol didn’t offer any relief but Tramadol did. Phew! I also found that there is a lot of mysterious beeping in...
View ArticleDays 2-3 after Surgery: Caught in a beartrap
Hello blog readers, from my computer desk as I recover at home (leg elevated on desk, of course). I was all active and busy (mostly filing receipts!) till lunchtime yesterday then a wave of...
View Article1.5 Weeks: Housebound in Boot
I decided to stay home for the 2 weeks recommended by the surgeon. With the three weeks holiday and one week spent at home beforehand, this has turned out to be my longest break from full time work,...
View Article2 Weeks: There was movement at the ankle!
When I attended my follow up appointment with the surgeon yesterday, a physio took off my boot and the bandage for the first time since the operation 12 days ago. There was revealed… A surprisingly...
View Article3 Weeks: More Booty Tales
First week back at work in the office. Makes life seem “normal” again, with the bonus of nice people making way for me, giving me lifts and carrying stuff, as well as sympathetic/pitying looks. The...
View ArticleWeek 4: Chucking in the Crutches!
The story so far: Had Tendon Surgery, 2weeks after ATR Two weeks “holiday” at home, very little movement, very much elevation, crutches and Moonboot at 30degrees dorsi. Two weeks crutches and boot...
View ArticleWeek 8: Knee-high black boots are all the rage
Four weeks have passed since I stood on my own two feet, and in two days at my next ortho-doctor appointment hopefully I’ll remove this great galumphing black moonboot once and for all! I’ve heard lots...
View ArticleWeek 9-10: Well-heeled
Progress! Have been sashaying around in heels, dusting off my ankle boots , that is, SHOES rather than orthopaedic aids! It is quite comfortable in approx 6cm heels, and when not at work I wear...
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Life goes on and when I could walk again, the significance of my Achilles’ tendon break gradually faded away… It is now 23 weeks since the “snap” and I’d say I’m pretty much good as new, aside from a...
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