Tag Archives: Achilles tendon surgery
First Blush: more clouds in the future
Once upon a time it was all about jogging at dawn. Then life interfered – things like glioma and an Achilles tendon injury that required surgery. Now the female DJ is up and jogging at dawn again. The thrill is … Continue reading
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One stride forward, another back – 7 weeks post Achilles tendon surgery
It was with much excitement that the female DG strode (yes that really is the correct word for it) into the cast room at SOAR this morning so that master cast Joe Bulcao could remove her fourth and last cast. … Continue reading
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Four weeks post Achilles tendon surgery
Prior to her surgery to repair her partially torn and severely deteriorated left Achilles tendon, the female DG did a lot of research on the internet, although most of the first person accounts she found were from people who had … Continue reading
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Scooting into the office
Stating the somewhat obvious when you’re a gimp, it’s not doing the work, it’s getting to work – meaning the office. The female DG took another step on the normalcy spectrum by getting herself and scooter to the office for … Continue reading
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“Looking good” 11 days post surgery
The Dual Gs (gimpy and grumpy) headed back to the SOAR offices today for the second post op visit with sports podiatrist Dr. Lawrence Oloff (the guy in the tie). With the surgical site exposed after the pink cast got … Continue reading
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Some milestones pass with the prick of a needle
Yes, being a concerned health consumer is a noble goal but oh-my-goodness there’s a lot of information out there, particularly as pertains to perscription medications. There seems to be a distinct website for every drug imaginable. This is the case … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the one week, post surgery mark
Leading up to her surgery, the female DG spent considerable time on the internet trying to get a better idea of what she faced in her recovery from surgery to repair an Achilles tendon. (Looking back, she is somewhat glad … Continue reading
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Glory hallelujah, the knee walker arrives
The male dual G (gimpy and grumpy) had just emerged from his nap when the UPS truck arrived with the knee walker (her selected model shown here). The female DG was elated – help was here if what she had … Continue reading
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How quickly a world shrinks
When the female dual G (gimpy and grumpy) wasn’t catching up on agency work or admiring her day-glo pink cast, she was looking longingly out the window. Sure, she was wistfully wishing that she could be out and about – … Continue reading
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Two days down – and 28 to go
Just as the female dual G (gimpy and grumpy) was settling into the idea that the pain she feared post-surgery was not going to happen, another reality sunk in – how was she possibly going to endure this restricted mobility … Continue reading
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