Category Archives: Achilles Rupture

Walking Shoes

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Steve Foster

The day has arrived. I am walking. In regular shoes. Woohoo! My stride is still not normal. Extending my heel is still difficult so I walk with sort of a hitch. When I slow down  my pace, I seem to … Continue reading →

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Baby Steps

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Steve Foster

The day has finally come. I am walking! Well, I guess you can call it walking. I am waddling in a walking boot. Sort of like Frankenstein moving in a ski boot. But it is progress. Major progress. And I … Continue reading →

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Physical Therapy Begins

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Steve Foster

I started physical therapy last week at the same place my wife went after her knee surgery a year and a half ago. (I guess we are getting old when we start sharing physical therapists.) I didn’t know what to … Continue reading →

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Atrophy

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Steve Foster

The cast came off yesterday. After six weeks of being in a cast, I was ready for the next stage…the walking boot. I wasn’t sure what to expect at the doctor’s office. My sister-in-law had told me that they use … Continue reading →

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White Out

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Steve Foster

The first snowstorm of the winter hit yesterday evening. It dumped a foot of snow at our house. Having grown up in Florida, this snow stuff is still fairly new to me. In Florida, a snowstorm is seeing more than … Continue reading →

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