I tore my Achilles tendon a few years back. It was not a complete rupture, but torn I was told after a MRI was done. The specialist wanted to do surgery. I was told that you are 6 x’s more likely to have a complete rupture if injured badly again after having reattachment surgery so I opted instead to try something else. I did EPAT treatments over a several months and during that period of time I was told NOT to take any pain medication as it would interfere with the bodys natural healing. It hurt a lot! I wore the ortho boot about 2 weeks only at the beginning and never again because my foot hurt more wearing it. I was also in physical therapy during this time period. And No ice only heat on the area. It took about a 1 1/2 years to heal up well but I am glad I did not have the surgery.
Each person is different. Each injury is different. If you haven’t had a MRI to see whats going on you should. See a specialist.
Prayers up for a complete healing!
Thanks so much for that! What you had was MUCH worse than what I did so I have hope. My doctor told me the same thing about pain meds. The foot is so stiff in the morning that if I have to go to town I will take one ibuprofen in the morning but only one in 24-hours. It helps get the foot moving. Most days I don’t have to take even one. They are learning a lot about this kind of thing. They used to think that ligaments and tendons couldn’t heal but now they know they can, in time, if they aren’t ruptured.