Survive Achilles Tendon Rupture | Post-op week 5-6 | Boots, weight bearing, exercises | Ep.4

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This is the 4th video of my series to track my recovery from Achilles Tendon Rupture. I ruptured my Achilles tendon while playing soccer.
This video talks about things I learned during the 5-6 week after surgery of Achilles Tendon rupture. In the video, I talk about the huge difference between vacoped and aircast, how I start reducing heel lift, how I understand and do weight bearing, all the rehab exercises I am doing, etc.
Hey it's Yulong. I am making a series of videos to document things I learned from my Achilles Tendon rupture that I didn't see anywhere else mentioned. I got a lot of useful information and mental support from videos of other rupture patients so I wanna do the same, hoping my videos could help others too.
Feel free to drop comments if you have any questions and I will be happy to answer!
My timeline:
1/17/2023 - Injury
1/24/2023 - Surgery
2/7/2023 - Switch from splint to cast
2/17/2023 - Switch from cast to vacoped
#achilles #achillestendon #tendonsurgery #atr #rupture #surgery #mri #urgentcare #insurance #exercise #tendonsurgery #aircast #vacoped #stationarybike #biking

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4 мар 2023

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@armstrong0076 Год назад

Helpful and informative for my being at the 4th week post surgery. Thanks Yulong

@iamyulong Год назад

thank you! best wish to your recovery

@ajaykumara7158 Год назад

Thanks for sharing

@ajaykumara7158 Год назад

I am in 7th week post operation. Your sharing helpful

@iamyulong Год назад

@@ajaykumara7158 glad they do - best wish to yor recovery!

@Kanethwong 7 месяцев назад

I would recommend doing these exercise at week 12 onwards to prevent elongated tendon.

@LuizPretti-ns4oe Год назад

Yo dude, Thanks for the video. It seems like you're on the right track. The process really sucks and it forces a young man, like you and myself, to be patient and care for ourselves. My timeline is a bit irresponsible compared to yours, so please read forward to what I will say. I ruptured my left the last week of March. I had surgery a couple days after and was splinted for 2 weeks. Then I was on a boot with raised wedges for 7 days. I wasn't able to go to physical therapy, so I took matters into my hands, but went wrong. I began to dorsiflex too early and started walking without my boot 2 weeks ago. Long story short, thats not ideal and I'm trying to see how I can make up for an elongated achilles tendon. I'm on week 6 post-op, so we're not far off from each others timeline. Wishing you a speedy recovery and here to support you man. Shits tough.

@michaelenzo Год назад

What did you do specifically that fucked it up?

@iamyulong Год назад

thanks and sorry to hear the elongated tendon! Def discuss with your doc for a treatment about that. Hope you recover from it and become stronger and better.

@LuizPretti-ns4oe Год назад

@@michaelenzo I began walking without my boot when I should've been wearing "raised wedges". The boot w/ wedges supports your foot in plantarflexion, but I started walking barefoot and eventually with my vans because I wasnt feeling pain. Walking too early can reduce the strength of the tendon pulling the calf because you are elongating it when it should be repairing its firmness. Hope that made sense brother.

@LuizPretti-ns4oe Год назад

@@iamyulong Thanks man, check out something called ATRA achilles. It's the resting angle that your achilles is supposed to be at. Learning this was the main source of discovery for my negligence. I went back to wearing raised wedges and will see my ortho in about 10 days to see if it adjusted the error. Hope you're doing good too man. Keep posting.

@michaelenzo Год назад

@@LuizPretti-ns4oe Thanks for responding brotha. Hope you make a full recovery

@triptin24 Год назад

I was in a cast for 4 weeks, I have been in a boot for 3 days and I can't move my ankle at all. Even moving my toes is a struggle. I'm a long way behind. My doctor gave me instructions not to bare weight so I'm strictly on crutches.

@iamyulong Год назад

hi 4 weeks is still very very early. If you have doubts about your movement def check with your doctor. I remember moving ankle is hard for me too early on, mostly because the connection between calf, tendon and heel are not there anymore, they need to be rebuilt from rehab exercise

@Remake-movieandrama 10 месяцев назад

Hi Yulong! I’m have my ACT surgery on 4/9/23 15/9/23 remove cast and stitches Wearing air cast now for walking with 25% of my weight with clutches Now is coming 3rd week I’m not sure if the air cast is to wear at all times and only remove for shower and sleep. Or I need to wear at all times My calf muscle now is weak, not sure what I can do. My next doctor appointment is on 29/9/23

@iamyulong 10 месяцев назад

Hi great seems you are making solid progress! I think there's no rules around wearing aircast at all times, but people usually do that especially in early stage to avoid accidentally tripping or hitting on the healing tendon. I personally only take it off during shower starting around week 5-6. For calf I believe your doctor will walk thru your rehab protocol which most likely would have you work with a physical therapist to regain the muscle. Hanging there - the recovery takes time!

@Remake-movieandrama 10 месяцев назад

Thanks bro! BTW it happen when I play football. I don’t think I going back to the game again

@iamyulong 9 месяцев назад

@@Remake-movieandrama me too! i want to go back but the progress is so slow :(

@ogonnannamani9472 Год назад

Question man - did you have to wear insoles in your shoes when you started walking again / doing physical activity?

@iamyulong Год назад

I put a in-shoe heel lift there when I started wearing regular shoes until I'd say about 11-13 weeks post op

@Oooorileyy 16 дней назад

Did you buy the vacoped yourself?

@yrs207 6 месяцев назад

Hi there, may I ask for how long you would have to wear the boot when sleeping?

@iamyulong 6 месяцев назад

prob until 8-9 weeks is when I started sleeping without the boots, and then get rid of it for good around 10-11 weeks after surgery

@olakunleadewaleadegbile5301 Год назад

Hello. Week 4 u said u started partial weight bearing, when post op did they remove the cast and let you use the boot, also when were you able to start cleaning the affected leg? Thanks.

@iamyulong Год назад

they removed my cast and put me in boots in week 4, and that's also when I was able to clean my injured leg

@olakunleadewaleadegbile5301 Год назад

@@iamyulong Thanks, seems to be most. Especially based on recent short term studies. I've seen almost 10 or so. Mine they removed first soft cast about 4 weeks. I was facing the exam bed, and stitches were removed. I thought site would be cleaned, but immediately started putting hard cast on to be there for 3 more weeks. They said 6 weeks, but will actually be 7 since no 6 week appointment. It also appears it's their policy whether you're 65 or 25. So almost 2 months not being able to clean the injury site. Things for the VA here are a bit different 🤔 I can't follow their lead.

@iamyulong Год назад

@@olakunleadewaleadegbile5301 yeah the protocol varies across places, I've seen some others even have cast removed after first week so it all depends on the surgeon.

@Htx_Frankk Год назад

I started cleaning mine on week 4 I had my surgery June 5th 2023 and I’m currently recovering right now

@olakunleadewaleadegbile5301 Год назад

@@Htx_Frankkhmm, June 5th, 23 is just 3 wks 1 day ago.

@uniqau Год назад

Hello, how much cm has a wedge? Tx for the info!

@iamyulong Год назад

sure! for the boot, each wedge is about 1-2cm

@uniqau Год назад

@@iamyulong if you have time please mesure one and tell me if it have 1 or 2 cm. Tx!

@iamyulong Год назад

Sure - one wedge of the aircast boot is 1.5cm

@uniqau Год назад

@@iamyulong tx for your time.

@venkateshkimidi1796 8 месяцев назад

How long can you run normally after surgery?iam athlet

@iamyulong 8 месяцев назад

as of now I'm not running normally yet - am running with 70% body weight. might aim at running normally in 2-3 weeks

@user-zw9qw1mt1u 6 месяцев назад

What name of shoo,please help me.name the shoo

@iamyulong 6 месяцев назад

are you talking about the boot? it's called vacoped

@plengrongpi8241 11 месяцев назад

Achillis surgery how many days can walking improve?

@iamyulong 11 месяцев назад

it depends on individual. for me, I started walking normally with regular shoes around week 10 post op

@plengrongpi8241 11 месяцев назад

Ok.after 10 week walking normally automatic can come

@plengrongpi8241 11 месяцев назад

But now my after surgiry 4week agter complet..but implants not remove my leg

@iamyulong 11 месяцев назад

@@plengrongpi8241 I wouldn't say it comes automatically - you def need to exercise all the muscles and tendon to regain the strength, and progress gradually

@yourdessertgal Год назад

Hi bro im 5 weeks post op and still not able to stand without boots 😢 . Im wondering in your 5 weeks if you can stand with normal flexion of the foot without boots.

@iamyulong Год назад

me neither man can't reach neutral at week 5 - I did neutral around week 9-10

@danielmartinezsouthwesthom8574 Год назад

Is this 5 weeks out from surgery ?

@iamyulong Год назад

hi yes 5-6 weeks after surgery

@danielmartinezsouthwesthom8574 Год назад

I’m on the same path as you were in a lil behind , I’m week 5 in a half . Tomrw I’ll start walking with the same boot as you . Hope to start walking 🚶‍♂️ by Monday god willing any tips I’m doing the stretching as you with the band

@iamyulong Год назад

@@danielmartinezsouthwesthom8574 I find it helpful to walk over a scale and find out how much weight bearing I need to put on injured leg to walk freely. that way gives me a clear goal in my mind. other than that just try to walk as much as you could - if you haven't walked for a while your muscle might need some reactivation so every step you take is a good exercise to your body - you need both weight bearing and those muscle for you to walk in normal pose

@danielmartinezsouthwesthom8574 Год назад

@@iamyulong thank you so much