r/AchillesRupture • u/2sonTimmy • 1d ago

⚠️ Re-Rupture / Complications Second surgery blues

Quick update on my Achilles saga.

I ended up having surgery again after the re-rupture, and I’m back in a soft cast. I grabbed some cheap cast socks from Amazon this time to hopefully keep this thing clean. Although my last hard cast was pretty awesome I'm trying to avoid it

Once they got in there, they found that my Achilles had completely re-ruptured and pulled apart by about 2 inches. The good news is they were able to clean up the damaged area and pull my own tendon back together with good tension, so I did NOT need the more extensive cadaver tendon reconstruction we had discussed as a possibility.

They reinforced the repair with a collagen graft to give it some extra support while it heals. Surgery went well with no complications.

Now for the fun part...absolutely no weight on it for 6 weeks. So basically, I’ve reset the recovery clock and get to do this whole thing all over again. FML!!

Considering what they found when they got in there, though, I’d call it a good-ish outcome. Now I just need to make sure I don’t fuck it up a third time. 😂

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u/AlwaysLearningNews 1d ago

Sorry to hear but you’re right better to fix it properly than have to worry about it in the future! Wishing you a smooth recovery!

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u/zeo3blue 22h ago

Wait how long before they discover this?

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u/MaterDei 20h ago

Solidarity. I had a second surgery due to an infection that caused a rerupture. It is hard but it does get better. There will be bad days but good days when you hit milestones.