re: Torn Achilles advice

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Anyone here torn their Achilles and have advice for quick recovery?

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I've torn both of mine in separate incidents (first time playing softball; second time when I planted while back pedaling in a shuttle run). What kind of shape are you in now? If you're any kind of an athletic person with drive and determination, recovery can be relatively quick compared to the days when Dan Marino tore his. If you're a fat slob who spends his days sitting on the couch playing video games & stuffing your face with junk food recovery will be a bit more difficult/longer.

Who did the surgery? In Baton Rouge? Jimmy Lalonde or Michael Blanchard will both probably be a bit more aggressive in the recovery phase, which is good as long as you don't over do it.

My first injury occurred while I was living in Houston and the foot and ankle specialist that treated me there didn't even prescribe PT. After surgery, I was splinter for 4-6 weeks then followed up and resplinted with my foot at slightly decreased angle on each follow up until he put me in a cam walker. Instead of PT, he just told me to work it/move while sitting around at home, gave me a TheraBand to do inversion/eversion/plantarflexion/dorsiflexion exercise. Finally, once he allowed me to be more weight-bearing, he just told me to hang onto the counter and do calf raises.

All in all each injury to full recovery period was probably 6-7 months or so.