We started playing pickup basketball the past few weeks. Last night we heard the

Jan 20, 2022
7:32:15am

blackandblue All-American

Achilles pop in one of our friends as he went to plant off of his foot. It didn’t coil up in his calf. But he couldn’t put any weight on it.

You hate to see stuff like that. What’s your guess on treatment and recovery?

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We started playing pickup basketball the past few weeks. Last night we heard the

blackandblue

1/20/22 7:32am

Encourage him to go see a sports medicine doctor well before an ortho surgeon

BlackBart

1/20/22 7:34am

Treatment is surgery, recovery is many months. He needs to see Ortho.

SJS

1/20/22 7:34am

Had it happen. Surgery then about 3 to 4 months in a boot. Weightless for 4-6

byusage

1/20/22 7:35am

In the red corner, we have BlackBart. In the blue corner, we have SJS.

Six Foot Seven

1/20/22 7:36am

Yes! I got the BYU colors

SJS

1/20/22 7:37am

I went through this last year and avoided surgery by seeing a sports medicine

BlackBart

1/20/22 7:39am

Are you in Utah? Any recommendations?

blackandblue

1/20/22 7:40am

Yes go see Buetler in Provo

BlackBart

1/20/22 7:44am

If my house needs a new roof, I talk to the guys that fix roofs

SJS

1/20/22 7:41am

Ok. Sure. I’m fully recovered under a much shorter timeframe than what surgery

BlackBart

1/20/22 7:47am

Did you ever talk to Ortho? Have a discussion about risks/benefits/alternatives

SJS

1/20/22 8:37am

Yes, as I mentioned. He suggested surgery. I didn’t have to get it and now after

BlackBart

1/20/22 9:03am

Will you ever be able to play basketball or run marathons if you wanted to?

Busting Coveys

1/20/22 10:58am

Ya I think this would be a very important point to consider.

PKCoug

1/20/22 12:15pm

I opted for surgery so I could run - my research showed reoccurrence of rupture

Taccoug

1/20/22 12:23pm

My Achilles still had a tiny bit hanging on holding it together

BlackBart

1/20/22 7:43am

I would want to have the surgery asap so I would see the guy who is going to

byusage

1/20/22 7:41am

I gave my personal experience. Obviously everyone is an expert on the board

BlackBart

1/20/22 7:48am

Last night in our city league game I threw my brother a pass on a pick and roll

PKCoug

1/20/22 7:37am

It makes me sick. He’s a big time skier, mountain biker, runner. And the way

blackandblue

1/20/22 7:39am

Not your fault.

CougtheCreator

1/20/22 7:40am

By a certain stage in life, injuries are not a matter of "if," but of "when."

Six Foot Seven

1/20/22 7:40am

that exact thing happened to me in pick up basketball, it was probably a year before I felt normal

byujag

1/20/22 7:40am

Essential oils on the affected area should be enough.

Shore10

1/20/22 8:03am

I prefer Windex.

NWCoug

1/20/22 8:32am

Did that 3 years ago. Surgery and long recovery.

Taccoug

1/20/22 9:26am

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