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Jan 20, 2022
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BlackBart
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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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