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I ended up getting surgery. From everything I read I got to avoid any kind of dorsiflexion action for the first 8-10 weeks. I am on week 5. If you stretch the Achilles early in recovery from surgery it heals in an elongated state and you'll never get full strength back. I got my boot yesterday with heel lifts inside. I can finally try to stand and put weight on it while in the boot. I can barely walk but should get easier.
I am itching to start rehab. In a couple weeks I can finally start doing some things when I get out of the boot into a shoe with heel lift.
Was yours partially torn or completely torn? What made you decide against surgery?
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