Had my 4 week check up with my surgeon and on walking into the consultation room (ie in the boot without crutches) he commented - “so you’ve decided your recovery will be very fast?”. I did point out he said that I could move to full weight bearing but couldn’t work out whether he was being critical or not.
Anyway, he seemed very pleased with the healing and the strength in the foot and said that I can move to two shoes around the house assisted by crutches and in 4-5 days without the crutches. I said “so you’ve decided my recovery will be very fast?” but he didn’t seem to get the joke.
That would be two shoes and full weight bearing less than 5 weeks post surgery. I am more than happy to get back to normal asap but that does sound a bit fast (I had full rupture and surgery) but has anyone else done this and did they have any problems?
I had a previous rupture which has healed very well and used the same surgeon (I remember that being fast too) so I am happy to go along with what he says. I am going to obviously be very careful and still use the boot when out. I would like to pass on words of wisdom to anyone wanting the healing to be quicker but I have not done anything specific and assume I just have a progressive surgeon.