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Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper
did you notice any warning signs before that happened, or was it completely out of the blue?
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There were warning signs for about three years, but I didn't realise: every time I went for a run, I thought I tweaked my calf muscle, with the result I didn't run - happened four or five times in a row, a couple of times i had to stop after half a mile a limp back. Went to the physio with the worst one, who did think it was the achilles, but a strain, so the strengthening exercises just temporarily solved the problem.
I snapped mine right at the top of the tendon apparently, and when it happened I thought (hoped) I had torn my calf, but the scans showed I had been either straining or putting little tears into the Achilles. I snapped it playing football for the first time in about five years which was the first time I had done any running with twisting.
Knowing what I know now I should have had a scan, which would have shown the little tears: i almost certainly would have had to have an operation with a similar recuperation process, but I wouldn't have lost three years of running.