In the Achilles Minority…
My name is Ariel, I’m 20 years old, and a junior in college. These last 2 months have been the most life changing and challenging of my whole life. I wish I had found this blog earlier because it is...
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Chapter 2 of my Achilles Story… After the surgery I was on immediate bedrest and some serious painkillers. I lucked out because I still had about 2 weeks before my fall semester of Junior Year started...
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I had my 8 week post op appointment the other day. I was beyond nervous because I had no idea what the next step of my treatment would be. The doctor came in and took a look at my ankle and cleared me...
View ArticleThere’s a light at the end of the tunnel!
It’s been a while since I’ve written, which is I guess what happens when you’re not confined to a couch for hours on end. It’s been almost 5 months since my surgery, and I honestly cannot believe it....
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So it’s officially 8 months since my surgery. Kind of surreal if you ask me. This year has been so strange and so different then any year so far in college..all because of my achilles. By December, the...
View Articlei did it, i did it, I DID IT!
One FULL year since my achilles tendon laceration…what!? So unbelievable, that exactly one year ago today I experienced the most painful, life altering injury of my life…But, I did it. I survived an...
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