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Originally Posted by Lich

Almost gonna call BS on this one, u say u were tough and limped, and im just stating that no matter how much pain u can handle, its physically impossible to snap ur achilles and walk with that foot. It wont move.

call bullshit all you want, shows what you know, nothing. Ive had it done so I speak thru experience. I walked myself off the field, drove home and iced it and went to the hospital in the morning next day, and yes I walked, you are right about one thing you cant move your foot but you can stand on it to limp. How the hell do you figure its "physically impossible to snap it"? This happens all the time, and all it takes is a 1 hr surgery to reattach it


by the way I never said I was tough, I said walking was tough

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Originally Posted by T-Man007

Yea I knew a guy who tore his and he could not walk. You want to know the sick part? This is how the fix it: the docs put you out of course and thenstrap you into this devise by your ankles. Then, they raise you up by your ankles so you are suspended upside down. Then, they attach the part of your achillis that goes up the leg to a cable attached to the ceiling (or some stationary device above - I forget exactly) and then they lower your body until the tendon is stretched back to the ankle. Then, they wrap the end with wire and attach the wire to the your ankle. I don't know how it works but the guy who had it done plays indoor football (rec league) with me and he moves great. So, its fixable but its painfull as hell.

I dont believe this one for one second. Surgery is simple, they cut six inches from the heel up towards the calf and either reattach it by pulling it down, or simply stitching up where its torn if it hasnt ruptured, then cast you for 6 weeks. As for arguing about this in this thread its pointless. You started this thread about steroids that affect the tendons, I commented on my injury and noted that I was taking winny at the time and blame that since winny makes the tendons weak and brittle. If you wanna debate any of that read the other post about deca and tendons and dont try to debate or call "BS" on something Ive lived thru

Tweetitchybag,

Calm down bro. I'm not doubting your experience at all. I just gave the story of a guy I know. I don't know when he had his or when you had yours so who knows what technique they used at that time. Maybe they have gotten better over the years or maybe his was more severe than yours. I dont know. I just know it's not something I want to go through and I know winny can cause such things. Thanks for your responses.

TweetLETS PLAY NICE FELLOWS AND HAVE A NICE NIGHT

TweetI didnt mean to get excited. got my cast off 2 weeks ago. I just thought it was kinda retarded that somebody would call "BS" on something theyve never experienced

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Originally Posted by itchybag

I didnt mean to get excited. got my cast off 2 weeks ago. I just thought it was kinda retarded that somebody would call "BS" on something theyve never experienced

I believe you bro, but I also have no clue what it's like.