On the 21st of June I went to the hospital to see
a consultant about the best treatment for a ruptured Achilles. I have seen that
there are two potential options – 1. Put the leg in a plaster cast and let the
body heal on its own. 2. Operation!
My rupture was fairly high in the leg so there were some
concerns on whether it could be operated on. After more painful prodding from
the consultant he concluded that it could be stitched together and thought an
operation was the best option. The other option wasn’t really discussed, but to be
honest I don’t think I would have gone down that route based on what I had read.
The NHS is criticised quite a lot in this country but the
speed at which the operation was booked in was incredible. I first went to the hospital on the Saturday, saw a consultant the
next day and was scheduled to have the operation on the Tuesday! - I even looked into private treatment (insurance through work) and they couldnt even do it this quick!
I was also given a course of blood thinners to take
over the next 6 weeks which involves injecting the drug into your stomach daily!
This is to prevent blood clots from having the leg fixed at a strange angle for
a long period of time.
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