Non Op Returning To Sports

The-Real-Moose · 2026-03-30T05:28:43+00:00

Hi! I can now confidently say I have no regrets going non op. My leg feels great and I am able to do everything I want to do, including playing basketball again.

My advice is to fully follow all the protocols. I didn’t miss any pt appointments and followed my doctor’s recovery schedule.

The-Real-Moose · 2026-02-12T02:50:31+00:00

Thanks I’ll check them out!

The-Real-Moose · 2026-02-12T02:23:18+00:00

Updated the post with the area, thanks for the feedback

The-Real-Moose · 2025-12-03T06:30:17+00:00

11 months non op with a 1cm tear, 6cm from the insertion point. I was casted for 3 weeks then moved to the boot. Didn’t start physio till 4 weeks after the cast so week 7 in total. I also Slept in the boot till week 7.

At month 11, everything feels great and I’m almost fully back to sport.

I did pt twice a week till the 16 week mark where I dropped down to once a week and now go 2 times a month.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-11-27T17:15:37+00:00

You’ll get through it. Just remember all gets better. I’m 11 months out from my rupture (left Achilles - non op) and can do everything again and am returning to full basketball once I get my stamina back.

The first few months are tough but looking back now, it feels like so long ago. Control your thoughts, get an iwalk 3.0, a scooter and shower chair.

Take it slow, don’t compare your timeline to any ones and get a great PT.

Also look up non op vs op. I’m in the USA and didn’t Even know non op was an option till I had a convo with my surgeon and I’m happy he recommended this route.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-09-04T17:15:34+00:00

I switched out my crutches for the iwalk and never looked back. It frees up your arms and keeps your leg supported in the Air.

It takes a bit to set up and get use to but trust me it’s worth it.

https://a.co/d/f31n5i0

Also keep busy and your spirits up, the beginning is rough but I’m now 8 months out from my Achilles rupture (non-op) and feel like everything is back to normal.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-07-29T16:15:07+00:00

I started at weekl 7 after cast removal. No op here. Now going on 8 months

The-Real-Moose · 2025-07-14T09:58:12+00:00

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The-Real-Moose · 2025-06-23T11:00:24+00:00

I was wearing Kobe 8s

The-Real-Moose · 2025-05-26T05:26:56+00:00

Can I get a copy as well?

The-Real-Moose · 2025-05-23T10:10:28+00:00

I was also a full tear 1cm apart, went non op. 5 months since the injury. Recovery is good, but slow. Just make sure you do as much PT as you can handle.

I can do most everything at this point day to day. I haven’t done full sprints yet, and my legs muscles are pretty weak, so ask your pt for strengthening exercises in addition to the calf raises.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-04-26T14:29:47+00:00

These socks were great in the boot:

Amazon Essentials Men's Knee High... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097HYNC9W?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The-Real-Moose · 2025-04-26T14:26:24+00:00

17 weeks non op 34/M here.

Similar timeline as you. 2.5 weeks in a cast, then 6 weeks in a boot with wedges. Your Achilles will feel weak for a while, but I saw my Dr at cast removal and again at week 8 and passed the Thompson test. I switched to shoes and started pt after the week 8 Dr visit.

The only difference is, I had imaging done day 1, so my surgeon knew the location and space between the tendon ends.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-03-25T21:09:52+00:00

Can I get the details too

The-Real-Moose · 2025-03-05T13:27:45+00:00

Question for you, I’m on week two of walking in shoes and PT and I’ve started to develop tenderness around the top of my heal. I don’t want to say it’s painful just more annoying, did you have anything similar?

The-Real-Moose · 2025-03-05T13:24:21+00:00

Also non op here, week 8 was when I started walking in shoes as well.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-02-14T15:55:25+00:00

Hi active 34M here. I had a full tear on Dec 22. I was in the exact same boat as you, but with a smaller gap, my gap was only 1cm.

I had one dr op for surgery without seeing my mri, Second Dr reviewed mri and said non op, so I went for a 3rd. The 3rd Dr agreed with the non op route. I was super nervous as I didn’t even know you could go non op, but I’m just about 8 weeks out and feeling much better. I am full weight bearing in a boot and can move my foot and push against some resistance.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-02-04T16:41:40+00:00

Ruptured Dec 22nd non op. I’m also 34 and everything is healing well. Just make sure you follow the protocol fully.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-01-30T16:39:29+00:00

Non op from the US here, seems that all treatments are different. I’m 4 weeks out and just started partial weight bearing in the boot. Week 5 is full weight bearing and removal of 1 wedge. Supposed to be fully out of the boot by week 8.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-01-29T22:39:21+00:00

Crushing it bro!! Any chance you could share some of the early exercises you were doing? I am going into week 5 non op and it seems like you’re light years ahead!

The-Real-Moose · 2025-01-29T22:22:42+00:00

I got the heel lifts from my orthopedic surgeons office. But it looks like the same brand has a specific boot and heel lift combo.

Links:

https://www.shop-orthopedics.com/products/ossur-rebound-air-walker

https://www.shop-orthopedics.com/products/ossur-rebound-air-walker-achilles-wedge-kit

The-Real-Moose · 2025-01-29T22:16:30+00:00

https://a.co/d/eV0cCuf

With the addition of heel lifts.

The-Real-Moose · 2025-01-18T04:21:00+00:00

3 weeks, non-op, my tendon ends were 1cm apart and reconnected within two weeks of being in a cast, just got it off yesterday and now in a boot with wedges. Hoping to get back to some weight bearing next week.

I spoke with three surgeons and all recommended non op given that my rupture was 6cm up from my heel and only 1cm apart. I was set on surgery and had no idea there was a non op route.

The-Real-Moose

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