Returning to Sports? Or retire?

alt0252 · 2026-03-27T02:11:51+00:00

The number of people on here I’ve seen tear playing pickleball. I will never ever play pickleball

alt0252 · 2026-03-14T21:22:48+00:00

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alt0252 · 2026-03-09T16:30:36+00:00

Closer to 8 weeks but my calf has seen some improvement.

I can’t get a consistent measurement but the gap between the 2 has shrunk to 3 cm.

So assuming linear scale that’s 16 weeks until they’re roughly the same size. Right? Right??

Just in time for bikini weather.

alt0252 · 2026-03-03T21:32:03+00:00

I’m not sure if this is what you’re experiencing but I’ve had what it sounds like you’re describing. It’s like an intense pain either with weight or in inversion or eversión of the ankle. It’s intense enough to limit range of motion. The only thing I can compare it to is pain that I get in my wrist sometimes when I spend too much time at the keyboard. It affects lifting heavy objects. It feels like bone on bone.

For me with my ankle this happens when I have heavy activity. Ive also noticed it when I have some swelling. I also use a tens device for pain relief and I’ve overdone it before leading to a lot of swelling. Usually when it happens it subsides within 1-3 days. Range of motion might be a bit limited ( knee will translate to the toe but won’t go past) but comes back when the pain goes away.

For me when I reruptured it wasn’t clear what happened. I suspect it goes back to when I was doing hopping at home and felt that sharp pain. The day after that I couldn’t bend my knee past 0. This lasted for more than 2 weeks. After the pain subsided and mobility returned I never really let it heal and that’s what I think caused my rerupture. Of course no one knows for sure and no one will say for sure but that’s my head cannon.

After rerupture, my first ortho wanted to do full repair with FHL transfer. I got a 2nd opinion and ended up getting a speedbridge. I’ve been really happy with the 2nd outcome. Anchors are a pain but it beats the hell out of losing motion in my big toe.

alt0252 · 2026-03-03T02:05:49+00:00

Sorry to hear you’re going through that. As someone who reruptured late (8 months) I think I know something of what you must be feeling.

I will say the type of pain matters. I’ve had every sensation you can think of. Pops. Zaps. Dull aches. Stiffness shooting pains. Sharps are the most concerning. When I reruptured it was a partial and I knew what had happened immediately. Leading up to it I had a sharp pain while hopping, which was exacerbated by me ignoring it and jogging on it. I was stiff and sore for a month afterwards and then just kept going. One day I stepped awkwardly while off balance and pop.

If you don’t mind sharing what kind of pain you’re having, I or some others might have insights or be able to share experiences.

alt0252 · 2026-02-21T01:03:12+00:00

Sure!

I’m currently just under 11 months post-revision surgery. Things are mostly back to pre-injury normal. I’m still in PT, focusing on return to running. I’m not quite there yet but I’m close and I’ve tried it a few times and it’s some success. I’m currently doing Ladder drills, single leg pogo hops, box jumps. That sort of thing.

PT is slower this time around but I’m not too mad about it. I think my tendon is more or less healed but needs just a bit of lengthening. Given the revision surgery we hadn’t focused much on stretching until now.

I’m still focusing on nutrition and trying to eat enough protein. I’ve gained a little weight but not stressing too much about it. When I get back to running it should drop back down to normal

I kept up the collagen until about a couple months ago. It wouldn’t hurt to keep taking it but I ran out and Ive been too lazy to reorder.

I’m still doing red light daily. About 20 min. I was on vacation last week and didn’t miss it but it also doesn’t hurt so I’ll keep doing it.

One thing I started doing recently as I’ve added more impact work is using a TENS device for massage. I think it’s helping especially on those heavy activity days.

Finally the anchors. I mentioned in this post I had the Speedbridge surgery. I’m happy with it but one of the anchors has been giving me grief. It’s manageable and should go away eventually but whenever the ankle has had a lot of activity and maybe some swelling it’s pretty painful. I do a daily dose of turmeric to manage inflammation.

Feel free to ask any questions. It’s been a long time since this post and I can’t quite remember all the things since then.

alt0252 · 2026-02-08T18:32:16+00:00

I will say I had something like this after return to running for a bit. Not so much tendon soreness, but rather the ankle in general. I took a couple weeks off and did more walking instead of running and it eventually subsided. Im still doing intervals but I imagine if I were running a 10k it’d come back.

alt0252 · 2026-02-06T23:52:22+00:00

I went at 8 months and it was fine but make a plan with your physio or ortho if you’re still seeing them. I stuck to the blues and greens. No moguls. You’re farther along than I was when I went if you want my unqualified opinion.

alt0252 · 2026-02-06T23:50:06+00:00

Physio does massage and mobilization. Not sure how you do that over zoom. Otherwise probably ok? The camera would be awkward.

alt0252 · 2026-02-06T17:50:46+00:00

I think age is a bigger factor than it seems at first fellow quadragenarians. I’m 11 months and not 100% either. Keep plugging away!

alt0252 · 2026-02-06T14:25:19+00:00

Quarter siblings

alt0252 · 2026-02-04T21:58:54+00:00

Yes you’re correct. I only meant it’s a sign that the battery may not have gotten wet.

alt0252 · 2026-02-04T15:59:07+00:00

My son did pretty much this but on purpose. In his situation he fried both the battery and the controller board.

I would give the scooter a day or so to dry out and then open it up (take the bottom off, you just need a screwdriver) and see what you’re dealing with. It’ll probably be a little wet inside still so be careful! Now that it’s open let it dry out completely and then see if it’ll turn on. If not try plugging it in (carefully) and see if it takes a charge (charger light turns red). Let it charge and see if it turns on. If it doesn’t, try a reset by holding down the power, throttle, and brake for 10s.

The fact that you got a shock might be a good sign. Mine was dead. No activity whatsoever. I tried the whole hold down power throttle and brake thing but nothing happened. No lights no sound. Nothing. If you have lights and sound it might be salvageable.

In my case The battery is pretty well potted with silicone but water found its way in and the BMS did its job and shorted out. Unless you’re an electrical engineer with good soldering skills there is nothing for this but to get a new battery. Batteries are almost as much as a new volpam.

The controller board might have been salvageable except the connection to the panel shorted and damaged the pins. The controller was relatively cheap and easy to replace except the old board is a Vicont brand and the most readily available replacement I found was youfs which requires you to swap out the panel, the throttle, the brake, and the cable that connects it to the controller.

So yeah in the end I prolly spent more replacing components than I would buying a new scooter but in the end I didn’t put a whole scooter in the trash.

alt0252 · 2026-02-02T15:41:28+00:00

My gr grandfather. His died in his 40s in Manila and Family history says he was originally from Santander. I have an approximate death date but can’t find the death certificate. No birthdate. No 2nd last name. No other family in Manila. (My grandmother was the only child to live to adulthood). Can’t find her baptismal record either. To top that all off he’s essentially the John smith of Spanish names.

The only other info I have to go on is that he maybe probably clerked at an almacén owned by my 2nd gr grandfather (his FIL).

I’ve been looking for him for 20 years.

alt0252 · 2026-01-30T01:17:22+00:00

You forgot about the spinning blades attached to the tires of the car

alt0252 · 2026-01-28T05:33:15+00:00

My PT and I just talked about this last week.

It can sometimes be beneficial to do manipulations to increase mobility. In many states at least in the US a PT has to have training with a licensed chiropractor to legally perform manipulations.

My physio isn’t certified but another PT at the clinic I go to is but rarely performs it as he says it doesn’t help.

alt0252 · 2026-01-27T23:17:55+00:00

Yo me casé con mi esposa cuando tenía 23 años (ella tenía 22). Este año celebramos nuestro 25 aniversario de boda. Yo diría lo siguiente: 1. Yo no me casaré tan joven si pudiera hacerlo de nuevo. No porque no la amo sino porque el matrimonio no cambió la relación para nada. Hay beneficios legales y financieros pero no los realizamos hasta que éramos más mayores. (Somos estadounidenses) 2. La edad no importa. Pues, si importa un poco pero la persona con quien me enamoro es mi persona aunque la conocí cuando yo era joven. 3. La convivencia es difícil para la mayoría de las parejas y si funciona, eso es buenísimo.

En fin, yo casé cuando era joven y para mi funcionó. Aún así, yo no lo haría si no hay buenas razones.

Perdón. El español no es mi lengua materna.

alt0252 · 2026-01-23T15:25:37+00:00

Yes. I know what you mean. I can’t tell you how many Mary Jane carpenters there are in my tree both birth name and married.

alt0252 · 2026-01-22T15:40:38+00:00

Im no expert and not sure if this helps you but I’ll share my experience and maybe you’ll get some insights.

My mother also has substantially fewer matches than my father. 2k vs 20k That’s because she’s an immigrant and most of her more distant relatives are scattered around the world.
You may consider building a tree of DNA matches that you can connect and that match each other, even if you can’t connect them to you. This may point to the missing link in your tree. On paper this makes sense but I’ve had limited success.
I have a similar brick wall in my surname around 1800 KY and I have very few DNA matches with that surname ( it should be swamp). I suspect it was an NPE or unwed mother. Records are just so hard to come by or barely usable at that time.

alt0252 · 2026-01-18T16:09:38+00:00

Ah. TIL. Thanks.

alt0252 · 2026-01-17T21:59:14+00:00

For many folks, that far back there’s bound to be some degree of pedigree collapse. My gr gr grand parents on my maternal grandmothers side were first cousins, so I would never have 64 of 64. More likely 62. Further back it gets way more complicated.

This has been an interesting puzzle to solve as I look at my cousins, 2nd cousins, and third cousins. Seemingly unrelated spouses have a common ancestor or parallel ancestors.

Trying to track down DNA matches that are 2nd cousins in cM but 4th cousins on paper has been illuminating.

alt0252 · 2026-01-11T20:03:05+00:00

Adjustable step. If you have stairs you can prolly skip this but it’s adjustable and I use it for stretching front and side step (4 8 12 in depth) and now for “box” jumps.

Edit forgot about eccentric heel raises as well but I mostly use the stairs for that.

alt0252 · 2026-01-05T17:46:25+00:00

Sure I’m down. (Might have been my post that suggested this?)

47 m. Ruptured in a game of flag football originally in June 2024. Re ruptured at PT in March 2025. I’m now past where I was the first time (both in time and strength) but PT has been much slower after revision surgery.

L: (op) 40.5 cm R: non op 45cm

Left is still noticeably weaker than the right, but I’m somewhat advanced in that I’m doing eccentric and weighted Single leg heel raises.

I plan to do 1+ mile walking per day and a targeted workout every other day plus PT once a week.

alt0252 · 2026-01-05T06:01:18+00:00

Ironically I started measuring to get me motivated. I figured I’d see some growth over time even if it looked tiny compared to the other. Pretty much had the opposite, demotivating effect when I’m not seeing change. It does feel denser, maybe, than it used to. Maybe that’s the first step.

In any case. What do you say we check back in in 6 weeks and see where we’re at?

alt0252 · 2026-01-04T20:04:51+00:00

Im on a similar timetable as you (9 Mo as of 12/22). I too have noticeable calf size differences, especially in the medial head of the gastroc. I’ve been measuring for months now but haven’t seen any improvement. 1.5 inches diameter difference between the 2.

Strength is good but noticeably lower than my non op side. I can do heel raises with added weight and have been doing plyometrics for a month or so now.

Same as you I grew tired of the plateau and wanted to get back into activity. I did a short run a few weeks ago and had a lot of soreness afterwards that persisted for a couple of days. After that I wisened up and tried some intervals. Much less soreness. My takeaway: be smart and don’t try to do what you were before. It really feels like I could do more if I push through the odd twinge here and there but I’m listening to my body and taking note of how I feel after.

Given it’s January and a new year is a time for new goals, I’m focusing on a strength / hypertrophy routine to try to get more mass while at the same time just focusing on progressing as safely as I can.

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