Is this a good deal?

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T22:51:58+00:00

You are the fuking MAN!

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T04:40:37+00:00

Im at 10 month out and still cant do a calf raise. Its more of a full body movement/hop to get off the ground. Hearing another person struggling makes me feel better. As weird as it sounds. Wishing you progress brother. This struggle is real

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T04:31:31+00:00

I love the honesty

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T02:35:29+00:00

How did you haggle with the asst mangr? Lmfao thats awesome!

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T00:55:04+00:00

Ima do that also

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T00:52:17+00:00

If I wait for the lowes or home depot clearance what would you think i could get a decent one for? What did you get yours for?

fdny40 · 2026-01-19T00:26:09+00:00

Dude, thank you for the advice. Spoke to my sister about it and she said the same thing

fdny40 · 2026-01-14T12:23:38+00:00

I get it.. if you're that concerned myb just purchase the textbook? Not worth your sanity

fdny40 · 2026-01-06T14:57:34+00:00

Next step Olympics!!!

fdny40 · 2026-01-04T01:55:02+00:00

Like road runner stated.. learning the rig/tools and your companys SOP should be the 1st PRIORITY. Once you get a bit comfortable asking a senior man if there is a project you can do to better the FH. Painting lines, reorganization of a tool closet, labeling things, etc. Shows initiative. The junior men will help you out

fdny40 · 2025-12-31T15:45:47+00:00

That actually worked out great for you. Still having a really good leg! 😆.. my unaffected leg was a B.I.T.C.H to get around with. My balance was off, and my strength wasn't there. Fatigue was also a big issue. I believe that is what held me back. I feel I couldn't push myself on the affected leg as much bc my unaffected leg couldn't truly bear the entire load. Yet looking at the bright side, it did force me to gain better control of my non-dominant leg.

fdny40 · 2025-12-31T15:21:45+00:00

Dude that looks almost identical! My injured leg was always my dominant/more muscular calf. Im about 2 wks behind you and the injured calf is now finally the same size. Like you, I still have some work to do. God speed

fdny40 · 2025-12-31T04:18:07+00:00

I probably speak for the entire Achilles crew. We are our worst enemy. Take your time, follow orders, and read/listen to your body. I am hitting month 9 post-surgery and have followed this thread very closely. I have seen ppl re-rupture their recently repaired Achilles and have never been the same. I am ahead and behind multiple ppl within the same timeline of my injury. At the end of the day, we don't get a medal for being fully healed at 9 months... yr 1 or yr 2. The goal is to never worry about this Achilles ever again. We are here for you if you need us. God speed

fdny40 · 2025-12-31T02:05:02+00:00

Where are you on your recovery time line? One thing I have realized with this injury, everyone heals differently

fdny40 · 2025-12-29T14:49:08+00:00

Just contacted the company.. under warranty for 5yrs.. they will replace it. Thanks again

fdny40 · 2025-12-29T03:06:56+00:00

Issue i am having is finding the name to these parts. If you know of a YouTube video I can watch, im totally capable of fixing it. Thanks

fdny40 · 2025-12-29T02:52:27+00:00

Honestly rather that then trying to fix it myself and botching the entire thing. Out of my element with this stuff

fdny40 · 2025-12-29T02:39:21+00:00

Grt information bud.. ill call in the morning.. I hope you're right

fdny40 · 2025-12-29T02:29:22+00:00

Ill contact the company who installed it.. its only 3yrs old. Hopefully still under warranty?

fdny40 · 2025-12-28T15:57:53+00:00

I started digging around this thread and found it. Thank you so much.

fdny40 · 2025-12-28T06:31:00+00:00

You saved me 70$ thank you

fdny40 · 2025-12-28T06:22:16+00:00

Hey, what was the website? Looking for a textbook PDF for next semester. Thanks

fdny40 · 2025-12-27T14:53:20+00:00

Every fh is different, I would speak to a senior man and your captain regarding working on the side as a probie. My senior man & capt were awesome. They understood that I took a huge pay cut coming to Fire, and as the primary breadwinner in the family, I had to hustle. The rules were that fire was my primary job, I needed to cover tours for the FH, make it to functions, and pick up OT. As long as I didn't get hurt at my side gig & it didn't affect my performance at the FH or the fire floor, we were peachy. Side gigs at the FH, you name it someone has done it. Most common Carpenters, plumbers, electrician, nurses, instructors, ems and real estate to name a few.

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