Well...he's done it again..... (idiot....)
Jeff had his surgery and was in a cast for five weeks, which was removed Wednesday week ago. He had been in an ortheopaedic boot since, and for the next 6 weeks or so.
He decided to ride the bike to work last Monday, against the orthopod & physio's advice. The bike's engine was still cold, so when he went into a steep off-camber corner, the engine cut out. Well, gravity works, and the bike went down. He tried to save it and instinctively put his foot down, which happened to be the one that had been injured. As he took the weight, he heard the pop and felt the immediate pain, and just knew it had ruptured again.
So, he had surgery again on Friday, and this time the Orthopod had to use a synthetic tendon, as the damage was too extensive. He had some complications after surgery, but came out of hospital today. He is in some serious pain this time (he had very little pain last time), and is like a bear with a sore tooth! This time he will probably be in the plaster cast for 8 weeks, then, the orthapaedic boot for another 6-8 weeks (lets hope we get past three days next time!). He'll most likely have a permanent limp as a result of the extra damage. Unfortunately, that will learn him for trying to push the healing along too early!
Bloody men!
