Snapped mine playing paddle tennis in spain on last day of hols, lol, back in June, flew homw straight to A&E, told 9 months to a year to walk as per normal again, surgeon gave me stats to think on for repair, sounded pretty cut and dried to me, have surgery for better non rupture outcome but major risk of infection due to lack of blood supply or non surgery, either way many months in laster? Backslab on told to return in 2 days for full plaster and or decision on surgery.

Returned convinced would risk surgery, new consultant of opposite opinion, no firm evidence from uk, irish and usa reaearch of this year reporting that non surgery results in any higher re-rupture for normal to mild physical use, which is me sort of, and defo not going to operate, but must do as told throughout process or risk snapperoony again.

I simply stopped and bent to hit the ball back, no snap but pain out of this world, felt like flor had disappeared under me foot, had borrowed wrong size bowling green shoes (too big) on astro-turf. Played week before for hour and half with own shoes no problem.

It has now gone bold and cannot turn it off as it just keeps resetting itself, so figure that one?

Been 4 weeks in plaster at equinous, two weeks in acrylic, bastad uncomfortable stuff, at part raised foot position then 2 more weeks in fully level foot position in more acrylic, who invented this terrible stuff for casts, why not fully udjustable boot / leg cast as in germany?

Left hospital today with gel wedge in shoe, one leg half the thickness of the other, cannot feel me foot on the ground, ankle solid as a rock, calf aching, on crutches no can put weight on foot, small amounts of crutch aided walking before start 2 months physio, yet to hear from physio on date to return for that, consultant wants to see me end of october.

Want my advice do not snap your achilles, if you do only do it once.....

Anyone got any mild leg exercises i can do whilst waiting to hear from physio, but gentle mind you as i have been warned this period is when most folk with non surgery snap em again......and that ain't going to be me.......

Ian