Well, the evidence is in the picture! Sadly, an ultrasound told me what I’d feared: the fall last Friday has completely ruptured my left Achilles’ tendon, and I went for a surgical repair yesterday.
As a retired anaesthetist, it has been an interesting (to say the least!) experience to be on the other side of the needle, so to speak. I had a spinal anaesthetic, and it was a weird sensation, but completely effective, and the surgery went smoothly with all staff at the Bourg Saint Maurice hospital being kind and caring. I was able to go home the same evening, and I’ll be hobbling around for a good while to come.
It does mean the end of the skiing season for me, though we plan to stay out in France, with Cate enjoying the spring snow and me concentrating on recovery. It also looks like our sailing plans will have to be delayed. This type of tendon rupture can take nine months or more to fully recover, and I don’t think a bumpy Biscay crossing in May would do me any favours at all.
Still, I’ll have plenty of time to keep the blog updated, and you will be spared any more videos of us skiing through powder. I’ll just have to be more inventive. Perhaps a time-lapse of my recovering ankle… (only joking)
How are the mighty fallen and…… not that that`s any comfort but it has occurred to me that you now have a golden opportunity to become fluent in French. Hope all goes well in recuperation.
Oh no, disastrous news!! Poor Cate having to go skiing on her own, that’s going to be tough 😉. Get well soon Jonathan and you can truly be ‘the King of the divan’ in your convalescence 😂