[pct-l] Achilles Tendon

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

If you don't want to put your hike off to try and heal your tendon  
you CAN realistically thru-hike with a sore achilles tendon. I did.  
It's still sore though. Probably always will be.

Diane

On Jan 2, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,  I'm still battling an Achilles Tendon strain and as
> Departure Day approaches ( May 1, 2012 tentative ) I'm becoming  
> more and
> more discouraged and hesitant to embark on a 2650 mile walk. I've  
> gotten
> conflicting advice from all sides, doctors included, and am  
> throwing my
> hands up in the air in frustration. Some say rest and do nothing,  
> others
> say stretch and exercise. I've done both and both seems to minimize  
> the
> soreness but has not eliminated the problem. Can I realistically do a
> thru-hike with a sore achilles tendon? Or am I doomed to never  
> realize a
> dream I have to thru-hike the PCT. I'm tempted to just say the hell  
> with it
> and push ahead and do the hike, but I don't want to bail out and  
> end up
> with a lame foot. Any experiences?  Please help. Thanks,   Mark