I’m an American septuagenarian who has lived in East Africa for more than 23 years, working in the various capacities of rural health, teaching the Bible, income generation, and whatever else is needed. Between mid-August and mid-September 2022, my right ankle collapsed four different times, for no obvious reasons.
Due to the pain, I had it checked out and was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and a week and a half later, an 80 percent ruptured Achilles tendon. I could not have repair surgery for the Achilles until the DVT was dissolved and healed, so it was February of 2023 when my, by that time, 100 percent torn Achilles tendon was finally operated on. A metal screw was installed to hold the tendon to the heel bone, and six weeks after surgery, it became obvious that my body was rejecting that screw.
