How long is my recovery going to be from a calf tear?!
Question: How long is my recovery going to be from a calf tear?
Yesterday I tore my calf muscle and went to urgent care, they told me I would have a week till I could play basketball again but the doctor did not look that smart, I want to be fully recovered. The calf has minimal swelling and is shooting pain when I try to contract or move the muscle.
Answers:
Depending on the the muscle damaged and the severity of the injury it could be days to month for recovery. From what you describe one week seems more than optimistic to me. I tore muscle and popped a couple ofligamentss and was in an immobilizing cast for 3 months before I could get into physical therapy. If you do not trust the smarts or the diagnosis of this Dr. then I would get a second opinion. A mis diagnosis can do way more damage than the injury did. 1 week sounds like a sprain not an actual tear. Good luck and heal well.