Last year I found out that I had a tare in my Achilles tendon with scaring from my past surgeries on my ankles from my surgery to help with my CP .Anyway I wore a cast for 7 weeks then a brace for few more and still I am in pain with it . I hope that none of you have to go through this because it can be very painful at times .The doctor said this is something that I am always going to have to deal with long term , because of the scarring .Day by day I try to just do my best move forward with it and do things to keep my mind off of the pain ...Leah