calf muscle healing?

Question

I tore my calf muscle three weeks ago this coming wednesday (23 may 2007). I am still on crutches as this helps when walking on tip toe, as it stands at the moment i can`t walk flat footed and have problems straighting my leg, but after some effort and pain i manage to straighten it. How long do these things normaly last. i was under the understandind that it was only a couple of weeks.

Answer 1

this couple of weeks can easily last 6-8 weeks or more depending on the degree of tear. 3 weeks is a good start, ask your doctor how bad your tear was and then ask about the anticipated recovery time, good luck