22nd day after surgery

Over the last week I have made great progress in my recovery.  I am able to bear controlled weight in my foot without any pain or swelling.  I am still wearing the boot and crutches but during the last couple of days I am using pretty much only one of the crutches.  One of the things I realized during the last week is how common is this type of injury.  I have met three people during the last week that have had Achilles repair surgery including one that had it with my doctor just over a year ago.  All of them have recovered very well which is really encouraging.  I go back to the doctor tomorrow for a follow up.  Hopefully, I can get rid of the crutches.

16th day after surgery: booted

Lately I have been wearing the boot. Since I am not supposed to bear weight on my foot yet, I use crutches to walk around.  Yesterday I saw an injured college student walking by with a boot similar to mine.   I was waiting for my my ride to go home and there was another student seating next to me.   I noticed the injured student was being very careful, using his crutches to keep his foot and boot away from the ground.  I told the guy next to me..."I think he is probably going to recover faster than me...?" and he said "yea...because he is younger?"...What is that supposed to mean?