Calf squish!

I can understand the medical reason for not putting weight on my foot (time to heal, don't want the calf working on the newly-stitched Achilles, etc.), but there is another reason not to put your foot down while wearing a cast; calf squish.

I had put my heel down on the floor by accident while reaching for my hands-free crutch and immediately felt my calf muscle trying to squeeze into the narrower space just above the ankle space in the cast.

That in turn put a little 'stretch' on my stitches (it felt like it did). I didn't like that feeling, so I will be more careful now.

Although I reserve the right as a man/husband/father to "put my foot down" from time to time, this would not be one of of those times.