Walking Boot for Achilles tendon?

From your wording I'm sure I'm much older than you but I have been in an "e" boot for 12 months out of the last 23 months. I have done the R.I.C.E. thing and pt neither of which helped me either. I think the next step I will take is accupuncture. My doctor just keeps telling me it takes time, but never how much time. I really don't see any improvement to this point, I still have swelling and severe pain. It feels like I have a rock taped to the bottom of my heel and it also feels like the skin over the back of my heel has been peeled away and I'm putting a shoe over an open sore. I have had x-ray and MRI and the doctor tells me it is nothing more than Achilles Tendonitis. I really don't have an answer for you but I do understand the pain and the frustration. And I will tell you that the "e" boot has helped me to get around better, but it's tireing and can cause some of it's own issues, namely muscle cramps and if you don't have the same height on the other foot it will also cause back pain and your other foot will hurt because you are stepping down on it so hard from being off balance. I hope you find an answer and get better soon.