ACL surgery complete

[huntmaster]

Doc said that all my cartlidge and meniscus looked great!

I thank the Lord for this b/c cartlidge and miniscus damage is usually what causes pain years later---leading to arthritus.

Doc said that he cut a 11mm graft to replace it instead of the usuall 10 mm graft.

I am sure glad it is over and psyched for rehab.
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Thank you Jesus!

 

[danielson]

u gonna go back to playig whatever it is that made u hav the injury (american football right?)

either way im glad the knee damage wasnt as bad as it could have been

 

[HumorMe]

Doc said that all my cartlidge and meniscus looked great!

I thank the Lord for this b/c cartlidge and miniscus damage is usually what causes pain years later---leading to arthritus.

Doc said that he cut a 11mm graft to replace it instead of the usuall 10 mm graft.

I am sure glad it is over and psyched for rehab.
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Thank you Jesus!

Good to hear my friend! Glad everything went well.

How long will rehab take?

 

[Juice Moose]

Hope the rehab goes well.

 

[AAA]

Good to hear all went well!! AAA

 

[huntmaster]

Re: Re: ACL surgery complete

Good to hear my friend! Glad everything went well.

How long will rehab take?

doc said i will be walking normal in six weeks

i figure back to jogging in four to five months

squatts---?????

Danielson---as to whether or not I will play football again---I am not sure but I am leaning towards Yes. a friend and I are thinking about starting a semi pro team here in Texas

thank you all for your well wishes---AAA, JuiceMoose, HumorMe, and Dalnielson..

 

[the nature boy]

good luck with the rehab hm. you want to race?

 

[huntmaster]

yeah--- I will race you with one leg tied behind my back!

seriously though my little brother is getting a little bolder now that he knows i cant get up very quick. lol

thanks nb

 

[the nature boy]

what's your range of motion like? getting that back is supposedly a bitch, busting through all that scar tissue and all.

what kind of pain meds did they give you?

and how did you hurt your knee again?

 

[huntmaster]

I hurt my knee playing minor league football on july 6th. I play right tackle and we were running a sweep to the right and I hooked the DE and was running out in the flat to get another block when out WR was thrown into my knee by the CB that he was blocking--I was on a full run and there was nothing that i could do about it--the pain was not ecscruciating so i taped it up and finished the last three quarters of the game with it hurt--only to find out the next week that I tore my ACL/

my range of motion right now without the CPM is about 25degrees

with the CPM it is about 70 degrees---The CPM is a device that you lay your leg on and set it to a certain percentage and it bends at the knee slowly---up and down--continuously
It prevents much of the scar tissue from forming.

I need to have 90 degrees by tuesday

I am currently taking Lortabs or HydraCodine and it works quite nicely. I havent really needed any today though--but I did on friday--the day of the sergery.

 

[HappyScrappy]

nobody ever tells me that my meniscus looks great.

hope your recovery is painless and fast.

I also hope that nobody kicks you on the side of the knee.

 

[strider364]

Glad to hear it went well. Bust ass in rehab and you'll good as new. I blew my ACL playing football also, just finished rehab two month ago, no complaints, legs are stronger than ever. It'll be over before ya know it.

 

[danielson]

just keep a golf club near your bed for when your bro comes in

 

[javaguru]

I had my ACL done four years ago, I tore the ACL,MCL and meniscus. I developed a bad case of tendonitis which occasionally recurs. It took about two years before I could cut left or right without feeling my knee 'give' a little. It also took over a year before I could squat heavy with perfect form. It's really important to keep working on the ROM, I was lucky enough to have 90 degrees 24 hours after the surgery from the PT bending my knee. It took about three weeks for complete recovery of my ROM.

 

[huntmaster]

thanks strider, happy, and JavaGuru

LMAO@dannielson

JavaGuru--that sounds like a real bitch-did the doctor say why you got tendenitus? Was it b/c you tried to get your ROM back too quick?
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I am cruising at 60 degrees as I wright this post--taking it slow
My surgery was friday morning at 10

 

[strider364]

How's your extension, they busted my ass on it. They said the first two weeks is vital for extension.

 

[huntmaster]

to be honest I havent really tested that end of it--my doctor didnt mention to hit it hard yet

i have an appointment in a week

i talked to a buddy who has had two of these and he said to wait until swelling goes down

 

[strider364]

They had me doing extension exercise the day of the damn surgury! I though it was a little strange, but I'm no worse for the wear.

 

[huntmaster]

How long has it been since your surgery?

 

[strider364]

8 months

 

[powerforward]

Good luck on your recovery.

 

[javaguru]

I got the tendonitis from pushing myself hard through the whole rehabilitation and not backing off. In hindsight it would have been better to ease off a bit when I felt the first signs.

 

[Latamier]

Glad to hear your healing up bro. You may remember my post recently about my ACL/PCL. Well no surgery for me. I feel I'm past the age of needing it and can just strengthen my quads and wear a brace. However, being a physician asst, I assist on this procedure all the time, so if you have any rehab questions, dont hesitate to ask.

 

[huntmaster]

Glad to hear your healing up bro. You may remember my post recently about my ACL/PCL.

No I knew nothing of that---i will search and check it out--thanks, I probably will be calling on you for some info.

it is day 3 after surgery and I am comfortable at 80 deg and working at 90 deg

powerforward---thanks alot man.