I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures). Over the past week I went from lots of pain as promised, with Vicodin every four hours to ibuprofen three times a day. Also, I went from barely supporting of few pounds of weight in a rigid brace and hobbling with crutches, to supporting more weight and moving around with a single crutch. My one week post surgical appointment got moved out to 11 days due to various circumstances, so I called my Orthopod yesterday and asked if I could do more than lay on my back, ice my knee and watch Jerry Springer until Tuesday. :-P He said ditch the crutches and see how walking with the rigid brace goes. If that worked out try the hinged brace. I spent yesterday and this morning walking around in the rigid brace with no problems. I put on hinged brace. Ooh! That feels better! The doc also suggested trying the exercise bike at no resistance and very slowly. This is the interesting part. Being a serious bikey for 25+ years, I never gave a second thought to turning the pedals. Oh my, that wasn't the case this morning! With the seat raised so I can barely touch the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I could rock the pedals from 12 o'clock forward through 9 o'clock and STOP and then back to 12 0'clock. That was it, no more *voluntary* range of motion. Maybe with lots of screaming and rending of flesh, I could've done more but that's what physical therapy is for. I start that (formally) next week. Road riding might be possible in a couple weeks. Returning to mountain biking like I'm used to might not happen till 2006. Damn, and I'm not even a serious skier. Did have fun this winter though.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures). Over the past week I went from lots of pain as promised, with Vicodin every four hours to ibuprofen three times a day. Also, I went from barely supporting of few pounds of weight in a rigid brace and hobbling with crutches, to supporting more weight and moving around with a single crutch. My one week post surgical appointment got moved out to 11 days due to various circumstances, so I called my Orthopod yesterday and asked if I could do more than lay on my back, ice my knee and watch Jerry Springer until Tuesday. :-P He said ditch the crutches and see how walking with the rigid brace goes. If that worked out try the hinged brace. I spent yesterday and this morning walking around in the rigid brace with no problems. I put on hinged brace. Ooh! That feels better! The doc also suggested trying the exercise bike at no resistance and very slowly. This is the interesting part. Being a serious bikey for 25+ years, I never gave a second thought to turning the pedals. Oh my, that wasn't the case this morning! With the seat raised so I can barely touch the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I could rock the pedals from 12 o'clock forward through 9 o'clock and STOP and then back to 12 0'clock. That was it, no more *voluntary* range of motion. Maybe with lots of screaming and rending of flesh, I could've done more but that's what physical therapy is for. I start that (formally) next week. Road riding might be possible in a couple weeks. Returning to mountain biking like I'm used to might not happen till 2006. Damn, and I'm not even a serious skier. Did have fun this winter though.
Bravo, Shawn -- sounds like you'll be on a sharp "progressive curve" upward in short order! Just don't go TOO nuts too soon, as tempting as it might be 🙂
Bravo, Shawn -- sounds like you'll be on a sharp "progressive curve" upward in short order! Just don't go TOO nuts too soon, as tempting as it might be 🙂
Best wishes, Bill
Thanks Bill. I won't go too far, but I'll go right...up...to...the...edge. :-)
Bravo, Shawn -- sounds like you'll be on a sharp "progressive curve" upward in short order! Just don't go TOO nuts too soon, as tempting as it might be 🙂
Best wishes, Bill
Thanks Bill. I won't go too far, but I'll go right...up...to...the...edge.
Sounds a little too much like my bolt-tightening technique! Just don't wait for the /crack!/ before backing off a tad.
I had a hamstring tendon used, instead of patellar tendon. When using patellar tendon you have to watch the tracking of the patella.
I wasn't allowed full ROM for almost 2 months, except when in PT. It is weird when you first get out of all the braces and can finally attempt to resume a regular life.
I was finally allowed to live without restrictions after 6 months. Orthopedist wanted to make sure that the bone and the graft started to heal and bond before I went wild.
Good luck with the rehab
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RR = Rehabilitation Report in this case.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures). Over the past week I went from lots of pain as promised, with Vicodin every four hours to ibuprofen three times a day. Also, I went from barely supporting of few pounds of weight in a rigid brace and hobbling with crutches, to supporting more weight and moving around with a single crutch. My one week post surgical appointment got moved out to 11 days due to various circumstances, so I called my Orthopod yesterday and asked if I could do more than lay on my back, ice my knee and watch Jerry Springer until Tuesday. :-P He said ditch the crutches and see how walking with the rigid brace goes. If that worked out try the hinged brace. I spent yesterday and this morning walking around in the rigid brace with no problems. I put on hinged brace. Ooh! That feels better! The doc also suggested trying the exercise bike at no resistance and very slowly. This is the interesting part. Being a serious bikey for 25+ years, I never gave a second thought to turning the pedals. Oh my, that wasn't the case this morning! With the seat raised so I can barely touch the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I could rock the pedals from 12 o'clock forward through 9 o'clock and STOP and then back to 12 0'clock. That was it, no more *voluntary* range of motion. Maybe with lots of screaming and rending of flesh, I could've done more but that's what physical therapy is for. I start that (formally) next week. Road riding might be possible in a couple weeks. Returning to mountain biking like I'm used to might not happen till 2006. Damn, and I'm not even a serious skier. Did have fun this winter though.
I had a hamstring tendon used, instead of patellar tendon. When using patellar tendon you have to watch the tracking of the patella.
The right one tracks well, at least it did. Left, well we're gonna take care of that issue in PT as well.
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I wasn't allowed full ROM for almost 2 months, except when in PT. It is weird when you first get out of all the braces and can finally attempt to resume a regular life.
It was nice even after only a week to not walk like Frankenstein on crutches. The rehab has changed a lot in the last ten years. Although I wasn't put on a constant motion machine in recovery (many people say their leg is already moving when they wake up), a PT came by and started flexing things the next morning, and sent me home with a list of exercises.
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I was finally allowed to live without restrictions after 6 months. Orthopedist wanted to make sure that the bone and the graft started to heal and bond before I went wild.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures).
Damn. I didn't realize it was like that. Best wishes for a (relatively) speedy full recovery! I'll put down some Miles for ya.
"Shawn" <sdotcurry@bresnananotherdotnet> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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RR = Rehabilitation Report in this case.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures). Over the past week I went from lots of pain as promised, with Vicodin every four hours to ibuprofen three times a day. Also, I went from barely supporting of few pounds of weight in a rigid brace and hobbling with crutches, to supporting more weight and moving around with a single crutch. My one week post surgical appointment got moved out to 11 days due to various circumstances, so I called my Orthopod yesterday and asked if I could do more than lay on my back, ice my knee and watch Jerry Springer until Tuesday. :-P He said ditch the crutches and see how walking with the rigid brace goes. If that worked out try the hinged brace. I spent yesterday and this morning walking around in the rigid brace with no problems. I put on hinged brace. Ooh! That feels better! The doc also suggested trying the exercise bike at no resistance and very slowly. This is the interesting part. Being a serious bikey for 25+ years, I never gave a second thought to turning the pedals. Oh my, that wasn't the case this morning! With the seat raised so I can barely touch the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I could rock the pedals from 12 o'clock forward through 9 o'clock and STOP and then back to 12 0'clock. That was it, no more *voluntary* range of motion. Maybe with lots of screaming and rending of flesh, I could've done more but that's what physical therapy is for. I start that (formally) next week. Road riding might be possible in a couple weeks. Returning to mountain biking like I'm used to might not happen till 2006. Damn, and I'm not even a serious skier. Did have fun this winter though.
Shawn
Take your time healing, don't be in a rush to get back. A friend of ours got back on the bike much too soon after his recent ACL surgery and re-injured it severly, now he'll be sidetracked for much longer still. Get well soon.
Take your time healing, don't be in a rush to get back. A friend of ours got back on the bike much too soon after his recent ACL surgery and re-injured it severly, now he'll be sidetracked for much longer still. Get well soon.
Thanks Carla. Bummer about your friend. Was he just riding along? My docs have told me riding is good therapy. A jarring dab while struggling over a big rock is a different kettle, which is why I'll be a (straight!) roadie for 6-9 months.
"Shawn" <sdotcurry@bresnananotherdotnet> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Thanks Carla. Bummer about your friend. Was he just riding along? My docs have told me riding is good therapy. A jarring dab while struggling over a big rock is a different kettle, which is why I'll be a (straight!) roadie for 6-9 months.
Apparently the doc told him he could ride a bicycle, but I think the doc meant toodling just on the paved bike path at a slow pace. Instead, he went balls out on his SS and did some serious damage to himself.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures). Over the past week I went from lots of pain as promised, with Vicodin every four hours to ibuprofen three times a day. Also, I went from barely supporting of few pounds of weight in a rigid brace and hobbling with crutches, to supporting more weight and moving around with a single crutch. My one week post surgical appointment got moved out to 11 days due to various circumstances, so I called my Orthopod yesterday and asked if I could do more than lay on my back, ice my knee and watch Jerry Springer until Tuesday. :-P He said ditch the crutches and see how walking with the rigid brace goes. If that worked out try the hinged brace. I spent yesterday and this morning walking around in the rigid brace with no problems. I put on hinged brace. Ooh! That feels better! The doc also suggested trying the exercise bike at no resistance and very slowly. This is the interesting part. Being a serious bikey for 25+ years, I never gave a second thought to turning the pedals. Oh my, that wasn't the case this morning! With the seat raised so I can barely touch the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I could rock the pedals from 12 o'clock forward through 9 o'clock and STOP and then back to 12 0'clock. That was it, no more *voluntary* range of motion. Maybe with lots of screaming and rending of flesh, I could've done more but that's what physical therapy is for. I start that (formally) next week. Road riding might be possible in a couple weeks. Returning to mountain biking like I'm used to might not happen till 2006. Damn, and I'm not even a serious skier. Did have fun this winter though.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery. Went fine. They took a portion of my patellar tendon to replace my blown ACL (looked like a piece of frayed white rope in the arthroscopy pictures). Over the past week I went from lots of pain as promised, with Vicodin every four hours to ibuprofen three times a day. Also, I went from barely supporting of few pounds of weight in a rigid brace and hobbling with crutches, to supporting more weight and moving around with a single crutch. My one week post surgical appointment got moved out to 11 days due to various circumstances, so I called my Orthopod yesterday and asked if I could do more than lay on my back, ice my knee and watch Jerry Springer until Tuesday. :-P He said ditch the crutches and see how walking with the rigid brace goes. If that worked out try the hinged brace. I spent yesterday and this morning walking around in the rigid brace with no problems. I put on hinged brace. Ooh! That feels better! The doc also suggested trying the exercise bike at no resistance and very slowly. This is the interesting part. Being a serious bikey for 25+ years, I never gave a second thought to turning the pedals. Oh my, that wasn't the case this morning! With the seat raised so I can barely touch the pedal at the bottom of the stroke I could rock the pedals from 12 o'clock forward through 9 o'clock and STOP and then back to 12 0'clock. That was it, no more *voluntary* range of motion. Maybe with lots of screaming and rending of flesh, I could've done more but that's what physical therapy is for. I start that (formally) next week. Road riding might be possible in a couple weeks. Returning to mountain biking like I'm used to might not happen till 2006. Damn, and I'm not even a serious skier. Did have fun this winter though.
Shawn
Its a [censored], spring finally hits and we're sitting here reading everybody elses RR.
Had mine done 4-8-05. I had a hammy though. I'm close to getting back on the road but as of last night its still too stiff.
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery.
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Its a [censored], spring finally hits and we're sitting here reading everybody elses RR.
Had mine done 4-8-05. I had a hammy though. I'm close to getting back on the road but as of last night its still too stiff.
Sucks fer sure. Have a good tale of woe about how you did yours? Today the physical terrorist gave me the go ahead to get on the spinner on light resistance, mostly to decrease stiffness. When I work into it, my range of motion is only 5 degrees off of normal in extend and flex, but it takes work to get there. Really good for flex, still a ways to go extension-wise. Ho hum. Keep those RRs coming folks. :-)
I tore my right ACL skiing a month ago. Last Friday I had reconstructive surgery.
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Its a [censored], spring finally hits and we're sitting here reading everybody elses RR.
Had mine done 4-8-05. I had a hammy though. I'm close to getting back on the road but as of last night its still too stiff.
Sucks fer sure. Have a good tale of woe about how you did yours? Today the physical terrorist gave me the go ahead to get on the spinner on light resistance, mostly to decrease stiffness. When I work into it, my range of motion is only 5 degrees off of normal in extend and flex, but it takes work to get there. Really good for flex, still a ways to go extension-wise. Ho hum. Keep those RRs coming folks. :-)
Shawn
A good tale? Well that depends how bored ya are. I did it on the maiden trail voyage of my first 29" bike, GF Paragon, on some half way technical (for me anyways) trails. She was doing as advertised. Going over some good sized rocks with relative ease. I started to get cocky and had to see exactly what her limits were. Basically I started to endo and not being used to the geometry yet, I got the leg planted but couldn't hold everything back. Heard the customary POP from the knee and that was all she wrote. Kinda funny, after it happend I was wishing I had flats instead the clipless. It was killing me trying make it down.
Your flex sounds real good. Thats the hard part of using the bike is the flexion. I guess your torturing yourself like me and are reading other peoples RR. Everyday I tell myself I should have waited and got the surgery done in the winter. This spring SUCKS.
