My ACL is completely blown

Todd Armstrong · Addict Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 758 City: Battle Ground

I get to get an ACL reconstruction on 2/21/03 and my meniscus will be repaired as me as my ICL and my ECL. The best part is no fun stuff for 8 months. I hate my damn knee I did it back in August and they finally got around to it just now. Sad

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

dude---thats brutal---ur gonna miss the whole season

Jon · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1176

thats crazy man. I tore my ACL, MCL, and meniscus August 10th and, I had an MRI done and I had surgery scheduled for August 19th. I have no idea how you waited so long. I was told to only be off my knee wakeboarding for 6 months (the doctor's son competes with me so he knows what he's talking about). I'd be very mad that the doctors didn't get it until now. Your knee can start healing wrong which can mess you up even more. Was it the doctor's decision to wait or yours?

Todd Armstrong · Addict Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 758 City: Battle Ground

I wanted to try PT first and I just keep reinjuring it. The extra 2 months was due to lack of operating room time for the Dr. that I wanted to do it. I guess it is not the best idea to operate so soon after injury

Chukee_R · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 2:32 pm Post subject:

Dude that sucks I hope it gets better soon!

jim Bogden · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 178 City: Sandy, UT

good luck bro!!

Jon · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1176

Why try PT first? All it does is strengthen the muscles around your knee. It does absolutely nothing for your torn ACL. And PT actually hurts your meniscus even more. I thought it was a very good idea to operate as soon as I injured it. I got my ACL fixed and now I will be able to ride this season. Plus, I had the operation done a week before school started so I could start college on time.

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 4:58 pm Post subject:

Good luck bro.
How exactly can you tear an Acl , Icl etc from wakeboarding?

rynogear · Posted: Feb 04, 2003 10:44 pm Post subject:

The reason for PT is precisely to strengthten all your muscles in your leg. There is this little problem called atrophy after you have knee surgery and that causes all your muscles to diminish. The stronger they are before surgery, the less overall affect the atrophy will have.

Any decent orthopedic surgeon will strongly recommend PT before surgery as well as 6 months of PT after surgery. I had my ACL reconstructed back in 98, and I haven't had a single problem since I did my 6 months of PT religiously. I wakeboard, snowboard, mt bike, lift weights, and run among other things and I don't even notice that my ACL is new. I also never used a brace of any kind.

My advice is really do the PT after the surgery or it will just delay your recovery.

Jello John · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 1936

derrick · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 723 City: Orlando

You can run around with a torn acl, if you have strong muscles supporting it, there are people that do it. I have a friend that did it. Some people chose not to go under the knife.
peace
Derrick