I have to go under the knife- er arthroscope- Monday to clean out some cartilage that has my knee locked up. Anyone had a similar procedure done? This getting around on crutches and crawling up the stairs schtick is getting old. To top it off, the doctor wasn't clear on any kind of recovery time table... I just hope I can walk soon.
I had something similar done a few years ago. Recovery time isn't that long in terms of being able to get around and up stairs, etc. However, you'll probably have some atrophy in your muscles and that will take time to rebuild. Also, I was surprised at how sore my knee was after the procedure. But that could have just been me ...
I had surgery for ACL reconstruction and also cartilage repair 3 weeks ago. I have to be on crutches one more week because of the cartilage... I feel you on the whole stairs thing...I rarely leave the house nowadays...can't wait til next Thursday! Good luck...your recovery time is a lot shorter than mine, so be thankful!
My 14-year old brother had his knee scoped out two months ago. He was back at life without crutches for a week, but you have to strengthen those quads asap. He was rehabbing two days later, as much as the swelling would allow. It still swells quite a bit (the kid plays a brutal traveling baseball schedule). Get at it right away or you may never get it back.
Ive had ACL surgery before as well. Here's how it happened... I was playing basketball, there was a long rebound, I was pivoting around trying to get to it and then the guy knocked right into my knee. Down I went. My ACL was torn so bad that it was keeping my knee from straightening comletely. It was a Pain in the @$$ for a while until I had the surgery. So here is some bad news for ya AntiSonic, I was making okay progress and then a week before I was to meet with my doc (after 3 months time), I was shooting a basketball around (I was okayed by my physical therapist), tried to make a layup and tore it the rest of the way. The doctors say that there is no such thing as partially tearing your ACL, or completely tearing it. Its eventually going to give way even if its sewn. So anyway, Im going to have ACL reconstruction on the 24th of June. Man, Im dying to get back on the basketball court. So what exactly did you guys do and did you guys have any problem with pain?
That's why I never got Vitaly's "partial tear" after the season ended. How do you partially tear the thing that holds your leg together?
DaneB-- I had ACL reconstruction after I got scoped (two operations). The knee is 100 times better after the ACL reconstruction in terms of stability. In fact, the knee that had the tear is more stable than the knee that was never injured. After the ACL surgery, though, there's a pretty long rehab road. Crutches for a while. Takes a few days before you can really bend the knee. Pain for a couple days (thank god for the morphine drop in the hospital)! But, the rehab can go pretty well if you stick with it. You just have to rejoice in the little victories -- like your first day without crutches, etc. After you're moving around on two legs and regain some range of motion, get to work on the muscle atrophy. The quicker you rebuild your quads and hamstrings, the quicker your stabilize your knee and get back on the court. Rehab was a lot of hard work, but I never have problems with that knee anymore and play any sport I want.
