I understand that basketball is an iffy sport to go back on. I want
to go back to playing basketball but I know it'll be a while before
i get back to what i was at before i had the injury. I also do
martial arts and i was curious if anyone here did martials and if it
hindered their performance in the ring?



--- In kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com, "Chris G." <expos1994@y...>
wrote:
>
> --- In kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com, ":-)" <graphix_12@y...>
wrote:
> >
> > After the surgery, has anyone gone back to the sport or activity
> > that cause the surgery in the 1st place? And mentally? how long
does
> > it take for you to get mentally stable and confident about the
knee.
>
> It's tough for me to really say how long it takes. I had my
surgery
> (ACL patellar tendon, partial meniscus removal) in Nov. 2002.
Here I
> am 2 1/2 years later and I am about 98% normal and have been that
way
> for at least a year, maybe longer.
>
> I wanted to return to the sport (softball) that caused the injury
> after 6 months post-op, but knew mentally it was a bad idea and my
> doctor and physical therapist said it was a bad idea. At about 7
> months post-op I was playing what I believe to be the most
stressful
> sport I play, basketball. After a long session of competetive
> basketball my knee would be sore for a good day or two. I don't
> recall exactly when that stopped, but now I play basketball and
other
> parts of my body are sore, and not my knee.
>
> I say 98% and not 100 because every now and again, I'm not sure if
> it's the weather or what, my knee will get little pains when I'm
> walking. They don't last for any prolonged period of time. And
> they're only slightly noticable while walking, but they're there.
> Maybe just to remind me that I had surgery on my knee.
>
> So my advice that I give people when I see them wearing a knee
injury
> brace is to stick with the PT and to not worry, because it will get
> back to normal eventually.