i totally severed my acl when i slipped while shoveling my driveway
on feb. 22 of this year. i have a complete or high grade tear
according to the mri. os said he was not going to do surgery as i am
old (50! not quite old!) but i imagine he means that i'm not
athletic. i have had no pain at all, prob because it is a total tear
but i do have instability. i was going to physical therapy twice a
week but now i go once a week as i do all the exercises daily at
home. there is only one machine they have there that i do not have
at home. i wear a brace all damned day for the most part but i
really don't think it does anything but remind me to be careful. i
also walk (albeit slowly) on the treadmill daily to get proper
heel/toe and increase my stride. while i know i've come along way in
2 months, how long does this improvement for normalcy take? i cannot
walk downstairs, can't walk down my driveway as it it kinda steep.
walk slowly upstairs but certainly not with any kind of grace. would
appreciate any imput

thanks

randi


--- In kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com, Iris Desimini
<iris_desimini@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Christina,
>
> I was in a very similar situation - I'm 1 month post-op right now.
I felt a pop, had immediate swelling, etc. Same as you, I was able
to go about my normal daily routine without much pain and without my
knee even slipping. I could run a little, and ride the bike. During
surgery, they found my ACL to be 90% torn - so you can definitely
have a torn ACL and not experience a lot of pain beforehand. My
doctor recommended riding the stationary bike and doing lots of leg
muscle exercises (leg press, hamstring machine, etc.) to prepare for
the surgery.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> -Iris
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Christina <crztna02@...>
> To: kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 12:01:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [kneesurgeryforum] Pre-ACL Surgery
>
> I def. heard a tear when the accident happened and it swelled to
twice it¢s size in a matter of hrs.
> I visited an OS and he told me that it was def. an ACL tear.
>
> I haven¢t had any x-rays or MRI¢s done.
>
> I mean I can def. feel that something¢s going on in there (in my
knee).
>
> It¢s just one of those things that you can put in the back of your
mind and go about your day.
>
> -Christina-
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: kneesurgeryforum@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:kneesurgery
forum@yahoogroup s.com] On Behalf Of TONIA DANIEL
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:02 PM
> To: kneesurgeryforum@ yahoogroups. com
> Subject: RE: [kneesurgeryforum] Pre-ACL Surgery
>
> I had my acl replaced on my left leg december of 2005. I was in PT
for 12 weeks following this. It was PAINFUL and if i had to do it
again, I'd think really really really hard about it.
>
> if you have no pain, and are able to do the eliptical, why are they
doing surgery?
>
> just wondered.
>
> Tonia Daniel
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To: kneesurgeryforum@ yahoogroups. com
> From: frankdepainter@ yahoo.com
> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:21:19 -0800
> Subject: Re: [kneesurgeryforum] Pre-ACL Surgery
> Hi Christina,
> I tore my Quad tendon, and had a limp lower leg, so surgery
was scheduled asap. As far as I know, your surgery is less painful,
with a faster recovery than mine is. If you went to Yahoo videos
and typed in Knee surgery, you will see testimonials, and videos of
the surgery, ewwwwwwwww. That site has been helpful for me .....
take it slow!
>
Frank
>
> Christina <crztna02@gmail. com> wrote:
> Hello, I my name is Christina and I am new to this!
>
> I tore my ACL back in June '07 and will be getting surgery this
April
> some time.
>
> I am just wondering how bad it is for me to continue my morning
> fitness routine of about 20-30 min on the Elliptical machine (only
> twice per week) at the gym?
>
> I don't feel pain when i'm done. No more then what I feel on a
daily
> basis (which is very minimal).
>
> I just wanted some insight to anyone that may have had the same
> thought's before their own surgery...
>
> I look forward to hearing from someone...
>
> Thank you.
>
> have a great day! :)
>
> -Christina
>
>
>
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