Hello everyone... I just wanted to let you know I am 7 months plus a few days post op from ACL Reconstruction and I was given the "test" by my physical ...
Congratulations on your test. I'm scheduled for surgery on Thursday. I'm not sure I could pass that test with my good knee right now. I guess I'll have my...
Congrats barracudawoman! I look forward to tennis in about 7 months! I'm scheduled for ACL replacement on Tuesday- yes, 2 days from now! My surgery will be...
Good luck Arline, Are you nervous? I am. I guess we can be recovery buddies. I opted to have the patella tendon instead of the allograft. It will be...
Arline...How did your surgery go on Tuesday? How are you doing? Belinda...Good luck on yours today. Here's a bit of news for encouragement. Yesterday I went...
Hey congrats on your skiing. All the hard work in PT definitly pays off. I have been exercising my leg consistently since post-op day 1. It is now 1 yr. 1...
left knee... all indications are the medial meniscus is torn... i compare this to my right knee that had a tear about three years ago... however, i have va...
I had an MRI done back in May 2002 and they found out that I have a medial meniscus tear, a popilateral cyst and a joint effusion in my left knee. I am still...
Congratulations on the skiing. It is good to hear that this will all be worth the effort some day. My knee doesn't really hurt much at all but my throat is ...
Hey guys, One week ago, I fell on my walk to work, so hard that I ended up fracturing my patella and required surgery only two days later. I'm young and live...
Hi all, I had surgery last Thursday. How important is it to where the brace (especially at night)? I'm not even sure which way is correct to put it on. It...
Belinda, I had surgery last week as well, but not on my acl, on my patella. It sounds like we're wearing the same sort of brace, though, and here's what my...
Hi Belinda..Good to hear you got through the surgery okay. Are you talking about the DonJOY post operative brace? If so: The rods go down the sides of your...
Wow...that is interesting that your doc lets you take the brace off right away... Hmmm...I had the hamstring graft done..I wonder if that is the reason why my...
Honestly, I can't remember if I wore mine at night. I'm thinking that I did for awhile. I think it was more comfortable because it didn't allow me to do...
Hi everyone, My brace is a EBI Sports Medicine brace. That is the name brand on it. The round part of the brace turns so I couldn't even use the other...
Please...please...please...Call the doctor or the physical therapist. Don't be shy or hesistant. You paid for their services! You need to be wearing that brace...
Thanks..Playing tackle football on a beach is a major milestone in of itself because my PT told me that walking on the beach is challenging on your knees...so,...
Greeting all! I am glad to have found this group. A not so short synopsis of my ACLT: Occurred on the job while working as a slave and 20 hrs OT for the week....
I know that I was put on FMLA. It is a thing that protects your job while you are out sick. You might check and see if your company has that. Belinda ... ...
This month will be 7 month on the job. So I don't qualify for the FMLA. I get short term disability/WC. Here's the deal... I was going to quit the beginning of...
Sorry, first of all, about your accident. I think you should talk with a lawyer asap. Frankly, to me, it sounds like your boss is being unreasonable, and ...
Hello, I was skiing last weekend and hurt my knee. I'm seeing the doctor on Monday with my MRI results. His prelim diagnosis was torn ACL and meniscus. This...
Hi there, about the car, I also hurt my left knee and have a stick shift. Two weeks after the surgery the doc said I could drive. I tried it and at first it ...
Hi Kim, I'm responding to your question with a history of my ACL and meniscus tears. I hope this gives you some perspective -a although I am only one month out...
... Hi Kim. I have been thru what you are going thru. I tore my ACL completely last year while skiing as well. March 28, 2003 to be exact. ... You are in the...
Hey guys, I fractured my patella a month ago, had surgery a few days later and am now on crutches, in the recovery phase. I'm going to pt and am progressing as...
Lindsey- I know nothing about your kind of injury and certainly cannot give any advice or predictions. However, in my case, I was told by my doctor that I had...
Hello I know someone that just tore his his ACL. He is an olympic contender in gymnastics, but still young (so he will have another chance). The doctor said...
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