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...
Paul, When I tore mine, I waited about 4 months before having the surgery. I couldn't do anything physical. I couldn't even run a short distance before it...
My experience of seeing what life would be without ACL restoration surgery was about the same as Chris'. I had the ACL surgery about 2 months after the actual...
Thanks for the info. What he said he is doing is rehabbing and seeing how it goes, then deciding once it gets strong. the doctor told him that some people can...
Hi Group, I ruptured my patella tendon last week during a rugby game. I was running with the ball, and tried to quickly chage direction. My tendon ruptured,...
... Hang in there. Things will get better. Don't be shy about asking for help and please follow your doctor's instructions. I know it seems like forever but it...
Had my ACL reconstructed 5 weeks ago with a patella tendon graph. I am having a lot of trouble with soft tissue swelling on top of the knee. However, the most...
Hi all. I'm getting ready for tomorrow and pretty nervous. I tore my ACL (complete ACLT) 12 Jan and have stayed on the job until just recently. Doing PT for...
Hey Jen, good luck. It will be okay. I think I was a passenger for a good couple weeks. Then I had to drive myself to work. You'll know when you're ready....
Aaron Boone was released by the Yankees because he tore his ACL 5 weeks ago. He was playing a game of pickup basketball. I play pickup games quite often at...
Chris, Aaron Boone tore his ACL one week after I had mine reconstructed. Being from Maine and a huge Red Sox fan I felt sorry and very happy at the same time...
Hi Micah! I'm in New Hampshire. This is the first time I have heard about Aaron Boone. Yankee or not, no one deserves the suffering of having your ACL tear and...
Hey all. I had ACL recon June 29, 2003. My physio and OS have just given me clearance to do anything I want sports wise, as long as I use common sense. I am a...
In a message dated 2/29/2004 9:16:18 AM Central Standard Time, soccerxchica88@... writes: I do not feel ready to play games - do you think I have been ...
It may help with your peace of mind if you wore a neoprene knee brace during the activity, which you can purchase at any Wal-Mart or pharmacy. You probably...
I was six months out of surgery when softball season started (the sport I was playing when I tore my ACL). I wanted to play pretty bad. I had just been...
Well it's done, fortunatly the damage wasn't as bad as the MRI showed. My ACL was stretched and torn. Removed the damaged area and then shrunk the ACL. No...
Ok guys, I am hoping someone here can help me before I have to go back to my doctor, she doesn't seem to know what could be wrong, and I thought that maybe...
Go get an MRI! Insist on it! Don't let anyone "guess" what you did to your knee. My knee had all kinds of tears and it didn't swell- I just couldn't put any...
Hey everyone, Thanks for all your advice. I have just taken up a gym membership to try and get my legs stronger for sports. With more strength and more time...
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