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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:04 PM
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ACL Recovery - What a pain in the ass....
OK back whenI was 21 I tore my ACL. I had a patellar knee graft, and all was good. Recovery was a pain in the ass then, and it took me 6 months before I was good again.

Fast forward 10+ years. I go jogging, and head up the stairs. Crunch - OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! - doubled over.

I tear it again. So on Wednesday, June 7th (the day before my b-day) I have surgery. It took me this long just to clear the haze from the anasthesia, and I'm on crutches, and every time I stand all the blood rushes to my knee and pain alongside it.

No gym, no movement, no idea how I'm going to drive.

Arggggh...
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:08 PM
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1. My dear Taverner.....
I am so sorry to hear it......

It seems as though the most active people have the worst, most debilitating injuries that take the longest time to recover from......

And while they're recovering, they are so angry about it...

Hope you can cope....and hope that you have some help with getting around as well!



:hug:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:45 PM
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4. Yes - the inactivity is the worst
Not being able to start my morning off with triple strength coffee and a workout is killing me...
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:26 PM
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2. I'm no anatomist, but if it's a pain in the ass, you must've torn it badly
I mean, doesn't it start in your knee?


Anyway, I hate injured knee stories. You have my symapthy, along with the sympathetic ache you're forcing me to feel behind my patella.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:43 PM
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3. Ahhh perhaps I should regale you with my "crunch heard round the room"
story ;)
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:45 PM
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5. Unless you're talking about the Cap'n's tasty cereal, I don't want to hear
Oh, heck--let's hear it!
:popcorn:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:51 PM
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7. The injury that caused this happened when I was going up the stairs
My wife and toddler were in the room, and toddler was watching Sesame Street, at full volume.

Suddenly, on like the second stair, my knee went out and I felt (and heard) it crunch. My wife jumped out of her seat and yelped, as she saw me double over in pain. Even the toddler was like "What's that dadeeeeeeeeeee??"

It was the sound of the cartiledge on both bones rubbing against each other...
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 03:05 PM
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8. If it had happened in the forest, would it have made a sound?
My grandfather once tore through his calf muscle while descending the steps to his basement. He described it as "like a windowshade, but it hurt more."

Anyway, I hate your story! Ouch!
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 02:49 PM
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6. I had three reconstructions (on the same knee)
Tore it the first time skiing. I am a very active person and seem to get beat up by my sports quite a bit.
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Sgent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 03:42 PM
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9. I had a congenitial knee disorder
Edited on Tue Jun-13-06 03:43 PM by Sgent
which involved rearranging all my tendons (shortening, reattaching in different places), etc.

The surgery sucks, the rehab sucks more.

Good luck, and hopefully its just a tear rather than a detachment.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 03:44 PM
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10. I sort of feel your pain
I have had my left hip replaced twice. :grr:

Took me close to a year to feel like I could really do stuff again.
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 04:31 PM
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11. Awww.... that sounds really miserable!
:( Hope you feel better ASAP.
And happy belated birthday, you poor fallin' apart old geezer!;)
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 05:07 PM
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12. We're already dead, Lara
We're just taking up space from the youngin's :(
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 06:59 PM
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15. What's this "We" stuff?
I hope you're not suggesting I'm also barrelling toward geriatrocity!:P
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-14-06 01:07 PM
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17. Stock up on the geritol and dried prunes now Lara
We are but already memories in the sands of time....
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-14-06 05:05 PM
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19. Oh, the drama of it all!
"Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."


I'm utilizing that one as my personal anthem for the aging process.
:D
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 06:24 PM
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13. Good luck in your recovery!
:hi: :hug:
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Cannikin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 06:33 PM
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14. I'm sorry Taverner. I'd drive for you if I could!
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lizziegrace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:05 PM
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16. So sorry for you
Me knees are bad, but so far no ACL damage. I hope you heal quickly!

:hug:
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Catbird Donating Member (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-14-06 03:03 PM
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18. Check out the Kneeboard
If you can tear yourself away from DU for a few minutes, you might want to check out the Kneeboard, if you haven't already. It's an online community message board for people with ACL problems. It's a good place to share advice and complaints.

http://factotem.org/cgi-bin/kneebbs.pl
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