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Okay so here is my whole story. Back in senior year of high school during basketball tryouts I did a jump stop in the lane and the helping defender collided knee to knee with me on the lateral side of my right knee. I felt a rolling, grinding pop as I felt my knee buckle a little and I was floored almost immediately. After screaming in pain for 5-10 min I limped off the court to the trainers office downstairs to get a bunch of ice. I spend the next week on crutches and the following week I went to the trainers to strengthen as much as possible for about a month, then I got bored and stopped going, like the stupid kid I was. A couple short months later it was senior night for volleyball tons of people were there and as I jumped laterally to set a ball that was tight to the net I used my right leg to post/cut back so I wouldn't cross the half court line. My knee gave out and I fell, I once again limped off the court and my high school athletic career was over. Years passed and I continued to play when I felt relatively healthy, occasionally I would tweak my knee and still chalk it up to a sprain. I bought numerous hinged braces to keep my knee from buckling and with some success I had avoided injury for a few years. Then this past July I was doing a workout and in the middle of a jump I felt a pull and a pop in my knee. After a month of limping around thinking it would get better I was finally convinced to get it checked out. I finally had insurance and it was better sooner rather than later.
Torn ACL
Torn medial and lateral meniscus
Effusion in the joint
and a few other things I forgot
I had surgery 1 month ago and got in PT 7 days post op. I was limp/walking at 3 weeks and had almost full assisted range of motion. My extension isn't fully there but it is more then I have had in years. Occasionally I have pain around where the holes were drilled into the bone but it has been getting less and less with each week. I was told my doctors I should be able to start playing sports in 6 months post op. I am ready to finally be healthy after years of limitations. I hadn't been able to jump off of it since before my injury. In PT I am now squatting in and out of chairs and working on stairs to strengthen my quads. Hamstring curls and a lot of hip work with the resistance bands. I look like straight Suzanne Summers doing all thighmaster stuff but I feel stronger every week and I now am almost walking completely normal.
CLIFFS:
Tore ACL and meniscus probably 9 years ago in high school
Didnt have insurance until now, got surgery last month
Still have a long way to go but feels like i am responding well and will keep this thread updated
Torn ACL
Torn medial and lateral meniscus
Effusion in the joint
and a few other things I forgot
I had surgery 1 month ago and got in PT 7 days post op. I was limp/walking at 3 weeks and had almost full assisted range of motion. My extension isn't fully there but it is more then I have had in years. Occasionally I have pain around where the holes were drilled into the bone but it has been getting less and less with each week. I was told my doctors I should be able to start playing sports in 6 months post op. I am ready to finally be healthy after years of limitations. I hadn't been able to jump off of it since before my injury. In PT I am now squatting in and out of chairs and working on stairs to strengthen my quads. Hamstring curls and a lot of hip work with the resistance bands. I look like straight Suzanne Summers doing all thighmaster stuff but I feel stronger every week and I now am almost walking completely normal.
CLIFFS:
Tore ACL and meniscus probably 9 years ago in high school
Didnt have insurance until now, got surgery last month
Still have a long way to go but feels like i am responding well and will keep this thread updated
