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As some of you know I had an ACL replacement surgery Monday and came home Tuesday. I didn't want to have the op. and be down for that long but the weather has eased my concern about not being able to ride (although it looks nice out today). I hope I will be able to walk without crutches next wek and be able to ride soon after. Although there are only a few incisions he did a lot of work in there. He took part of my hamstring to make a new ACL them screwed it all together after scraping out a bunch of scare tissue from under my knee cap. It sucks but needed to be done. Worst part is I don't have to work for 30 days (paid).
Yeah I hear yah on that. I had my ACL replaced in August, but they graphed from the patella tendent(sp?) from my left knee and rebuilt the ACL in the right. Just get ready for Physical Therapy in 3-4 weeks cause that stuff isn't fun. Make sure you follow the directions and don't skimp out on Icing the knee down. Also, doing exercises at home is very cruitial in your recovery process. It makes PT much easier and quicken your recovery time, so when you home on your ass watching tv, do some stretches. No worries, you'll get there.
Remember, it takes about 6-8 months for the ACL to properly heal back. Then about a year of recovery time to get back to your full self again. I know I still feel handicapped and its been 5 months already.
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Yikes that sucks, but yeah its cold as shit out there. SO its a good time to be having anything done as far as not being able to ride. The cold isn't looking like its going to let up any time soon.
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Ouch man. You are right though...getting is done now is alot better than spring or summer. Heres to a fast healing
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hahahhaha jeff was riding like 2nd month or even sooner after his surgery. i remember that shit was funny. he couldnt go down steps yet but still rode the bike
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hahahhaha jeff was riding like 2nd month or even sooner after his surgery. i remember that shit was funny. he couldnt go down steps yet but still rode the bike
Really..After my shoulder surgery I wouldnt even wipe my own ass for fear of tearing something again...which I did anyways..I tore my bicep reaching for a fucking dvd...
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Left handed...I learned to do ALOT of things left handed..
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Built up around this trust is an unspoken code. A man will never leave another GI. He'll go anywhere, anytime, any cost... to save another GI. There are soldiers that believe in his so much that they'll die rather than betray that trust. That's a true "fighting man."
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I broke my left femur in July, they put a titanium rod thru my femur and a couple of screws to hold it in place. I couldn't get out of bed much for about 2 weeks due to the pain and swelling. I was on crutches for a while and at about 6 weeks from the time I broke it, I got back on a bike. Granted, I couldn't walk without a cane, but I wasn't planning on walking, only riding. I got a collapsable cain which I could put in my backpack so I could ride to work.
I guess it really just depends on your determination as to when you want to get back on the bike. I remember the first time I got back on the bike, it hurt to shift gears and I could only put my right leg down when I had to stop, but it was better than laying around the house doing nothing.
It ended up taking about 6 months for my leg to finally heal back to a relatively normal state. I don't have much pain now, but every so often my knee will ache a little bit. I have to go back next winter and get the rod and screws taken out .. that should be fun, my leg will look like your pictures, again.
Yeah, I don't want to tear the graft. I was also told I couldn't drive b/c it was my right leg. I told them I was driving left footed right after the <dirt bike> accident in Sept. The PT told me if I was to get in an accident driving with a brace on my leg a good lawyer would hand my ass to me, my fault or not. I was just looking for an idea of when I could get on the bike. I was given the green light to walk with a brace when I am ready but it's not working out quit yet.
Thanks for the get well wishes hope to see some of you out when I'm up.
You only get one shot at these things. I personally wouldn't do anything to remotely mess up and kind of surgery. Including riding.
I agree with this man. It aint worth screwing up you knee even worse just to tool around on your bike. Give it till late spring early summer before you get on the bike again.
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I'm glad for the cold rainy weather
(so who did wipe ur ass!?..)
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