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it's been a little over 3 weeks. I've been working it out as hard as possible. set another new pr for the leg press today, 50lbs. last time was 20. and 0 before that.
swelling is down a lot, but still persists.
rom= full extenension. bending it in prob 4 or 5 inches.
this will be acl reconstruction #3.
Lurker for a long time but wanted to share my experience.
Common theme to many it seems... huck a relatively small lip, got in back seat and off balance. During fall left leg got tangled under body and for some reason bindings never released which was the culprit to the severity of my inuries imo. Thankfully at resort and not bc so got the sled down as there was no way I was getting down on my own.
ACL, MCL, and FCL were completely torn requiring reconstruction. Also both menisci were trashed and had to be repaired. Guess that would be the "terrible quartet"?! ; )
6 weeks in since surgery and now just starting to put some weight on leg. ROM is around 95 and that is painful and takes a lot of stretching to get to. Off painkillers finally but I miss them quite a lot during PT and late at night. This will certainly be a long journey but grateful that I will recover from this someday and had a great dr(steadman/laprade) and friends & family to help get me there.
Best wishes to the rest of you.
Thanks. Had surgery on Tues. Hamstring autograft and a medial meniscus trim. Doc said I have beautiful hamstring tendons. Feeling pretty good. Going with no opiates - which I am convinced is a really, really good idea. First PT next week...Quote:
Originally Posted by hoarhey
Going in tomorrow morning with Dr LaPrade, glad he seems to be quite well know around these parts. ACL/MCL/meniscus here we go.
Myself not at all looking forward to the meds. Wondering if you would elaborate a bit about why you think they are not a good idea? Strength...to you, and all you, and me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by spindrift
6weeks today.
I'm feeling good. 95% swelling gone when I wake up. Light swelling after the strength training I'm starting now in PT. Patella pain mostly gone except for during certain PT movements.
For those of you worried about opiates - I got an anti nausea patch behind my ear and the nerve block for surgery. I ate lots of veggies day 1 once I got appetite back. Nerve block took over 24hrs to wear off, took norco every 4hrs for the next 12hr. Then didn't need more than advil and didn't have either kind of stomach/digestion issues. Everyone's system is different on opiates of course. but I think the nerve block was great to just let me nap for the worst part of recovery.
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Wild coincidence, but I also just had surgery with Dr. LaPrade on Thursday. I had the ACL and FCL (also called LCL) reconstructed with allografts, and he stitched together a sizeable tear in the medial meniscus. I'm staying until Wed to do pt. If you are doing pt, I'm the short slim blonde woman with short hair.Quote:
Originally Posted by ate'em
through the worst of it. surgery went well. patellar tendon graft to reconsruct ACL, hamstring graft to reconstruct MCL, and stiched up a complete radial tear of the meniscus. tibial plateau fracture the least of the concerns, should heal no problem. surgery was way more trauma than the initial injury. knee swollen like a fat hog, but not too much pain with the nerve blocks and the opiates. glad to be on the way forward at this point.
Hanging out in vail through Wed to work PT with Dr LaPrade's team. Short dude with short brown hair and glasses, say hi if you see me. Already have better ROM than pre-op. I have 6 weeks no weight bearing to look forward to. Gonna be a slow recovery. Apetite is back, settling into the routine of doing lots of nothing. Fired up for working hard to get back.
And a brief introduction and history, since I'm a new poster. I am a regular poster over at the skidiva and epicski boards, and have lurked here occasionally. I have had a season pass at Squaw Valley/Alpine for the past several years and usually ski a variety of terrain, but love skiing powder, steeps, and trees, and am working on moguls. The injury happened Feb 17 in the new medium/large terrain park at Alpine Meadows. I've hopped over lots of small jumps before, but this was a little bigger and I landed off-balance with more weight on one leg. I'm not sure if it collapsed on landing, but I then flipped over my left side. I was using knee bindings, which has already provoked another extended knee binding battle over at epicski.
The surprising part was that I got up and kept skiing. I iced it that night (and cooked dinner for the family), but since it didn't swell I skied the day after as well, although I stayed on the blue groomers. It swelled a little the following week and felt weird, so I went to the doctor the week after that. She thought it was probably a sprain but sent me for an MRI, which showed full tear. I saw five knee surgeons, who all had different opinions about the rest of my knee. One wanted to replace the entire posterolateral corner, two thought it was just the ACL, and one wasn't sure. I ended up deciding to travel to Dr. LaPrade, and I'm glad I did. He narrowed it down to the ACL and the lateral collateral ligament, but then they also found a pretty big tear in the medial meniscus and were able to stitch it back together without removing any tissue. Now I've got six weeks of total non weightbearing and a lot of pt. The swelling is coming down fast and my range of motion is pretty good, and I'm glad to be over the surgery hump.
valli - did you have an MRI and did it not show anything about your meniscus?
I had two MRI's, including a high resolution Tesla one. It also didn't show the high grade partial LCL tear, which was apparently functionally useless. MRI's don't tell all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chainsaw_Willie
Well Mrs. Flounder got to see the surgeon last Friday. We saw the MRI with the ACL tear and strained MCL. She's decided on a hamstring autograph. The patella tendon is out since she has to kneel a lot with the kindergarteners. She was leaning towards the allograft but decided the hamstring would be better. Surgery is next week and she hopes to be in decent shape by summer vacation. As long as she can return to climbing she will be happy.
Glad to see everyone is doing as well as can be. It's going to be an interesting couple of months.
10 hours post surgery and I'm feeling wayyyyy better than I did after my first ACL back in '96. They didn't do a femoral block back then, I gotta say this is the way to go. No other pain killers at this point and I'm feeling fine. We'll see how that changes when the block runs out. but for now it's all good.
Hamstring autograft, just like the right knee. Follow up with surgeon and first PT appt. Friday at noon. 'til then it's couch surfing, ordering pizza and netflix.
Bandages and immobilizer off. Lots of swelling but only pain is one spot on the side of my upper calf that gives a sharp pain when I try to lift the leg. Doc had an ultrasound done just to make sure it's not a blood clot and no clot so I'm good to go with beginning PT now. I have pretty good range of motion already and am really pleased at the lack of pain. The femoral block wore off last night so I took a couple oxycodone's just in case and slept like a baby. Woke up this morning basically pain free. I should be able to return to work Monday as long as I can find a way to keep the leg elevated at my desk.
Doc gave me the pics from inside my knee - there's a little arthritis developing and doc says if I want my knees to last as long as possible I should probably stop or at least cut back on the running. Other than the rough spots, everything else looks good.
Hoping everyone else is having a speed recovery!
Bodad reporting for roll call and new to TGR.
Me-46 years old
1 week post ACL reconstruction surgery
Tore ACL in 2 and damaged meniscus while skiing at Alta
Prognosis- doc says I will be back on mountain bike in a month or so and skiing 100% next season.
though I was pretty bummed about it while sitting in the snow waiting for the patrol to load me up (knew knee was toast, heard and felt "The Pop"), after talking to the patrollers I learned the first patroller had both ACLs redone and of the 7-8 patrollers who helped me get down the mountain half had had their ACL's torn and repaired. They all seem to say just get the surgery and come back at 100% next season. Sucks siting on the sidelines at the end of the season though. Was skiing Alta a couple of times a week this season till I tore my ACL. Got to say Alta clinic and patrolers were great (they should be paid more, I dont know what they get paid but I know its not enough). But if someone who spends their work day in skis can keep doing their job after ACL surgery I know a weekend warrior such as myself wont have any problem getting back on the slopes.
This isnt my first major surgery, I had 3 hip surgerys since 2006, the last being a total hip replacement about 3 years ago due to a hard landing in a parachute while in the Army, so I'm use to PT and the whole healing process, though the doc told me my knee surgery is going to seem like nothing compared to my hip replacement My knee was outpatient surgery when I had my hip done I was in a hospital about a week after surgery and non weight bearing for 2-3 monthes it seemed like(cant remeber but longer than knee for sure).
Not quite sure how it happend, dont really care, caught an edge I guess just fell and it tore, fallen plenty of times before and no problem, twisted one way when I should have twisted the other I guess...just part of the game. The only thing I do wonder about is that my binding didnt realease in this fall, they have realesed before but not this time. I have Marker Duke's and it's lowest DIN is 6 which is what mine are set at. I am 5'10, about 200-210 pounds and ski pretty much most of the mountain (I dont ski some of the more challenging chutes but will ski alot of them and I dont jump off anything). I almost went with the Baron binding which I think has a lower DIN range but ended up going with the Duke's, wonder if that would have made a diffrence.
Welcome Bodad, and congrats to both Willie and you for coming through surgery. Sounds like you are both recovering well. I had nerve blocks but still needed the oral pain meds but the lateral collateral ligament is a bigger open procedure and replacing multiple ligaments increases the trauma of it all.
How are you guys doing in terms of swelling and what sort of ice system are you using. They discharged me with a rental game ready ice compression system, but I've got to decide if I want to keep renting it or maybe even purchase a used or new one. Expensive, but someone around our house always seems to have something sore. The perils of continuing to be a competive athlete in your forties.
Sucks to be laid up but it's a relief to be on the other side. It's hard not rehashing the injury and wondering if you could have done something differently. I even had Knee Bindings, but unbeknownst to me they only protect against backward rotational falls, not the kind where you jump off stuff and land wrong. Then I was kicking myself for being dumb enough to jump off stuff in the terrain park, but my physical therapist pointed out that at least I did it doing something fun. The other bright side is that at least I know I can reduce my risk by staying out of the trauma park after this.
Keep us posted in how you are doing.
Valli I am almost 2 weeks post surgery and still have swelling...but I have not been iceing like I should. I have a rental Iceman siting beside me right now but I have an ice pack on my knee (just got back from PT)...go figure. I'll probably return the rental in the next few days and just use ice packs.
IMHO I wouldn't spend too much time "rehashing the injury" (I know its hard not to do) it is just part of the risk you take when you ski just like in any other sport or activity. case in point, did you see that awful footage of that basketball player (excuse me here I don't follow basketball) who just came down funny on his leg and had that terrible break a few weeks ago...yikes (and that was on a flat floor not the side of a mountain). what can you do?? we can try and protect ourselves as much as possible but in the end their is always the possibility of an injury that were willing to accept if we want to keep doing what we enjoy.
Consensus at Boulder Center For Sports Medicine is that Kevin Ware (the Basketball Player you are referring to) had a stress fracture that he was most likely unaware of prior to the injury...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bodad
I reccomend a large bag of frozen peas or corn...spreads out better across the knee, you can put it directly on the skin (not too cold) and cheap!
As for Me. Six weeks out from surgery. hitting the bike with the seat as low as possible for an hour a day 6 days a week. PT 3 days a week (soft tissue massage mostly) frustrated because i am still not at 0 extension but up to 135 flexion. still need painkillers to sleep through the night. deep bruising makes is almost impossible to sleep comfortably on my side for long periods of time.
otherwise re-learning how to walk and icing when i've done to much.
The hardest part for me is watching it snow, and snow, and snow...This April in CO has been going off. Im definitely stoked for all the snow...I dont want my home to burn down this summer. But damn it sucks to sit inside or on the stationary bike while the homies are choking on faceshots :)
hang in there fellow gimps!
Wildman - I know the feeling about watching it snow and being sidelined. Last weekend was one of the finest April pow weekends ever according to reports.
I'm icing a couple times a day with a bag of peas. The doc didn't think very highly of the various contraptions out there, told me a bag of peas would be fine.
Returned to work on Monday (6 days post-surgery) and that was probably a bit soon. I still have a lot of swelling and after work on Tuesday the knee was so swollen that tapping it was like thumping a watermelon and I could hardly bend it, so took yesterday and half of today off. After laying around yesterday, icing and doing light stretching and quad sets the swelling was way down. Had a really good PT session last night (2x week for now) where we worked on balance, leg lifts, and trying to get me back to a normal stride while walking. Don't know the exact numbers but I'm about 0 extension and over 90 flexion. Only the swelling is holding me back from being able to go further with the flexion.
I still can't step up enough to climb stairs normally and no way can I step down, the leg is still too weak for that, but at just over a week post-op I'm not sweating it.
Bodad - at your height and weight I'm shocked you can ski at DIN 6 or even less. I get pre-release and have crashed hard a couple times skiing at less than DIN 10 on my Solomon 912s. I'm 5'8", 180. My Dynafits have never pre-released but I've always had them at 10 also and generally don't ski as hard in the BC on the lighter gear. Could have contributed to tearing my ACL, but not sure as I got caught in an avy and the ski got all twisted up under me during the slide.
/I'll chime in on the icing question. For me there was no comparison--the ice machine is in a different league from manual methods. You just can't ice too much in the first few days/week, and the machine makes it easy and more effective (and since it's not quite as cold as actual cubes on your skin, you can use it continuously). Not to pick at you, CW, but if you had strapped on an ice machine cuff for the first 48 hours after your surgery, I doubt you'd be so swollen...
I bought a lightly used Iceman on fleabay for like $65--there are tons of them out there. It was some of the best money I've ever spent.
Mrs. Flounder had her surgery yesterday. It went well but since she's so tiny they had to supplement the hamstring with an allograft. Hamstring was only 6mm and doc wanted at least 8mm. With the allograft they got to 9mm. She's doing ok I guess. Lots of pain but we are staying on top of the meds. Didn't do the femoral block. No CPM machine as the doc said his research show no real benefit. Did come home with the ice machine. Had to make an ice run this morning because the ice maker in the fridge can't keep up. She's trying to just use the Tylenol and only one oxy at a time as the oxy makes her really nauseous. Icing non stop. First PT/ follow up is Monday morning.
Glad see everyone else is doing well. CW, bummer about the swelling. Hope it gets under control.
two weeks post-op today-
Returning the icing maching this afternoon, boy the Game Ready has been a godsend. There were days I barely took the thing off, day and night. The cycling lets you sleep straight through without having to turn it on and off. The compression cuff sometimes felt weird at first with lots of swelling, but was a good option to have. Can you tell I like this device?
Been doing lots of gentle massage around the knee, seems like this really helps to keep things from getting stiff. As time went on and the swelling went down, the ice seemed to increase stiffness, so I have shifted over to more massage.
Pain still a force to be reckoned with, almost ran out of meds this morning but thank god for a timely post delivery of a new script. I sure didnt think I would be still hurting so much, but Doc assured me at the time of surgery that I would. Man knows his stuff.
ROM slowly improving, extention is really good, pretty much same as my normal knee. Quad sets can lift my heel up off the ground, which feels good. Flexion is pushing up on 90, which I was restricted to until today. Now I can try to push on. Slow steady progress, sure a lot of patience needed.
Getting these crazy burning electrical sensations around the inside of my knee as the nerves wakeup. Like nothing I have ever expereienced before. But the numbness is minimal in my skin, so I am glad to be getting back the sensation, bizarre and painful as it may be on occasion.
Almost jealous of all you with simple ACL repairs, but still real grateful that I am headed for a full recovery. Just a bit slower. Crutches are lame, down time is torture, but I see the (tiny) progress every day.
Stay positive, it's the only way...
Glad it sounds like everyone is doing well, too bad Mrs. Flounder had the double whammy of auto and allograft. I'm pretty small as well and they didn't think they would get enough for an autograft, and being over 40 the docs all recommended allograft. Dr. LaPrade told me he hasn't has any allografts fail once his patients get past 2 years, just have to get that far.
I'm now fifteen days post surgery. I'm very fond of the game ready, and I'm thinking of buying a used one. Found someone who's willing to sell a first generation one for $600. I'm cutting down on the pain meds, but still need it for physical torture sessions and at night. I have full extension and today got to 100 ROM, after being limited to 90 for two weeks. Doing lots of quad sets, leg lifts, and today got to add in wall slides and supported leg raises, along with the arm bike for cardio. The steristrips were removed and I'll have some impressive scars, although my doctor was awesome enough to do a plastics closure on the big incision for the LCL. He knows I'm vain. It's sad watching my leg muscles start to atrophy, I did a lot of pt before surgery and they got pretty muscled. My back and hip are killing me, all this sitting is not good. I'm getting some zingers on the inside of my knee as well, amazing how sharp they can be.
One positive thing is how great our friends and our kids friends have been at helping out. My kids (ages 7 and 10) have play dates after school for the next month, I don't think they've ever been so popular. I have several friends who have volunteered to take me to pt and bring dinner, it's making the time go faster. My younger daughter has just collapsed dramatically after falling in our living room and announced she needs crutches and a pillow.
Flounder- I had the same problem. A food solution is to go buy a 12 packQuote:
Originally Posted by Flounder
Of 7oz plastic water bottles. Freeze and rotate 6 and 6 ino the game ready. That way you always have cold water. Worked like a charm for me.
Felt the same for the first six weeks. Once I could start putting weight on my leg I noticed I improved significantly at PT... Not to mention my mental/emotional outlook day to day was much more positive.Quote:
Originally Posted by ate'em
I'm at 8 weeks with 110 extension and about +10 progress per week. Should get rid of my last crutch in the next few days. Out of my 3 reconstructed ligaments, only the mcl barks a bit during stretching. No issues with either repaired meniscus. Electric sensation feeling is mostly gone but some numbness which I'm sure will be around for a while. My knee still looks like a grapefruit compared to my other but I noticed massaging works best by breaking up scar tissue and lots of patience. See LaPrade for a followup next week.
Hang in ther, gets better.
Hi all!
I joined the class after a stupid fall at Stevens Pass on a blue run while trying to record a big group of people.
Got hamstring autograft 2 weeks ago, menisci were perfect, can't complain. Although it was scary how I did got huge apnea episodes after the anesthesia and had to sleep in the hospital, my oxygen levels were dropping to 70s!! I was asked to stay of narcos pretty much from day 2, I'm so glad it didn't hurt too much! I started on the bike from day 9, and now got 130 flexion and >0 extension and it starts to feel normal when walking!
This weekend I started getting the middle of my calf pulled and it hurts quite a bit. It happened a bit on Friday and I managed to stop it before it got fully pulled, but today after a missed step on the stairs I fully pulled it! Does anyone have similar issues? I'll be talking to my PT tomorrow!
Hang in there!
Friday was close of week 8 post surgery. Big break through since week 6 and earlier. I dont get stiff sitting at work anymore. I have more strength and flexibility and enjoy hikes and outdoor bike rides again ( no clips yet) and don't get swelling an hour later. I'm aware that my knee and quad is not up to par of the healthy one, but I no longer feel I'm doing much in the way of accomidation to make up for the gimp leg. Now I just wait another 2 mos to get the full strength and healing for running!
Hang in there, all! It gets better sooner than you think!
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Dug out some old take out containers that are doing the trick now. The solid blocks seem to last longer. First follow up was today along with first PT. went well and everyone is pleased with the progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildman
So I'm now 19 days out, and things are steadily improving. My pain level is diminishing and I am now at full extension and 115 ROM, and getting bored out of my skull. My pt session was cancelled today because my therapist got sick, and all I could think was, what about my arm bike time? I found a used game ready with the knee attachment for $600, since I'm not quite ready to give it up yet. I also think I've found a type of custom brace that may work for riding, since all the ligament braces I've seen so far are too bulky in the medial area. Ossur makes a custom ligament brace called the Extreme for motorcycle riders and equestrians, and while their website says it's only available in Canada, I called them up and they said they can make it for the US market as well. I do three day eventing, kind of like motocross on horses, and I've been trying to find a brace that you can ride in, so this is a surprisingly big relief.
On a more mundane note, how long are you all wearing the oh so sexy ted stockings? My doctor wants me to wear them for six weeks, but it's almost 90 here now and I'm moving around a fair amount and doing the arm bike for cardio, so I'm wondering if I can ditch them sooner?
Will fill in more on my gig later - today is 3 weeks post op. But regarding that question - I dumped the stockings after maybe 4-5 days (doc wanted it longer). Wish I'd done it sooner. Poking around the net, there are a number of studies that call into question the efficacy of the stockings. I made a point of using all those muscles as much as possible as my "insurance" on that front. Do some googling and see what you think and make an informed decision as makes sense to you...
I do hate how the sucky brace rubs on a couple spots (like my bigger incision). I have some tubigrip and just cut a length and put that on under the brace...
The stockings are worn to prevent blood clots. Which can be deadly. You can do all the research you want, but the bottomline is while uncomfortable, they really help. I wore mine all day for 2 weeks taking them off for sleeping.
FWIW, my doc's office emphasized wearing them at night ;)
...good catch spin.Quote:
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I began taking them off at night after two weeks. I wore them both for two weeks. But since the injury was to my right leg, I ditched the one in my left leg and wore the right one only for another week or so.
I guess it all depends on how quickly you heal. Everybody's different.
I did not have a stocking at all. They wrapped ace bandages tight for compression and didn't take them off until stitches were removed, 1 week after surgery. Never was told to do anything special after that for clots.
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Same here. My bandages were removed 4 days post-op and they never said anything about compression or doing anything for blood clots. I've got quite a bit of bruising on the back of my thigh & calf but it's receding. Have been massaging it regularly and that really helps.Quote:
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Things have been progressing pretty rapidly but I'm starting to get pain at the back of the knee now when straightening out the leg. Will see the PT again this evening, then we're going down to once-a-week appts. as my insurance doesn't cover PT very well and it's expensive. Going to join a gym later this week so I can start riding the exercise bike and working out on the machines with light weights.
3 weeks post-op for the ACL, MCL, meniscus triple combo special-
ROM -5 to 100, although it sure is tight before I get warmed up. Quad control excellent.
Swelling is still pretty bad around the MCL, I massage it gentle and feel the whole mass of fluid moving around my knee capsule. not a nice sensation.
Muscle massage has been really good to reduce the stiffness in my leg. Still love my ice machine as well. Knee brace sucks though, the metal rods dont feel too good and the angle of immobilization never seems quite right. That's life for now.
Pain is a bitch. Off the oxycontin, but still have persistent shooting pains in my knee. 31 different flavors of pain, the diversity keeps me on my toes. Percocet definitely helps, laying down to sleep not so much.
Halfway to getting off the crutches, cant come soon enough. Sad to see my leg wasting away, loosing so much muscle mass. There are bad days and good, no pattern really. Positive attitude and willingness to endure never hurt.
Strength to all the rest of you healing up. Some of you are just charging through the rehab, good to hear about that! I am so excited about riding the excercise bike out on the back deck, someday, someday soon...
ate'em - Given the amount of damage you did I guess the slower pace of your recovery is probably to be expected. Must be super frustrating. If you lived near me I'd bring you some beers to wash down the percocets and we could talk shit about skiing. Stay strong and focused man, it'll come.
Closing in on 3-weeks post-op. Most of the swelling is gone in the mornings but after being up and around all day it's still swelling some. I have most of my range of motion back, still working on that last little bit of flexion.
Joining a gym tomorrow so I can get on the exercise bikes and weight machines.
Overall the knee feels good and I'm getting frustrated by my lack of mobility, but the strength and coordination aren't back yet and there are still weird pains when I try to do certain things that the PT says is related to where they extracted the hamstring tendon. For example, from a standing position I can barely flex my leg to lift my heel behind me. Get pains in the hamstring and down the inside of the knee when I try and the leg just won't cooperate. Also, loading the leg at anything other than a straight position hurts.
I too am amazed at how quickly things have atrophied. My left leg was always the dominant leg. Doc commented on the X-rays that you could clearly see the bones have more mass in the left leg than the right and the musculature in the left leg has always been bigger. Not any more. The left quadricep has shrunk dramatically. I want to stop this as much as possible, but doc & PT don't want me doing any strengthening exercises 'til the internal sutures have healed and the bones have started filling in around the graft, so 6 weeks before I can do much about it. That'll be right about the time I get my shoulder fixed, so not sure how much I'll be able to do about the leg with my shoulder out of commission for another 6 weeks...
Hey Willie, maybe your legs will end up equal after this, or at least close to it. My left side is my weaker side, and the atrophy is pretty dramatic already. I've been doing sets of quad contractions, leg lifts, calf exercises at least four times a day, but not being able to to put any weight on it is a real bummer. I find myself looking at other surgeon's rehab protocols for the posterolateral corner longingly, since my surgeon is definitely on the conservative side, but I guess it's safer to stick to his protocol. My ROM and extension is good, but it's painful and stiffens up quickly. Although I know they are viewed very unfavorably on TGR ("gaper city"), I've been wondering if it would be helpful to pick up a used Skier's Edge someone has locally for rehab before skiing next year. I already have a pretty big collection of used home gym equipment (stairmaster, exercise bike, weights, bosu, pilates stuff), but I've heard the skier's edge is decent at exercising the ski specific muscles, despite their ridiculous ads. If I put it in front of mindless television or a ski video I actually use the home gym equipment, although Mr. Valli is starting to complain about the sheer volume of the stuff. Any thoughts on whether it's worth picking up a cheap used one?
I don't see how it could hurt (other than your hubby might go bonkers), but ask your doc first.
The wood steps leading down from my porch get really slick when it's wet. I was going down the steps very slowly and carefully yet my right leg slipped out right at the crucial moment on the slick-as-snot wood and I went down hard. Didn't bang the knee, but twisted it up pretty good and now it's stiff and sore as hell. Didn't hear any popping or crunching so hoping nothing's been re-injured. I just freak out and worry about the worst-case scenario, like the graft pulling out from the end where it's just plugged in...
Guess we'll wait and see how it feels in a couple days.
Bummed to hear that CW. Hope its is just annoyed and gets back on track ASAP.
Mrs. Splitter just got the same diagnosis, ACL MCL and lateral meniscus. Surgery in 10 days. Been pushing her on the stationary bike pre surgery. What type of repair did they use in you? She's young so they want to use some of her own tissue for the graft. Choices are hamstring tendon or patella tendon. Thoughts on either?Quote:
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