Knee surgery

ryanbabz71

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Survived ACL reconstruction yesterday. No driving until at least the 11th :(. Start pt Thursday (actually did some tonight with my wife as she is a pt). So far so good I am even walking with crutches on day 1. Won't be able to do any detailing for some time, luckily got my truck and camaro cleaned up before I went in

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Good luck Ryan. Hope PT goes well and you are back up and running soon.
 
Good luck. Since your wife is a PT, I am sure that you know that the PT is critical for a successful recovery. Keep at it and you will be back to normal in a couple of months.
 
Wishing you a speedy recovery Ryan! Be carefull and heal well.
 
Went through this two months ago, had a tear in the meniscus. I wish you the best of luck, and don't forget to do the exercises!

On a side note, I find it kind of funny you detailed and then placed your cars in the garage for the time you were out, so when you could drive again, they were ready. I did that too!!
 
Good luck. I had my Right ACL replaced and meniscus clean out December 17, 2011. As of right now, i'm not 100% yet. I think i over did it at the beginning w/ all the PT and extra activities :)

Do the PT religiously but DO NOT over do it.

Be well
 
Just wondering what the doc used for the graft? Mine used my own patella tendon. That made recovery a bit longer as I was rehabbing two injuries. My surgery was 6 years ago yesterday. I am still not 100% but not far from it. The doc made my repair very tight (due to me being 40 at the time) so I cannot go past zero degrees bend. You will notice that a normal knee will go about 5 degrees past straight. hope you have a speedy recovery.

Don
 
I have a cadaver graft. It actually has a serial number. Only info I know is it is from a teenager

They also cleaned behind my knee cap. I had some torn cartridge


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Your recovery will definitely go easier than mine did. You have to push yourself to get your full range of motion as quickly as possible. You don't want a knee that only moves 75% that it should

Don
 
Hope you get well soon. Glad you got the cars looking good. Don't let your injury make you have to use one of those automatic car swirl washes :) haha. But get well soon man
 
I would rather keep them dirty for a bit then go through a swirl machine


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Well 4 days post op and I was outside cleaning bugs off the front of my moms hilander today since she came down to visit. Crutches are great for hanging spray bottles from :). Didn't do much but it felt great to be productive for 10 min


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I wish you the best Ryan! :props:

Hope the doc did a bangup job and you'll be back to normal in no time....:dblthumb2:
 
I am getting there

Need to be back to normal, receiving my latest autogeek order later today :)


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Ryan, I walk the walk when it comes to knee pain, and that is after having a partial replacement done! Good luck to you and your recovery!
 
Hey Ryan,
I'm looking at an ACL and meniscus tear as well for my left knee. Met with my surgeon 2 weeks ago and I'm supposed to go in sometime in September...now it's the don't call us we'll call you thing for the "date"....:(
49 years and not once have I been in an operating room, never had a broken bone, no fractures, no stitches, NADDA! ! ! :) Good thing the surgeon is a sports medicine Dr. so I'm sure he understands the type of work I do.
Now I have to go in for major surgery. It's gonna be tough being immobile. I'm a pharmacy tech during the day and I've been a Fitness Instructor for 19 years. But I'm determined to get back up on stage and do what I love to do...well....that AND detailing my cars :P

Good luck on your rehab Ryan, and if you got any advice for me (I could use some) shoot me a pm ok?
Thanks,
Mike
 
Hey Ryan? Just left you a pm....One question I asked you was how was the recovery after 4 weeks.....then I saw the date May 01 2012! ! ! ! How are you making out with pain control/mobility/sleep?
Oh ya and aren't you in a full straight leg splint for 1 week?
 
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