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re: Torn ACL Surgery
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:09 am to LAS
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:09 am to LAS
I would plan the surgery, and do whatever your doctor instructs you to do after surgery. I had ACL replacements done in 2005 and 2014, and I can tell you from experience they have come a long way with that surgery.
First time, my ACL was replaced with a donor from a cadaver, second time was with a ligament from my hamstring. Your doctor is probably going to recommend a hamstring tendon as a replacement.
From my experience, the time from surgery to off crutches will be about a week on hamstring vs. 3 weeks from a donor.
Just do what your doctor tells you to do pre and post op, and you'll be in good shape.
Keep up with those medical bills, they will frick you.
First time, my ACL was replaced with a donor from a cadaver, second time was with a ligament from my hamstring. Your doctor is probably going to recommend a hamstring tendon as a replacement.
From my experience, the time from surgery to off crutches will be about a week on hamstring vs. 3 weeks from a donor.
Just do what your doctor tells you to do pre and post op, and you'll be in good shape.
Keep up with those medical bills, they will frick you.
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Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:12 am to 420centraltime
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Why would they give you both hydrocodone and Oxycontin? That makes no sense unless you had this surgery before they cracked down on pain pills. Even then I don't really see why they would give you both for this kind of surgery. It's usually one or the other.
I was given both lortabs and oxy after both surgeries.
I had no interest in the oxy. I asked them to take that back and for a higher dosage of lortab.
After surgery, the pain will be manageable with lortabs for a few days, then you should start weaning off and using ibuprofen.
Don't mess with scrips any longer than you have to.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 1:38 am to LAS
I tore my ACL in college, and walked on it several months before my surgery. Your knee can handle it. Just make sure you R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) as often as possible. Also if you feel like your knee is swollen, try to wear an ace bandage as much as possible. You're knee is a lot strong than you think. Trust me I was in your boat, but it can handle it.
This post was edited on 11/14/17 at 1:39 am
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:28 am to Bonkers119
It's been 35 years since I had ACL surgery in Houston. The technique was brand new and they made a lot of incorrect assumptions. I was put in a full leg cast for a couple of months and had significant muscle atrophy after the cast was removed. I was in the hospital for 5 days and was on morphine and percocet. I lost some range of motion but was able to return to athletics and played basketball and tennis into my mid 50's. The knee will probably require a joint replacement in the next several years despite me getting into cycling and working on strengthening my quads. Surgery was worth it.
Posted on 11/14/17 at 6:34 am to shotcaller1
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The more I read these posts, the more I feel like I've torn mine before and not known it. Occasionally, I'll be playing a sport or running around and "Nick" the inside of my knee. Then for the next few weeks, it hurts to get in and out of my car, go down stairs, get out of bed, etc. But it's never prevented me from running in a straight line or even sprinting. And as long as I don't "Nick" it again before it "heals", I can go back to full mobility. Weird Eta, all in the same knee for the last five years or so
I completely shredded mine in 99 and never got the surgery. I powerlift now and run with no problems. The only time it ever comes into play is with lateral movement (I.E. running straight then planting hard to turn a different direction) that's why its critical for athletes. There are a lot of things you do in normal life that don't require that kind of movement.
I'm close to 40 and I have developed Arthritis in the Knee without an ACL. My orthopedist said this could be because of not having one, but I'm also close to 40 and arthritis sometimes just happens. YAY doctors.
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