Life how many here have blown an acl? - Page 2

seclark · 09-12-2011, 03:26 PM

yours, not someone elses.

when did it happen?

how'd you do it?

did you know what you'd done when it first happened?

did you have it repaired?

how long til you were "as good as new"?

just curious...thanks,
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Fritz88 · 09-12-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

Knew it happened when I heard a loud pop. Did it twice. Once playing football, the other in the Army during PT.

Partially torn. Never had surgery, just a lot of PT. Knee was never the same.

My Cartilage is partially torn. I have been doing a lot of PT. I can feel that my knee may not be the same again.

**Bwana** · 09-12-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Just today. I was walking down the street, going to the store, minding my own business when Stevie Johnson came out of NOWHERE and went for my knee.

Laid there for a minute and felt OK, so I got up and went in the store. Planted and tried to turn down an aisle and collapsed in a heap.

Oh shit

Fritz88 · 09-12-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

What happened 100 years ago when someone tore an ACL? Could they ever walk again?

You can still walk but if it's fully torn, your knee will be uncontrollable.

DomCasual · 09-12-2011, 03:48 PM

I've completely torn one of mine twice.

For me, it wasn't a big deal. It didn't hurt that much, for one thing. I just didn't have stability in it. The surgeries weren't all that bad, either - nor were the rehabs. The first time was a gradual thing - I couldn't point to the time it actually happened. The second time was stupid. I was running the bases in softball, of all things, and I felt it pop. Again, it didn't hurt all that much, comparatively speaking. I tore my rotator cuff, and THAT hurt.

There are obviously big differences, though.

1) I am not an elite athlete. I rehabbed for six months, took it easy for another six, and can do the stuff I did before.

2) I had mine replaced, both times, with a cadaver graft. I'm guessing they'd use a graft from an athlete's body - usually, from their patellar tendon. That takes a little longer to rehab, because there are now two injured spots. It's also supposed to come back stronger with your own graft.

I really think he should come back close to what he was before. The biggest problem, I think, is what seems to be a greater chance of re-injuring it. But it's not like it was fifteen years ago, when it was largely considered career-ending.

L.A. Chieffan · 09-12-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gif Horse

Just today. I was walking down the street, going to the store, minding my own business when Stevie Johnson came out of NOWHERE and went for my knee.

Laid there for a minute and felt OK, so I got up and went in the store. Planted and tried to turn down an aisle and collapsed in a heap.

that sucks about you planting in the store, but why even mention the whole stevie johnson part?

**Rain Man** · 09-12-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

What happened 100 years ago when someone tore an ACL? Could they ever walk again?

They could walk, but they were never the same at rolling a hoop with a stick or riding a bicycle with a 6-ft front wheel.

Good question, though. I often wonder about that stuff. If you herniated a disc in your back, were you just crippled and in pain the rest of your life? It seems like that's the only option.

Third Eye · 09-12-2011, 03:56 PM

Blew an ACL the summer I was 15 at the Larry Holly basketball camp at William Jewell. Knew something was wrong right away. Audible pop followed by intense pain. Had reconstructive surgery performed by Chris Barnthouse, who was (may still be, don't know) a Chiefs doctor. After months of intense rehab at Baptist Medical Center with some Chiefs practice squad members, which was pretty cool as 15 yr old, I was finally cleared to return to sports in time for track season, which started around late February. I think my surgery was in July, so roughly 7 months before I was good to go.

**ChiTown** · 09-12-2011, 04:01 PM

when did it happen? 5 years ago

how'd you do it? playing basketball

did you know what you'd done when it first happened? Unfortunately, yes

did you have it repaired? Yes

how long til you were "as good as new"? I was 40 when it happened, so, the thought of being "new" again has never occured to me

seclark · 09-12-2011, 05:23 PM

when did it happen?
late 80's

how'd you do it?
chasing down a fly ball. running straight forward.

did you know what you'd done when it first happened?
knew it was ****ed up. it popped and i dropped.

did you have it repaired?
scoped the next day. doc says therapy for awhile, i'd be good as new.
couldn't walk across the yard w/o it buckling on me. went to a specialist in como, and they did the acl replacement.

how long til you were "as good as new"?
hard to say. imo, i was ready the next year, but ****in coach never let me off the pine after that.

DomerNKC · 09-12-2011, 06:55 PM

when did it happen?
1991
how'd you do it?
Playing indoor soccer
did you know what you'd done when it first happened?
i was kicking a ball when an opponent kicked the ball the other way. My foot and the ball went one way, my leg and knee went the other way. Knew it immediately.
did you have it repaired?
Got it repaired a couple of years later. They took part of my patellar tendon to make me a new acl.

how long til you were "as good as new"?
The repair has held up for 18 years now, but it has never been the same.

Rasputin · 09-12-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LiveSteam

I have a pinched nerve in my back SUM-BITCH has been really bothering me to.

Hurts don't it. I had that last year with a bone crushing a nerve in my low lumbar. MUTHER ****ING GOD it hurt like a bitch for 8 months strait & the doctor kept making me get epadurals that did absolutely no good at all. Finally had surgery Dec 17 of last year & it made a tremendous relief for me yet still have pain, not as bad. I got off of loratabs back in may i think.

I have to be extra careful in every thing I doo, even sneezing can send me over the edge.

**Renegade** · 09-12-2011, 07:08 PM

Never an ACL but I saw an Achilles tendon tear once playing softball. I was rounding 2nd and the runner in front of me just collapsed. I watched the entire tendon roll up his calf like a window shade. Pretty gross.

GloryDayz · 09-12-2011, 07:17 PM

Yes.

Did it catching.. Actually, trying to throw somebody out stealing 2nd.

Oh, I know it. A pop that I won't ever forget...

No, the military wasn't really doing that back then. Their treatment was to remove floating parts, shave it back, and hit the gym and work the living HELL out of the hamstrings... Nice!!!

8-10 months after working the hamstrings like there was not tomorrow, it was never really a problem again... I wish back then the technology they have today!! But I coach wrestling and it still has a tendancy to "pop out" every so often. But it pops right back in, hurts for a day or nine, then it's all good again... It's life!!

**TrebMaxx** · 09-12-2011, 07:17 PM

As I get older sometimes I think I have.

Blick · 09-12-2011, 07:28 PM

Mine got completely obliterated a few years ago when I was playing intramural basketball at K-State. Some guy undercut me from the side and just hit my knee at the perfect point. There was a loud pop, and I went down in tremendous pain. I knew it was bad because I couldn't walk. The training staff at the rec said it was one of the worst ACL tears they had seen.

Unlike elite pro athletes, who can usually have surgery right away, I had to wait for my swelling to go down and some other things to happen. I got hurt in February and didn't have surgery until June or July, I can't remember. I did a hamstring graft to replace my ACL.

PT was easy. But, then I had an infection that caused one of the plastic screws in my knee to float up to the surface of my skin and poke through my incision. That was weird. So, I had to have another surgery to clean that mess up.

I'm not sure what the timetable was after that, but it was a while before I felt comfortable running full speed and doing things that I did before.

I'm still not as fast or explosive as I was before, which kinda sucks, but luckily I've avoided re-injuring it.

It's a long process that takes a toll on you mentally and physically, especially if you're an active person.

09-12-2011, 03:26 PM
seclark MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: nemo Casino cash: $1579900	how many here have blown an acl? yours, not someone elses. when did it happen? how'd you do it? did you know what you'd done when it first happened? did you have it repaired? how long til you were "as good as new"? just curious...thanks, sec
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09-12-2011, 03:48 PM	#19
DomCasual Shameless Homer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dove Valley Casino cash: $7985673	I've completely torn one of mine twice. For me, it wasn't a big deal. It didn't hurt that much, for one thing. I just didn't have stability in it. The surgeries weren't all that bad, either - nor were the rehabs. The first time was a gradual thing - I couldn't point to the time it actually happened. The second time was stupid. I was running the bases in softball, of all things, and I felt it pop. Again, it didn't hurt all that much, comparatively speaking. I tore my rotator cuff, and THAT hurt. There are obviously big differences, though. 1) I am not an elite athlete. I rehabbed for six months, took it easy for another six, and can do the stuff I did before. 2) I had mine replaced, both times, with a cadaver graft. I'm guessing they'd use a graft from an athlete's body - usually, from their patellar tendon. That takes a little longer to rehab, because there are now two injured spots. It's also supposed to come back stronger with your own graft. I really think he should come back close to what he was before. The biggest problem, I think, is what seems to be a greater chance of re-injuring it. But it's not like it was fifteen years ago, when it was largely considered career-ending. __________________ www.orangehuddle.com - Even Chiefs fans are welcome!
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09-12-2011, 03:56 PM	#22
Third Eye Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: JoCo Casino cash: $1550860	Blew an ACL the summer I was 15 at the Larry Holly basketball camp at William Jewell. Knew something was wrong right away. Audible pop followed by intense pain. Had reconstructive surgery performed by Chris Barnthouse, who was (may still be, don't know) a Chiefs doctor. After months of intense rehab at Baptist Medical Center with some Chiefs practice squad members, which was pretty cool as 15 yr old, I was finally cleared to return to sports in time for track season, which started around late February. I think my surgery was in July, so roughly 7 months before I was good to go.
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09-12-2011, 04:01 PM	#23
ChiTown Stroking to the SB Champs! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Flatlands of Kansas Casino cash: $3183962	when did it happen? 5 years ago how'd you do it? playing basketball did you know what you'd done when it first happened? Unfortunately, yes did you have it repaired? Yes how long til you were "as good as new"? I was 40 when it happened, so, the thought of being "new" again has never occured to me __________________
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09-12-2011, 05:23 PM	#24
seclark MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: nemo Casino cash: $1579900	when did it happen? late 80's how'd you do it? chasing down a fly ball. running straight forward. did you know what you'd done when it first happened? knew it was **ed up. it popped and i dropped. did you have it repaired? scoped the next day. doc says therapy for awhile, i'd be good as new. couldn't walk across the yard w/o it buckling on me. went to a specialist in como, and they did the acl replacement. how long til you were "as good as new"? hard to say. imo, i was ready the next year, but **in coach never let me off the pine after that. __________________ "Mr. seclark. Wrong for gravy, wrong for jelly, wrong for biscuits." -rj "If every Planeteer who was disliked by another Planeteer stopped being a Planeteer we wouldn't have any Planeteers." -rj
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09-12-2011, 06:55 PM	#25
DomerNKC In Search of a Life Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka Casino cash: $9995110	when did it happen? 1991 how'd you do it? Playing indoor soccer did you know what you'd done when it first happened? i was kicking a ball when an opponent kicked the ball the other way. My foot and the ball went one way, my leg and knee went the other way. Knew it immediately. did you have it repaired? Got it repaired a couple of years later. They took part of my patellar tendon to make me a new acl. how long til you were "as good as new"? The repair has held up for 18 years now, but it has never been the same. __________________ Behold the bitten apple, the power of the tools, but all the knowledge in the world is of no use to fools.
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09-12-2011, 07:08 PM	#27
Renegade Just Lurking Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ozark Mountain Country Casino cash: $1657904	Never an ACL but I saw an Achilles tendon tear once playing softball. I was rounding 2nd and the runner in front of me just collapsed. I watched the entire tendon roll up his calf like a window shade. Pretty gross.
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GloryDayz (Sir/Yes Sir/Aye Aye Sir) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diving Casino cash: $3425380	Yes. Did it catching.. Actually, trying to throw somebody out stealing 2nd. Oh, I know it. A pop that I won't ever forget... No, the military wasn't really doing that back then. Their treatment was to remove floating parts, shave it back, and hit the gym and work the living HELL out of the hamstrings... Nice!!! 8-10 months after working the hamstrings like there was not tomorrow, it was never really a problem again... I wish back then the technology they have today!! But I coach wrestling and it still has a tendancy to "pop out" every so often. But it pops right back in, hurts for a day or nine, then it's all good again... It's life!! __________________ . #President Trump loves and supports the constitution #McCarthy is a Sellout and Traitor to America #The FBLieIsCorrupt #DefundTheFBI #The FBI Is Not The Police #PresidentBidenIsMoronic #LizCheneyGotTheBoot #FJB #80,000,000 Mules (and a few Americans too) Voted For COVID To Continue #I still don't have COVID
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09-12-2011, 07:28 PM	#30
Blick Veteran Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South KC Casino cash: $10004900	Mine got completely obliterated a few years ago when I was playing intramural basketball at K-State. Some guy undercut me from the side and just hit my knee at the perfect point. There was a loud pop, and I went down in tremendous pain. I knew it was bad because I couldn't walk. The training staff at the rec said it was one of the worst ACL tears they had seen. Unlike elite pro athletes, who can usually have surgery right away, I had to wait for my swelling to go down and some other things to happen. I got hurt in February and didn't have surgery until June or July, I can't remember. I did a hamstring graft to replace my ACL. PT was easy. But, then I had an infection that caused one of the plastic screws in my knee to float up to the surface of my skin and poke through my incision. That was weird. So, I had to have another surgery to clean that mess up. I'm not sure what the timetable was after that, but it was a while before I felt comfortable running full speed and doing things that I did before. I'm still not as fast or explosive as I was before, which kinda sucks, but luckily I've avoided re-injuring it. It's a long process that takes a toll on you mentally and physically, especially if you're an active person.
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