Kim's ACL recovery

by Kimberly
(St Louis Missouri)

I have played soccer ever since I was 5. I am now 24. I have been playing the last few years on a recreational team. On November 14, 2010 I tore my ACL and lateral meniscus. An opposing player had the ball and I tried to kick it away from her and neither her nor the ball moved. It felt like kicking a brick wall. I felt a pop and my knee went from the left to the right side. I had immediate swelling and pain. I went to the doctor a day later and had an MRI telling me the news. I went to therapy a week later up until my surgery on 12/16. The first few weeks following my surgery I had excellent results in therapy. I am now at a standstill, I feel. I have excrutiating pain when bending and I cannot go any further than 90 degrees. Unless the therapist forces it which forces me to scream/cry. I am not sure if I have a problem or if this is just normal recovery. I see the surgeon on 2/3. Hopefully I can get some answers!!!

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Mar 26, 2011
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don't worry
by: Anonymous

Ya, I ended up having to have a manipulation done to my ACL because I had built up scar tissue. It was so painful. As soon as I had surgery again, I felt great. It certainly isn't to the point where I was pre injury and weather also plays a factor in it. But make sure you bend your knee as much as you can and use the CPM machine like you should. I felt the CPM machine helped me and I had that discontinued about 2 weeks ago. But just make sure you keep bending your knee because if you are prone to scar tissue like me, it might happen. Goodluck with everything!

Mar 26, 2011
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Feeling the pain too...
by: Anonymous

I had acl reconstructive and a meniscotomy(sp?) surgery 10 days ago. It makes me feel better reading your comments! I felt like I made more progress in my first week then I am now in my second week. Some days, or MOST days I feel like I am regressing with my rom :(

If it's a better day I get to about 90 degrees, but the second I get out if my Cpm machine, my rom immediately starts to decrease. It is SO very frustrating! My knee hurts really bad on the side I tore me meniscus. I wonder if that pain will ever go away bc it is reAlly keeping me frOm
Being able to progress. It's frustrating and it gets me down. I just want my old knee back that worked well pre injury!

Good luck guys with your progress! And thanks for sharing your comments!

Jan 25, 2011
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what happened?
by: Kim

so how come you had a manipulation a couple of months later? what happened? 5 days a week therapy??? I can't imagine that! Goodluck though

Jan 25, 2011
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ACL
by: Anonymous

Hi Kim

I'am currently going through the same thing you are experiencing with PT; my therapist also forces me to bend my knee and believe me it really does hurt!!!! presently I can only bend my knee at about 90-95 degrees on a good day. I had my first ACL surgery in Oct and the 2nd {manipulation} in Dec. And yet still no progress just 5 dys a wk agressive PT.

I'm hoping there is a bright light thru all this pain and misery!!!!!

Good luck to you!!!!!

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