shawns 2nd acl

by shawn ryan
(Mountain Home AFB, idaho)

well here i go on june 19th 2009 for my 2nd acl...back in nov of 2008 i had my 1st. ive been in soo much pain that has never went away since the 1st op. ive seen 3 orthopods. the 1st said we need to refer u to pain management so i went there and all they wanted to do was give me injections in my back to numb the knee. soo after about 3 sessions he was like theres nothing i can do and refered my to another orthopod. he said nothing was wrong and acted as if i was some druggie. So i went to this last doctor. he did his tests on my knee. the whole pulling and pushing bit. and he said i need surgery. it loosened up. sooo now he has to take it out and do a hamstring graft. the first was a cadaver graft btw. sooo to my conclusion i just wanna let everyone know. the if it hurts, it hurts, if one doc cant find the cause then go to another. This doctor is going to save my mobility. im only 23 and i want to live a long life. sooo just never stop until a doctor can actually tell u what is wrong.

so acl stories and photos i guess will begin in about a week!