Torn ACL Senior Year, sucks!

by Nicole
(New Jersey)

3 weeks after surgery.

October 1st, 2008 was probably one of the hardest days I had to overcome.
Halfway into my senior year of the soccer season I'd never felt better. I knew going into the game I had to give it my all esp. because we were playing against one of our rivals. This game was horrible, the team we played against was probably the most unsportsmanship team ive ever played against.

So it was the sweeper and I going for the ball. I stepped in between her legs to the ball and she took my leg with her. Next second later i hear a "pop" in my left knee and fell to the ground screaming. Not only did girl do this on purpose, but she laughed in my face. Great sportmanship, right?

After calming down, my athletic trainer checked my knee out. She could never get a lock on my knee because I was so tense and didn't want anyone to touch it. But she wasn't really sure of what I did because i didn't swell up at all.

After many appointments of doctors saying i just "bruised" my knee cap the MRI came back saying that i completely blew out my ACL. After listening to doctors say that I just bruised it to you torn your ACL is a big shocker.

On Novemeber 12,2008 I got my surgery. I was extremely nervous since it was my first surgery. But the staff was great and made me feel so comfortable. I had to use a cadaver since my tendons in my legs would be too little to use since im only 5'1.

Surgery went really well, I had the nerve block which pretty much held out the most pain. Overall I really wasn't in much pain. The only thing that bothered me was my stitches rubbing against my brace.

The week after I got my stitches out and I felt great. They had to drain my knee because i had so much fluid. After getting my stitches out I was walking without my crutches with my brace locked 3 days later.

Now I am 3 weeks out of surgery and am doing pretty good. Each day gets better and better !

For anyone getting the surgery, good luck! Just stick through therapy even if its a long way before you get back to yourself again.It's so worth it ! :)

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Torn ACL Senior Year, sucks!

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Dec 04, 2008
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Great story
by: Bart - SII

Thanks for sharing!

Jan 29, 2009
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10 weeks after surgery!
by: Nicole

UPDATE:

Keeps getting better and better!
Extension - not completely at zero, but almost there.
Flexion - full range, feels great!
Quad Muscle - its there and its trying to work, I just got to work harder.

Sep 06, 2009
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I am with you
by: Tyler Redd

First football game of my senior year I did the same thing. I worked my but off for three years, gained fifty pounds, worked out everyday passionately to gain a starting spot. After those three years of hard work i came out the strongest pound for pound on the team, people respected and feared me it felt good. I got the starting spot and i enjoyed it for sixteen minutes into the game. I guess it wasn't meant to be i just planted my foot in the ground no one touched me. It didn't hurt it just buckle on me. I tried to walk off the field and made it about four steps before it buckled on me. I hade a grade two mcl tear and a full acl tear. I have yet to have surgery it isn't for another three weeks. The doctors tell me i am done with football and it will take six months to recover but the truth is i feel no pain and can put full weight on it, jog, I can bend it plenty past 90 degrees with no pain, jump ( abnormally but still) and bike. I feel like there is nothing wrong except that i am not playing football. It suck and isn't fair. I am one of the few that really love the game on the team. I have pre op in two weeks and maybe they will say they were wrong even though i could even see that it was torn on the MRI. Maybe God will see fit to let me heal and be a tool to help spread his word through telling this whole story. That is what i pray for everyday. I still support my team but wish with everything i got that i can get back out there before the season is over. Thank you it helps to let some of this out

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Sep 06, 2009
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Submitted by: Tyler Redd

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First football game of my senior year I did the same thing. I worked my but off for three years, gained fifty pounds, worked out everyday passionately to gain a starting spot. After those three years of hard work i came out the strongest pound for pound on the team, people respected and feared me it felt good. I got the starting spot and i enjoyed it for sixteen minutes into the game. I guess it wasn't meant to be i just planted my foot in the ground no one touched me. It didn't hurt it just buckle on me. I tried to walk off the field and made it about four steps before it buckled on me. I hade a grade two mcl tear and a full acl tear. I have yet to have surgery it isn't for another three weeks. The doctors tell me i am done with football and it will take six months to recover but the truth is i feel no pain and can put full weight on it, jog, I can bend it plenty past 90 degrees with no pain, jump ( abnormally but still) and bike. I feel like there is nothing wrong except that i am not playing football. It suck and isn't fair. I am one of the few that really love the game on the team. I have pre op in two weeks and maybe they will say they were wrong even though i could even see that it was torn on the MRI. Maybe God will see fit to let me heal and be a tool to help spread his word through telling this whole story. That is what i pray for everyday. I still support my team but wish with everything i got that i can get back out there before the season is over. Thank you it helps to let some of this out

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