Trampoline ACL Tear!!!

by Tara Cruse
(KS, USA)

I was jumping on my trampoline with my kids when i heard acouple loud pop and had extreme pain in my right knee. When i came back down my knee was on the inside of my leg. I was unable to move my leg. It was a 20 min drive to the nearest hospital and i was screaming in pain the whole time. When i finally got to the hospital the did x-ray to see if i had broken anything. Four days later i was finally able to get in to see my primary Dr. he said that it sounds like i tore my ACL. Soon as i got home i got on the computer and started looking up torn ACL's. Everything that i felt went towards an ACL tare. I finally got my MRI and sure enough i tore my ACL. I went to orthopedics and they gave me a new brace and some exercises to do. The first time i tried to life my leg i could only get it up like one inch. They also had me do heel slide, which made it feel like right above my knee was going to explode!! My husband is military and we are moving to AZ so i have to wait until we get there before i can have surgery! I just keep on top of the pain with the medication the Dr. gave me and do my exercises like i was told to. Nothing really seems to help!! I have a very high pain tolerance, but never felt pain like this in my whole life. Will continue to update this when i get surgery!!!