Post by treefrog on Jan 25, 2010 9:44:59 GMT -5
I've an appointment with the surgeon tomorrow to go over the MRI results for my knee, basically I've torn the ACL (old injury) of my left knee and caused further problems with degenerative arthritis.
Like a fool I continued training for the past two years, which has contributed further to my arthritis, already caused from an old knee injury sustained from playing rugby league.
Now the training has worked in helping stabilise the knee, but hasn't completly removed the play within, resulting in further degeneration and now the requirement to have the surgery.
Hopefully the arthritis isn't so severe that this will stop the operation from going ahead, otherwise the next step would be a knee replacement in the not too distant future.
My first op was more than 18 years ago, and was not a success, I'm lead to believe this is quite a common routine op now with good results.
Anyone any experience of this type of injury and reconstruction, and if so, how long would you anticipate before I'm back into the full swing?
Like a fool I continued training for the past two years, which has contributed further to my arthritis, already caused from an old knee injury sustained from playing rugby league.
Now the training has worked in helping stabilise the knee, but hasn't completly removed the play within, resulting in further degeneration and now the requirement to have the surgery.
Hopefully the arthritis isn't so severe that this will stop the operation from going ahead, otherwise the next step would be a knee replacement in the not too distant future.
My first op was more than 18 years ago, and was not a success, I'm lead to believe this is quite a common routine op now with good results.
Anyone any experience of this type of injury and reconstruction, and if so, how long would you anticipate before I'm back into the full swing?
