Finally Got a Date

[User-E]

Never mind Dave, I need some Viagra please.

Extra large dosage for you

 

[oldguyzer]

Never mind Dave, I need some Viagra please.

I got this stuff I bought cheap in China...:biggrin2:

 

[Blank_Dave]

After



Well I have T3s for pain, but go go high pain threshold. Sleeping is proving difficult, simply because turning over is uncomfortable.

 

[papasmerf]

Glad to hear it went well

 

[oldguyzer]

After



Well I have T3s for pain, but go go high pain threshold. Sleeping is proving difficult, simply because turning over is uncomfortable.

Good luck...I have to go through this next year, but being a wimp doesn't help. I'll wait till I hear you're up and dancing the Tango with one of the ladies here before I commit :biggrin2:

 

[User-E]

Thanks for the update Dave. :good:

I was hoping we hadn't hijacked your thread beyond repair. :blush2:

 

[Blank_Dave]

This is what it's looking like three weeks is post op.



Pain is pretty much non-exsistant. Physio is farely easy thus far, and I have 107 degrees of flexion in it. Today I use able to increase my walking range. Which means I can now walk to the gym, where i haven't been to in over three weeks.

Still not able to drive though.

 

[papasmerf]

This is what it's looking like three weeks is post op.



Pain is pretty much non-exsistant. Physio is farely easy thus far, and I have 107 degrees of flexion in it. Today I use able to increase my walking range. Which means I can now walk to the gym, where i haven't been to in over three weeks.

Still not able to drive though.

Few years back

I came close to dyin

Nurses asked who is picking me up.......................I said my car was in the lot.

They said I would not be released to drive..............I told them not an option.

Took ten minutes to drive home

 

[Wanker]

Few years back

I came close to dyin

Nurses asked who is picking me up.......................I said my car was in the lot.

They said I would not be released to drive..............I told them not an option.

Took ten minutes to drive home

LOL


Glad to hear it all went well Dave /-Thumbs-up::/

 

[oldguyzer]

This is what it's looking like three weeks is post op.



Pain is pretty much non-exsistant. Physio is farely easy thus far, and I have 107 degrees of flexion in it. Today I use able to increase my walking range. Which means I can now walk to the gym, where i haven't been to in over three weeks.

Still not able to drive though.

I will be interested to hear how quickly you get your mobility back and any limitations on such. I have two of those surgeries to do in the next year and not looking forward to it!

Glad it went well....

 

[Blank_Dave]

I will be interested to hear how quickly you get your mobility back and any limitations on such. I have two of those surgeries to do in the next year and not looking forward to it!

Glad it went well....

Okies, let's see what I can remember here.

My doctor said no driving for the first four weeks. Of course that is dependent upon which knee is repaired and what kind of car you drive. Since it was my right knee.....

First two weeks is partial weight bearing, and trying to get the ROM up to 90 degrees. As well as your typical wound care, and RICEing. Physio involves ankle pumping, prone single leg raises, knee bends up to 90 degrees, and quad squeezes. Nearly forgot, stretching/straightening the knee. Also, you get to wear a lovely ACL brace. And in my case, all the time including at night be because I sleep in weird positions. The brace is set to allow no more than 90 degrees flexion.

At weeks two through four, you get to ween off the crutches to full weight bearing. (I actually did that before the second week was up) Keep up the RICE. Start increasing ROM to 120 degrees/ (I was at 107 when last measured). Physio now takes the brace off to exercises, which include stretching, ROM, and open chain resistance for strength (read...leg raises). Plus riding a stationary bike, if your ROM allows it. The brace is still set at 90 degrees.

Just last night, I started climbing stairs like a normal person, though it does take effort and concentration to do so. I still have to go down stairs like a gimp, due to the restrictor in the brace.

I've been luck, with my high pain threshold, I've no experienced much pain. Parts of my knee are achy when I start out for a walk, but by the second block they'll have warmed up. I do still have to pay attention to uneven ground, like driveways, as they throw me off. If I over do it, my knee doesn't ache, it feels wobbly instead.


Now realize, I also have quite strong legs prior to go in, and had hounded a sports therapist and a local trainer who also had an ACL repair for exercises. So I had already strengthened my knee before hand. As I joked, I was deadlifting near 300lbs and front squatting 195lbs before going in.

I'm also sleeping lots. 8-10 hours each night, and napping upwards of 2 hours in the afternoons.

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Keep us updated Dave.

A little knowledge can go a long way.

 

[Art Mann]

Best wishes Dave.

Hope to continue hearing recovery goes well.

 

[Boing]

Best wishes Dave.

Hope to continue hearing recovery goes well.

Hoping the same Dave.

 

[Blank_Dave]

Keep us updated Dave.

A little knowledge can go a long way.

Well now that I cwn get back to the gym, and have about another five week off work, what shall I do with myself.

Part of me wants to go back to Pavel Tsatsouine's evil Russian 2x5 every day lifting. Though I had been thinking of trying some german volume training's 10x10 lifting for a change.

 

[Louis XIV]

Been there Dave - couple short pieces of advice.

1) get one of these. Makes controlling the swelling post-op and rehab a breeze. Very much worth the money.

2) try to incorporate soft-tissue massage of the surrounding patellar tissue. This tissue tends to bind/stick together post-op due to lack of flexion, instead of gliding smoothly, tissue over tissue, as is usual in a healthy knee. Having someone in PT (even yourself) gently massage and stretch this tissue for 20mins/day to maintain elasticity will greatly reduce pain and time to achieve full range of motion.

 

[User-E]

Been there Dave - couple short pieces of advice.

1) get one of these. Makes controlling the swelling post-op and rehab a breeze. Very much worth the money.

2) try to incorporate soft-tissue massage of the surrounding patellar tissue. This tissue tends to bind/stick together post-op due to lack of flexion, instead of gliding smoothly, tissue over tissue, as is usual in a healthy knee. Having someone in PT (even yourself) gently massage and stretch this tissue for 20mins/day to maintain elasticity will greatly reduce pain and time to achieve full range of motion.

Very good advice. I rehab'd myself after I tore my left knee apart a few years ago and the massage helped immensely. If you do it yourself, your fingers will learn to target the spots that need it most. It helps if you put a pillow under your knee so the muscles are completely relaxed, then close your eyes and feel around very, very gently at first, then as it heals you can apply more pressure.

 

[McGuinty]

Well now that I cwn get back to the gym, and have about another five week off work, what shall I do with myself.

Part of me wants to go back to Pavel Tsatsouine's evil Russian 2x5 every day lifting. Though I had been thinking of trying some german volume training's 10x10 lifting for a change.

Stay off the heavy stuff and keep it light for the next 6 months.