Thread: Tore my ACL 2 1/2 years ago...

[QUOTE=BruceLeroy1984;406281761]Yea this is what I was saying in my post earlier. With the allograft the overall pain is less but it will take a longer time to fully heal. Ive done alot of research on this over the past couple of weeks and overall the allograft only has a high failure rate for those who return to sports to early. There were also alot of test done on the strength of an allograft vs an autograft and after a year they are pretty...

Quote: Originally Posted by prototype561 oh ok thanks, that makes me feel a lil better. But i was hoping to get back within 5 mos. now i have to wait a while longer. Good luck with your surgery, keep me posted, our progress should be quite similiar since i had my surgery only 2 weeks b 4 u. what up, how is your recovery going? Just an update on my surgery Nov 6th had surgery and it went well, went home with the straight leg brace, cryo-cuff...

u already had ur surgery man if u where felling almost as good i will have stay the same

Quote: Originally Posted by prototype561 thanks guys for the feedback, im kinda anxious to get it over with, so i can go back to running and jumping around like a lil kid again lol. Just trying to see what others have experienced. With all the problems i had with it going out on me i cant harldy anything anymore. Then again i am also 10 years older..lol.. Also i have arthritus ( sp ) in it now... Man i wish i had a better trainer in high...

tore mine a year and a half ago roughly, im about 5 months into my surgery im walking and everything i have a 1200$ brace its hard because you always use your other leg as stability, im starting to use weights and working my legs after 5 months but its hard to tell, its all on how you heal yourself younger you are better and faster it will heal older you are the more ur ****s still cant fully straighten my knee, and always tippy toeing...

Quote: Originally Posted by prototype561 1. Do u think waiting this long to have surgery will have a negative/positive impact on my recovery time? It could have a positive effect because of the strength you currently have in your knee. 2. Is it normal for someone to still have this much strength/stability in the knee? Not sure. Because of how long it's been, it could be fairly normal. And you were clearly already athletic before the...

Quote: Originally Posted by prototype561 1. Do u think waiting this long to have surgery will have a negative/positive impact on my recovery time? 2. Is it normal for someone to still have this much strength/stability in the knee? 3. For those of u who have torn their acl, how long did it for u to regain confidence in your knee? I tore my ACL with minor damage to my mensicus last December. I'm a little over 10 months post op now. 1. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by prototype561 Got few ques. for those who have exp. 1. Do u think waiting this long to have surgery will have a negative/positive impact on my recovery time? 2. Is it normal for someone to still have this much strength/stability in the knee? 3. For those of u who have torn their acl, how long did it for u to regain confidence in your knee? 2. This is the only one I have an input on. I would say that is extremely...

Two and half years is a long time to go with this type of injury. I would think that in that amount of time your body has found ways to compensate for this injury and that there is quite a bit of scar tissue that maybe to blame for the almost normal strength in the extremity. I have had torn meniscus in my knee for some time now and all I get is a pain every so often and cracking sound when I squat so the ACL thing sound more impressive. The...

I went through 12 months following injuring my knee. I continued to play ball and squat but I was relatively weak and ended up hurting it again. I had surgery 8 months ago and now my knee feel amazing. Now by brother has not had surgery and its been 3 years since the original ACL tear (complete). He plays ball, and has some great hops. It depends on the individual, my knee felt completely unstable, his feels stable enough. Good luck with...