i had an acl operation about 8 yrs ago. i snapped it again a year and a half after the operation while i was kiting. Now I too am booked in for another operation as my knee has little stability and the pain and loss of freedom to move has prompted me to go under the knife again. Good luck to you with your operation.

hey,

I did my acl in november last year, and it only took me 6 1/2 months to get back into it,

i did allot of gym, mabe 3-4 times a week or an hour mostly on my legs but you got to make sure you do ur upper body too..

i got a good knee brace as well, which i wear all the time,

do allot of gym, running try and get back to work asap, i was a farmer at the time so was always on my feet which helped allot!!

i started kiting again on a surfboard mostly but got back onto the tt b4 too long and now im going hard as ever and learning new tricks

i also snowboard and wakeboard, and out of all these three kiteboarding hurts the least!

hope this helps!!

sucks about ur knee though, esp becuase its jsut b4 the season..

goodluck!

getfunky said...

Bizarre timing!

I managed to smack my left knee good n proper, after doing a 30-ish knot 'superman' onto compact wet sand on Saturday and have been doing the rounds of Dr/Xray/Dr/Referal etc today. Have to wait until Mondee to see a ortho to then get a referal for an MRI - to then begin to understand what damage has occured and then discuss potential treatment.. Sigh...

Hoping mine (medial ligament) will be rest and physio and not surgery as such. Even facing 3+ weeks before knowing is giving me the shizzs, so best of luck for your op and recovery riddim.

Pooshin yo luck

Ha ha - I can still brag about having new kites next summer too!

With luck all will be well in a month.

Without luck I will be out for most/all of summer and no doubt hittin the crack pipe with da homeys hard! [}:)]

Fingers toes etc crossed. Glad I (probably) won't need major surgery like poor riddim.

Gettin sorer each day but haven't been able to rest properly yet (too much kn work as usual). Had to go straight to youngest's Scitech party after the incident. Hobble birfdee to you.. hobble birfdee to you Then entertain in-laws for Dad's day.. Sought medicinal relief at the bottom of a pinot bottle.

BTW the slam was kinda my own fault being complacent and parking and riding with little in the way of depower before getting sideswiped and rolled by a big slab. Could have done several things during/after smarter too. Chock it down to 'be smarter next time' and patiently wait for water time (again).

Was havin a rockin time on the 7m even though conditions were rubbish too. Noticed you get a few good smashes (good ones - not painful) on the sesh too Kent. Not bad for an ol timer!

Time for me to catch up on some DVDs (when the AFL is finito). Pass the chockies..

Slack said...

tightlines said...
I ended up being talked into heading out again, what could I do, I was told to respect your elders.

There's someone older than you that can walk on sand?

There's not many, I'll give you the tip.

i had mine done in 1983 - left leg
its better than ever . though it did take over a year for fully recover from it as they chucked my leg in a plaster cast, heaps different precedure these days, give it 4 months , do your physio every day morning noon and night and keep doing it once you're better at least once/twice a week till its totally back to normal and/or better than ever before
good luck with it
dirk

Hey mate good luck with the rehab had my ACL,MCL and had a whole lot of meniscus chopped out about 2 1/2 years ago..
I was able to go kiting on a surfboard after 5 months and back going easy on a snowboard and twin tip in 6,but it probally took a good 12 to 18 months until it felt rite....

Hi,

Well I did my ACL, PCL (both reconstructed) and MCL (reattached) while kiting. In Nov it will have been 3 years. It took me a year of intense physio before I could come back to kiting. Knee is still shot but wearing a brace and back jumping again. My only advice:

1. Make sure your Orthopaedic Surgeon specialises in knees
2. If possible get a doner graph for the ACL... they tend to use your hamstring tendon and you loose so much hamstring you never get it back
3. make sure you do lots of quad strengthening before the operation. For some reason during/after the operation you loose 30-40% of your quad and it takes 6-8months to build it back up.
4. Ensure you have a fantastic physio that works with you surgeon on what should happen during your recovery period.
5. Do exactly as the physio says... no more or no less. You don't want to compromise the graph.
6. and lastly the knee will never be the same and best to invest in a brace specially built for ACL injuries. There are lots on the market but go and get one fitted by a professional. Wakeboarders use them all the time.
7. and don't forget to keep positive

Good luck... and I know you will be back kiting. Only you will know when it's right to go back kiting - everyone is different.

RIDDIM1 - I fully ruptured my petella tendon on the 9th of July and damaged all the assoiciated medial ,radial and hamstring ligiments.I am now 10 weeks post op. I have been working hard on my physio and try and swim daily to keep up cardio and not gain any more weight. This is a slow healing process and from what i have learned already ....do not try and rush your recovery from these type of injuries. It is very easy to re rupture the tendon and then you have to go right back to the start. Initially I was to have the wires and screw holding mine together removed in Feb 2010 but my last visit to the surgen yeilded good results and this has been bought foward to mid November now. I hope to be back on the water around Feb 2010,but this is not set in cincrete it will depend on alot of things. I won't go out if its not strong. The ability to do straight leg raises and ROM (range of motion) seems to be the key indicators of your recovery so do lots of straight leg raises all day long( as soon as you are allowed to), but take care do not push your ROM, use gavity alone (the Physio will explain). find a good sports physio, best way to identify those is if their rooms look like a torture chamber or gym. A nice rub and some ultrasound twice a week aint gonna do it for you. It is painful doing your exercises but you just got to push through it. It is bloody frustrating just how incapacitated you are with these injuries but its real important to keep a positive frame of mind, set your self a realistic goal or date to get back on the water it will be a minimum of 6 months, and do not short cut it. 1 slip and you go right back to the start. I know this is not great news for you but ...as you can tell from the replies that at least you are not alone.kgorton also offers excellent advice.