Hey man I just wanted your opinion being that you re-tore your acl. I had surgery July 26th 2012 and I have a snowboarding trip jan 10 2013. That would be 24 weeks exactly from surgery. Right now my knee is feeling preety good strength is coming back and I have been doing light joggin for a few weeks now. My surgen says with the ACL protective brace I should have any problems or risk re-tear it. But my rehab guy says wait 8 months to a year. Just wanted your take on what I should do and how did ur knee feel right before you retore it??? Was it 100% or did it still feel not quite right. Thanks so much for your time I look Forward to hearing from you thanks
After my first surgery I was on skis 4 months post op without issue and then re-tore it playing soccer 8 months post op.
So my knee felt good but I had not been rehabbing enough to return to a cutting sport.
If you are a confident snowboarder and certain you wont be dumb and do anything stupid and most importantly your surgeon has cleared you than it sounds like you might be in good shape to take it slow. (note - after my second surgery I was knew I would be dumb and refused to ski for a full year to protect my knee)
Did you go to the snowboarding trip? To answer your question, if it was me, I wouldn’t have risked to incur more damage to my knee. Your knee might have been feeling a hundred 100%, but I suggest to follow what the guys from your rehab say because they only want a speedy recovery for you. “No guts, No glory” is a good motto to live by, but it also pays to be safe than sorry. I wish you all the best in your journey towards rehabilitation!
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That is amazing that your were on skis at 4 months after surgery. For some reason, I would have thought that skiing would have wrecked your knee worse than soccer. I guess you don't cut left or right quite as rigorously during skiing do you. My brother just had his ACL repaired and I will have to share this encouraging information with him.
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In spite of the fact that you can go home on an indistinguishable day from surgery, recuperating from foremost cruciate tendon ACL tear surgery isn't a fast procedure. From the time you initially experience surgery through full restoration, the procedure can take up to a half year or more. You have to relax and take after a restoration program to reinforce the muscles around the knee and to recover scope of movement.
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