Tore ACL playing Wii
- This was 2 years ago, I was 21 when it happened, I was playing the Wii with my brother in the living room on carpet wearing socks, it was some boxing game that was quite entertaining at the time and still is. Anyways, After 3 matches of the game my left foot slipped and gave way inwards and I basically had all my weight crash on my left knee, heard a loud pop and instant pain happened right when it popped. My knee swelled up, it was twice the sized of my right knee. I fell to the floor and for a good ten minutes holding my knee too attempt to minimize the pain. Had to ice my knee repeatedly every 15-20 minutes for a good 4-6 hours before I was able to kinda walk after with a limp. Just last month I had the surgery for it and right now its way better, a little numbness in the leg but thats normal from what the doc says. My ACL was half torn and a fraction of the meniscus was torn. Just a long time of Physio ahead to get through. Cant wait till I can do sports again. Thanks for reading
- —Guest Marc
Completely torn ACL
- I tore my ACL in the left knee while trying to push a mattress (with my right leg) in a storage that couldn't go in any further. My left knee popped and I then I lost my support and fell. It swelled up immediately and was very painful. I had the ACL Reconstruction a month later. Rehab was gruesome but was helpful. That was 2 yrs ago. I still have pain. My knee is not flexible as the other. The pain keeps me up at night. Not sure I can believe anyone that says their pain free.
- —karla.safo
Completely torn ACL
- I tore my ACL in the left knee while trying to push a mattress (with my right leg) in a storage that couldn't go in any further. My left knee popped and I then I lost my support and fell. It swelled up immediately and was very painful. I had the ACL Reconstruction a month later. Rehab was gruesome but was helpful. That was 2 yrs ago. I still have pain. My knee is not flexible as the other. The pain keeps me up at night. Not sure I can believe anyone that says their pain free.
- —karla.safo
6 Months After
- Well, right now I'm almost 6 months out and I'm really coming back stronger then I was when I left but sometimes I feel left out of things that I enjoy doing. Because of my acl tear there are still things I cant do.
- —Guest mae harper
surgery
- im only thirteen and ive torn my acl im on awaiting list to get a reconstruction, im not sure tho, uless i actualy think about it i often forget which knee i hurt, when i did it, it hurt real bad but only for about 20 mins and after that it was just a dull ache, for all those people who wanted to know
- —Guest dan
Think Before You Act
- I was playing basketball for my school and when the play ended a girl who was mad at me pushed me and caused me to twist and fall. I tore my ACL and immediately knew it. I went in for my first surgery where they scoped my knee to make sure that meniscus wasn't torn. 2 months later I had my reconstructive surgery and am recovering well. The first week was extremely painful. The worst part about it is that I barrel race and show jump. I can't do that until I get the ok from my doctor. I have my many horses just sitting out in the field without exercise and I feel so bad. They need constant exercise which they can no longer get. Each one of them gets exercised maybe once a week when I have the strength to lunge them. It goes to show that if you get mad at someone think before you act. I know that if that girl would have I still would be riding.
- —ImaBarrelRacer101
solocam
- I tore my acl in my right knee installing a 400 pound transmission. I work for a tranny shop, and I was stomping it onto the dowels in the engine block. I can hardly get off of a creeper, but feeling much better. I can't afford surgery, and my doctor said I have a good chance of regaining over 70 percent of my mobility...is this true for anyone else?
- —Guest solocam
acl tear while plying cricket
- It took 5months to recover but I'm not able to walk properly. There is pain in knee. Another important thing is pain in another leg also since 2 months.
- —Guest j.santosh reddy
ACL =[
- I tore my ACL in feb of last year, and got it done April 21st. Now, it feels pretty good, sometimes I can't tell that I got surgery, but whenever I flex my knee I can totally feel where i got surgery. I've been thinking about getting back into tricking, ( kinda like gymnastics tumbling ) but I'm really afraid =/ Hopefully I'll get back soon and do just as well as before!
- —Guest Chris
torn acl for 6 months
- I tore my acl playing rugby and it hurt real bad but i got up and kept playing, there were a few times when it just gave out and i sat on the ground for a minute but i got back up. i didn't go to the doctor right away even tho it was VERY swollen but when i went a week later when the swelling was a lot better they told me it was just a strained sprain.?(that was 4 months ago) well i was able to walk again and soon i thought i was fine to play, 20 minutes into it my knee would just collapse from under me and id fall on my face. this happened like five times before i finally got my mri last week. my doctor said i completely tore my acl and i need surgery if i ever want to be an athlete. i only have a month left of school but then i'm going to Florida for a week so i'm not getting the surgery done for another month and a half. i feel fine though like, i ran an 8 minute mile last week but idk. i'm only 15 so it sucks :(
- —Guest samm
my acl surgery
- After two months of arthroscopic surgery I started to walk without any support. Still I cant stand on my injured leg. still knee strengthening is required. but feeling better, improving rapidly. Now I can bend in L shape.
- —Guest HSrj
I had to have two surgeries
- I had surgery on my ACL(thigh muscle graft), PCL, and meniscus(just shaving bad off), about seven months ago. I healed great. Everything was wonderful, in fact I would question which knee was my bad knee. I was even fully released from the doctor. Unfortunately, about a month ago, I woke up in a frenzy. I jumped out of bed and jumped down the first five stairs without any thought. I was totally out of it. When I finally realized what I had done, it was too late. My knee was popping out of place, ridiculously. Also, I could move my shin bone so far out from my leg. It looked disgusting and everyone would freak out. About a week ago, I went back to the doctor for him to reexamine it. He informed me that I had re-tore my ACL. I am scheduled to have surgery in two weeks.
- —Guest Belle
4 monthes later
- I was told "you're not 17 anymore" but went ahead with the surgery. I'm 37 with 3 kids and played soccer 5 days a week competitively. I was actually playing with my daughter, age 16, when I got hurt. My 17 year old had just suffered an ACL, MCL and LCL tear 3 months earlier, sympathy injury I guess. Although it's tough to watch the game from the bench I'm doing great with my cadaver, meniscus repair and partial menisectomy. I can run 3 miles with no pain and have started kicking around-straight of course. 6 months to go but I'll be back, I've been very fortunate to have had a great surgeon and therapist.
- —Guest soccer mom
Still happy with my results!!!
- I had my ACL reconstructed in 1997 with a hamstring graft. (I was 27 at the time)I tore it playing soccer. My doctor also removed 30% of my miniscus. So here I am 13 years later, without any regrets. My knee feels great and is pain free. I have 100% extension and flexion and continue to lead a very active lifestyle. Yes you can recover in 5 months. I did. But, I worked hard and listened to my physical therapist and doctor. Good luck to you all!
- —jewee07
2 weeks post surgery (meniscus ACL)
- I had 30% of my meniscus taken out b/c it was torn in 3 places. I had a patellar tendon replacement of my ACL. I still cant put weight on it but I am in therapy trying to be back in time for football which starts in a few months. My injury occurred while running bases in baseball an its not a common baseball injury. I also cracked a bone which attaches to my PCL at the same time and could have had a screw put in but the doc said it would heal by itself while keeping weight off of it. I had my surgery exactly 1 week after the injury.
- —Guest me
