tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post1264504907488693013..comments2023-11-05T04:26:37.634-08:00Comments on My PCL Surgery: Melissa The Soccer Player Skinnygurlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444331708624203612noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-29621689908726136612017-07-03T15:39:55.454-07:002017-07-03T15:39:55.454-07:00Manage to get this sorted?Manage to get this sorted?Jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226486098775616432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-72719545872055804302017-07-03T15:36:40.655-07:002017-07-03T15:36:40.655-07:00Did you get back to playing??
How is the graft no...Did you get back to playing?? <br />How is the graft now??<br />JJaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226486098775616432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-2891869196624312972017-03-17T00:05:20.707-07:002017-03-17T00:05:20.707-07:00PCL injuries can occur with low-energy as well as ...PCL injuries can occur with low-energy as well as high-energy trauma. Isolated PCL tears occur in sports, but they are less frequent and less disabling than ACL tears. <br /><a href="http://www.dramrajani.com/knee/PLC-Tear-PLC-Reconstruction.htm/" rel="nofollow"><b>PCL tear</b></a> is often missed or misdiagnosed, and therefore probably more common than believed<br /><b>symptoms:</b><br />Pain at the time of impact which over time may also be felt in the calf region.<br />Swelling, although this may be minimal.<br />Instability of the joint, perhaps associated with the feeling of the knee giving way.<br />Treatment:<br />In general, most partial or isolated PCL tears can be treated non-operatively because the PCL, with its synovial covering, has some ability to heal.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dramrajani.com/knee/Arthroscopic-PCL-Reconstruction.htm/" rel="nofollow"><b>PCL Reconstruction Surgery</b></a><br /> is typically done as an outpatient procedure. Depending on graft choice, open incisions may be necessary to harvest the tissue that is to be used as the new PCL. Knee arthroscopy is then performed to inspect the knee, treat additional injuries (meniscus tears or cartilage damage), and to prepare the knee for the new POAKS Clinichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213081774736767182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-74565808605252937312015-06-09T04:29:10.248-07:002015-06-09T04:29:10.248-07:00Excellent post. I want to thank you for this infor...Excellent post. I want to thank you for this informative read, I really appreciate sharing this great post. Keep up your work. <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Compensation For Injury at Work" rel="nofollow">Compensation For Injury at Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Injury at Work" rel="nofollow">Injury at Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Injury at Work Compensation" rel="nofollow">injury at work compensation</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Injury From Work" rel="nofollow">Injury From Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Injury In Work" rel="nofollow">Injury In Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Injury Work" rel="nofollow">Injury Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="knee Injury at Work" rel="nofollow">knee Injury at Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Neck Injury at Work" rel="nofollow">Neck Injury at Work</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Return To Work After Injury" rel="nofollow">Return To Work After Injury</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Accident Injury" rel="nofollow">Work Accident Injury</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Comp Injury" rel="nofollow">Work Comp Injury</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Injury" rel="nofollow">Work Injury</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Injury Compensation" rel="nofollow">Work Injury Compensation</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Injury Management" rel="nofollow">Work Injury Management</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Injury Prevention" rel="nofollow">Work Injury Prevention</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Place Injury" rel="nofollow">Work Place Injury</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Related Injury" rel="nofollow">Work Related Injury</a> <br /><a href="http://www.zakianwarmd.com/workers-compensation/" title="Work Related Injury Compensation" rel="nofollow">Work Related Injury Compensation</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868000512836301815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-84642525028643309212014-08-10T09:12:57.063-07:002014-08-10T09:12:57.063-07:00Lehua,
Sure am sorry to hear that. Can they go ba...Lehua,<br />Sure am sorry to hear that. Can they go back in and try to repair again? <br />Best wishes to you<br /><br />Skinnygurl Skinnygurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444331708624203612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-19538315529388120572014-08-08T14:50:02.457-07:002014-08-08T14:50:02.457-07:00I too have had PCL surgery. My graft has loosen an...I too have had PCL surgery. My graft has loosen and now I'm worse off than I was pre surgery. Ugh. I can't ride a bike without pain. The only thing I can do is the elliptical with a brace. While standing I cannot flex my knee entirely back. Also, I have patellar tendon pain, which I didn't have before. Before surgery I could walk down hills now I can even walk down steps without pain. Is anyone else experiencing this?Lehuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177975532784694253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-42779189027428798512013-11-18T06:56:07.298-08:002013-11-18T06:56:07.298-08:00Your blog has been a lot of help. My whole story ...Your blog has been a lot of help. My whole story is I fell playing softball and I tore my right PCL. I waited to get surgery on it and then I was playing softball on my torn PCL and I fell trying to avoid a tag and because my other knee was weak I fell and tore my PCL in my left leg. Thankfully I didn't tear my ACL or any other ligament. <br /><br />I had surgery on my right PCL on September 27th 2013. It was a pain walking on crutches with all my weight going on my left leg with a torn PCL but I got through it. I'm walking with a brace now and one day I will probably get surgery on my left leg. My ROM is at about 120 and it is really sore every day but that is expected. I've been drinking a lot of milk for calcium and taking in a lot of whey protein, I think that has helped a ton. <br /><br />BrandonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-78930211097079287072013-11-05T11:15:24.546-08:002013-11-05T11:15:24.546-08:00Hi
That's Gotta Hurt and welcome to my blog.
...Hi <br />That's Gotta Hurt and welcome to my blog.<br />How are you doing? I noted my range of motion throughout my story. If you're interested in comparing go to the beginning of my blog and check it out. My doctor was very conservative in the recovery.<br />SkinnygurlSkinnygurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444331708624203612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-46817318192325531482013-11-02T12:58:57.210-07:002013-11-02T12:58:57.210-07:00I had PCL surgery September 27th 2013 and right no...I had PCL surgery September 27th 2013 and right now my surgeon said I should be on crutches another week. My range of motion is at about 90-95 degrees with a lot of pain. <br /><br />What is everyone else's range of motion at?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-75859903128951379292013-09-19T13:31:00.334-07:002013-09-19T13:31:00.334-07:00Hey Melissa! While I've never experienced an i...Hey Melissa! While I've never experienced an injury as severe as this, I can say that recovery and rehab can vary for everyone. I know it sucks to not be able to perform as well as you once did, but the important part is healing fully no matter how long it takes. -<a href="http://www.shcdenver.com/Home/tabid/9435/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Madalyn @ SHC Denver</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10195158731343661529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-55800878836243555652013-07-18T19:16:00.056-07:002013-07-18T19:16:00.056-07:00Every surgeon and physio is different, so there...Every surgeon and physio is different, so there's probably no right or wrong way. And i'm in Australia so it may be even a bit different in different countries. But i'm about 3 1/2 months out from my op, and i still not aloud to run or work my hamstrings and i probably won't be aloud to until Summer.<br /><br /><br />I've been back doing weights and bike/cross trainer and swimming for about 3 weeks. I did start earlier my my knee swelled up and was pretty painfall so my surgeon got me to ease of for as few weeks.<br /><br />My still gets cl-icky after a gym session but my physio says my graph feels rock solid and i still have a bit of strech/looseness there. But no where near what is was. My surgeon just said we where gonna take it pretty slow because they do so few PCL's there no totally sure how the graft will go, but so far so good. I made a blog as well<br />http://jamezy88.blogspot.com.au/ <br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05961668698662459596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-42624366274378881202013-07-17T08:17:14.180-07:002013-07-17T08:17:14.180-07:00Hi Matthew-
I'm so confused as to how my ther...Hi Matthew-<br /><br />I'm so confused as to how my therapy progression and exercise clearance has been so different and much quicker than everyone else. My PTs had me stay away from anything hamstring related until probably the 4 month mark. I never did a terrible lot of hamstring-specific stuff, but there was at least one PT exercise they had me do that was aimed at the hamstring. Did they have you guys doing a lot of weights at the gym? They've had me doing leg press and squats with weight for 2 months or so as well...<br /><br />I even went back and checked my surgical packet to make sure I hadn't misread, but it most definitely clears jogging and swimming with fins at the 4 month mark. <br /><br />I'm still jogging (only 20 min cumulative, doing it in 3 min intervals with 1 min of walking in between), and actually not really having much pain. But I am still feeling the clicking in my knee at times when I walk around that I know has to be from the loosening. And wearing the playmaker restricts my movement so much that I can't run at all, so I never use it (with the PT's blessing- they said after 4 months I didn't need it). <br /><br />I just don't even know what to say anymore... I feel like this thing is ruined and it's not ever going to be solid like they all promised it would be, and that they had me do things way too fast. Melshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745813343697147441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-76606001567204052372013-07-16T02:11:57.655-07:002013-07-16T02:11:57.655-07:00G'day Melissa
I'm about 16 weeks out from...G'day Melissa<br /><br />I'm about 16 weeks out from my PCL reco, im still not running, just using a bike and cross-trainer. My surgeon or physio don't won't me running for another 3 months or so.<br /><br />But like you i had some hiccups, i have a bit of a sag back and i had swelling and pain something shocking when i first went back to the gym. But my graft is rock solid and i feel i'm starting to make some pretty solid progress.<br /><br />I'm surpised that your physio has had you working on your hammies, as i was told to avoid this at all costs, because they pull against your graft. I've got another month or so before i can to light hammie work which is killing me because my surgeon used my hamstring as a graft and it's pretty weak.<br /><br />I'm aiming to be back playing Aussie rules football, in April next year.<br /><br />Hope that your rehab is back in check<br /><br />Cheers Jamezy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05961668698662459596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-71628328267291142282013-07-11T14:34:08.388-07:002013-07-11T14:34:08.388-07:00Hi Molly-
Thank you for taking the time to reply....Hi Molly-<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to reply. <br /><br />I guess this is why I'm so confused- the surgical instructions and PT were the ones who cleared me to jog, elliptical, etc and who had me ditch the brace at 6 weeks post-op. For the first probably 3 months I just pulled in the pool with arms only. I never do anything without getting explicit clearance. But it seems like this is what causes the laxity?<br /><br />I guess I'm just worried that the activity I was cleared to do has caused this, and there's no solution but having to live with a leg that never feels quite right...<br /><br />Melshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745813343697147441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672377744507232708.post-72903325031154496132013-06-21T19:46:49.316-07:002013-06-21T19:46:49.316-07:00Hi Melissa:
My PCL surgery was unremarkable until...Hi Melissa:<br /><br />My PCL surgery was unremarkable until scar tissue set in at about 9-11 weeks post-op. As I understand it, your body will overlay an allograft with its own cells over time. During that time, loosening is normal and expected. I wore a functional brace for one year post-op - all the time except when bathing. I continued to wear it for several years post-op when exercising (I rode a bicycle) and would continue to wear it today if I wasn't so darn fat.<br /><br />My surgeon cautioned me against ANY plyometrics for many months post-op. Other than all that, you recovery seems typical to my experience (minus my arthrofibrosis). Please take it easy - you are recovering for LIFE - there is always time to run and play soccer next year. Seriously.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677569125094241937noreply@blogger.com