I’m just wondering if anyone has had an acl reconstruction and meniscus repair and 3 months after their surgery they were still unable to straighten despite physio and not lack of trying.
I’m 3 months out and in so much back and still can’t fully straighten. My leg is swollen and sometimes as bad as double the size of my other leg. I have clicking/catching feelings and also red and purple blotchy legs.
My surgery reviewed me again today and has given me the following options
1. Surgery again now to put a camera in and make sure there isn’t anything wrong and also while I’m asleep straighten my knee all the way out and all the way back as this will make it move and be able to straighten as they can push it further while I’m asleep.
2. Give me 2 weeks to see if it’s straight and has improved and if it hasn’t I don’t get a choice I have to have surgery.
Has anyone had the surgery option? Did it help? We’re you worse off?
I don’t want to go back to how I was after the first surgery. I’m a single mum and I literally am struggling as it is.
Note to everyone don’t play sports haha. 5 minutes into a game and I ruptured my acl and tore my meniscus! I can sort of laugh about it now. I can’t believe I didn’t even last 5 minutes of the game.
Thanks 🙏
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My husband had this when he was 19 and like you, 5 mins into a game of footy lol.
His surgery was 20 years ago and unfortunately it was botched. He has a lot of pain and clicking, the pain radiates and he has tried physio chiro everything. There isn't a surgical option for him anymore but in your case you don't seem to have a choice but time for when it happens. I'd wait the two weeks to see if it helps tho then reassess
My suggestion was going to be to return to the orthopaedic clinic so I'm glad you did. They will be looking at exploratory surgery in this instance that will be minimally invasive unless something is going on that requires further intervention so I would anticipate recovery would not be as significant. I'd be tempted to wait the 2 weeks... However, if I was a naturally active person, I would probably want the review to be confident in case I improved so didn't get the surgical review while it was an option, but didn't improve to the extent that I could return to the level of activity I wanted in the long term. I guess it's your call though. I'd be on the fence if it was me too.
Please go with the surgery now and get it sorted!
I am 4 yrs post op and I still struggle with walking up stairs or running.
I had locked knee after acl surgery which it sounds like you have, but I was an idiot and thought it would get better in time, I had a baby and toddler and needed to be mobile for them and not have more surgery.
But I regret it now!! The short term inconvenience of having it looked at now and fixed will outweigh the complications if you don’t!
Yah he said it isn’t good and you only have a window to get it straight and if you can’t your in trouble. I’ve tried so hard and physio (2nd physio I’ve been too. I changed) physio has tried hard. Like not even joking so much pain going but sucked it up because I’m over being like this.
I miss doing boot camp, going for walks, doing stuff with my daughter. So many things I miss.
I have booked surgery for this week coming. Not looking forward to it but I need to do something I can’t live like this.
I hope you can do something to fix yours in time.