how long is too long to wait after youve torn your acl to have surgery? also what percent of patients have to od surgery again after the first?.
2007-12-10 15:16:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Well I tore my ACL and meniscus two days after my 16th birthday. I'm very active and tore it in a soccer game. I was pain free unless I tried to run or twist. My doctor had me wait a month to make sure all the swelling was gone by the time I had surgery. It's now been 14 months past surgery and I havent had a problem. I also chose to have a cadevar tendon( achilles tendon). At first I felt weird but honestly it's no big deal and now I can run with no pain so I'm happy with that! Are you having a cadevar, part of hamstring or something else used? Either way goodluck with your surgery and recovery!
2007-12-12 13:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by maybe you'll see ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why wait. when i tore my acl the pain was so bad and constant i couldn't wait to have it repaired. i have had no problems since. my surgery was in may of this year
2007-12-11 00:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by veronicawilliams1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this depends on your age you van get this fixed anytime as it is a muscle but best to do it now if you can as far as a re operation you can avoid this by taking care of your leg rehabilitation is a key factor
just don't do things later in life that you know may re injure the leg.
good luck
2007-12-11 01:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the answer would be best left to your doctor/surgeon.
2007-12-10 23:31:31 · answer #4 · answered by :-) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋