Back in training after knee surgery...

[KrisInTx]

Hi everyone!

It's been awhile since I have posted...alot happening to me! Sometimes life just gets in the way, doesn't it?!?!? I've just started back training for about a week now. I had lateral release and meniscus repair on my left knee Aug. 28th. I'm just now getting back to training. Surgery wasn't quite the "cake walk" I hoped it would be. Just not bouncing back as easily as I did in my younger years! But I'm taking it slow and listening to my knee (I still don't trust it yet). So glad to be back, though! I had myself a small pity party for the time I was out. Didn't realize how hard it would be! I missed that smelly old dojo! Am I crazy or what? Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes during my surgery! I hope soon I can be telling ya'll of the passing of my next rank exam.

Thanks to all!
KrisInTx

 

[Miles]

Glad you are back!

Coincidentally, I had a student who had knee surgery 8 weeks ago and she visited the class last night. She's got a nasty scar on her right knee and it is still puffy and discolored. She says in 2-3 weeks she'll be back though only to do light workouts (no sparring, no bouncing).

Are you doing any physical therapy outside of TKD?

Miles

 

[tkd_jen]

KrisInTx,

Glad you are back! I wish I had been active in TKD before my knee surgery years back. Mine was similar to yours, lateral release, medial meniscus and just for fun I tore my ACL too. I totally understand about "not trusting" your new knee. Something funny happened to me when I was a yellow belt. My surgery was on my right knee in 2000. One night in TKD we were doing some drills and I subluxed my left knee. I was always "compensating" for my right knee I think, I don't know if that had anything to do with it or not, but know I consider my right knee my "good" knee.

Bottom line, take it slow, ease into it, and listen to your body! Glad you are back too!

 

[terryl965]

KristenTx take it easy and in no time you will be back to the normal fighter you was. Remember to ice the knee after working out.

 

[bluemtn]

Glad to have you back, Kris in Tx. It'll definitely take a while to get back to being comfortable. Best wishes!

 

[KrisInTx]

My doc referred me to PT. The therapist had me in for about 3 wks and I actually can do all the same things at home so he released me. I do the PT excercises at home now (straight leg raises with weights, stretching, etc.) and ride a stationary bike everyday. I go to the dojo & train Mon, Wed & Fri. Slow going, but hopefully I'll get back to "normal" soon!

 

[matt.m]

Best of luck to you. I was told that I would need about 12 micro orthoscopics over the next 3-5. Please be careful. I have made my hips and hamstrings very flexible to compensate.

 

[Drac]

Welcome Back..

 

[IcemanSK]

Welcome back to training Kris! Take it slow & you'll be fine.

 

[zDom]

Am I crazy or what?

Probably — but in a good way

Welcome back! and best wishes for your rehab journey

 

[Catalyst]

Hi KrisInTx,
I started MA to help in recovering from a knee injury. I had complete tears of the left and right meniscus as well as the patella tendon in the same knee.

I also didn't trust my "bad" knee - I know exactly how you feel. I babied it and as a result the "good" knee would end up being really sore because it was working harder than it should.

After talking with the instructors, I finally ended up approaching it that I wouldn't baby the bad one, that I would just do as much as I could with the bad one and stop for the night. I'd come back next class and try to do a little bit more with the bad one and incrementally work to building it up. The instructors were very understanding and they didn't call me a slacker or think of me as a wimp.

I pretty much have equal confidence in both knees now.

Bottom line, take it slow, ease into it, and listen to your body!

I think this is great advice and couldn't put in any better myself.

Hope things work out well for you.