totti
Retrobike Rider
Just a bit of advice needed really...
Playing football back in '09 I got taken out and badly injured my right knee. I had mri's and xrays taken, my doctors diagnosis was that I had completely torn my anterior cruciate ligament. Bad news.
Anyway I had a ACL reconstruction operation in May '10, this used part of the hamstring as the new ligament. Nice.
A major complication in the operation resulted in me getting Compartment syndrome in the thigh and calf.
The next day I had a thigh decompression, where the leg is cut open to relieve the pressure. 10 days in hospital, 3 pints of new blood and 39 stitches on the back of the thigh later....
This proper messed me up for 6 months at least.
The surgeon gave me the all clear to return to sports back in November, saying it is mechanically sound (unlike my bikes!!) so I still do the exercises set by the physio and a lot of gym work.
I have been cycling a moderate amount too, with trainers and flat pedals though. The knee feels fine - no aches or pains, quite pleased with that.
Back in my teens I did a stupid amount of training and racing, but being 33 I will never get the time to do that again.
But I do want to get back into riding with SPD's again, I'm a little cautious about the twisting motion...
Also going off road, with flats. am I worrying over nothing?
Has anyone else had knee problems/surgery? How have you coped with post op cycling?
Be good to hear from anyone who has had knee surgery....
Cheers,
Playing football back in '09 I got taken out and badly injured my right knee. I had mri's and xrays taken, my doctors diagnosis was that I had completely torn my anterior cruciate ligament. Bad news.
Anyway I had a ACL reconstruction operation in May '10, this used part of the hamstring as the new ligament. Nice.
A major complication in the operation resulted in me getting Compartment syndrome in the thigh and calf.
The next day I had a thigh decompression, where the leg is cut open to relieve the pressure. 10 days in hospital, 3 pints of new blood and 39 stitches on the back of the thigh later....
This proper messed me up for 6 months at least.
The surgeon gave me the all clear to return to sports back in November, saying it is mechanically sound (unlike my bikes!!) so I still do the exercises set by the physio and a lot of gym work.
I have been cycling a moderate amount too, with trainers and flat pedals though. The knee feels fine - no aches or pains, quite pleased with that.
Back in my teens I did a stupid amount of training and racing, but being 33 I will never get the time to do that again.
But I do want to get back into riding with SPD's again, I'm a little cautious about the twisting motion...
Also going off road, with flats. am I worrying over nothing?
Has anyone else had knee problems/surgery? How have you coped with post op cycling?
Be good to hear from anyone who has had knee surgery....
Cheers,