katiestalker Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I'm back home and feeling fine I had a medial patella femoral ligament reconstruction Basically, replaced my ligament at the side of my knee with a tendon from my hamstring Enough of this being on my knees business too! Cheeky gits! I'm a dancer so thats what causes my knee to dislocate most of the time. Well, not anymore hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiestalker Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 All the best treacle! You know you'll be fine The Loop will be fine in Laura's hands now she can drive She is NOT driving my car, ever I don't trust her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamD Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Put the steelies back on... It'll be fine. Honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Very very similar to what my girlfriend had done , get the bio oil ready for when the scars have healed over , it will help soften them and make them less prominent .Weird thing is you might end up with an area where you have no nerve feelings , i've got one on the scar on my arm , its a funny sensation . Edited August 11, 2010 by scotty_82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiestalker Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Put the steelies back on... It'll be fine. Honest No not gonna happen, ever Very very similar to what my girlfriend had done , get the bio oil ready for when the scars have healed over , it will help soften them and make them less prominent .Weird thing is you might end up with an area where you have no nerve feelings , i've got one on the scar on my arm , its a funny sensation .Yeah they said I'd probably have an area where I have no feeling. I'm not looking forward to the cuts and stitches Already got the bio oil to try and prevent them a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I love bio oil it's amazing! I've got dodgy knees too, it's only a matter of time before they give up on me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiestalker Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 I had my bandages off yesterday and was surprised. My cuts aren't that big, so that means not very big scars I can walk around quite well too so i'll be back on my feet in no time all being well :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 (edited) Have they told you to stay in a removable splint , i know with and knee lig and tend surgery there is always a chance of it being to tight early on and the risk of it snapping or tearing .Please be careful not to over do it, and wait till the physio advices you Edited August 13, 2010 by scotty_82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiestalker Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Have they told you to stay in a removable splint , i know with and knee lig and tend surgery there is always a chance of it being to tight early on and the risk of it snapping or tearing .Please be careful not to over do it, and wait till the physio advices youI thought they'd give me a splint to wear, but they put the bandages on after surgery then they told me after a day they'd need to come off to increase the amount of movement. So i'm down to just having plasters over the cuts and no bandaging. The physio exercises they've given me are mainly just tensing my thigh muscles and trying to bend my knee to get the movement back.I'm having another physio appointment next week so i'll know a bit more then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabz Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 glad to hear the op went well and you are up and about already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben.g Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 sounds like a pretty straight forward op and it went well.is it painful though? i fell off my motorbike just over 12months ago and had cruciate ligament damage...it took months for it to heal and its still bigger than normal and causes discomfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiestalker Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 sounds like a pretty straight forward op and it went well.is it painful though? i fell off my motorbike just over 12months ago and had cruciate ligament damage...it took months for it to heal and its still bigger than normal and causes discomfort.Yeah it was quite straight forward It wasn't as painful as when I dislocated it and I've recovered a lot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLAST Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 sounds like a pretty straight forward op and it went well.is it painful though? i fell off my motorbike just over 12months ago and had cruciate ligament damage...it took months for it to heal and its still bigger than normal and causes discomfort.Aye, i ripped every ligament in my ankle after rolling it, couldn't put weight on it for 14weeks! Still causes massive discomfort every now and then 3 years down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben.g Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Yeah it was quite straight forward It wasn't as painful as when I dislocated it and I've recovered a lot better thats good news then. anything to help dance eh?! Aye, i ripped every ligament in my ankle after rolling it, couldn't put weight on it for 14weeks! Still causes massive discomfort every now and then 3 years down the line.yeah dude i was in a splint for 10weeks i think until i was even allowed to take it off. not cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLAST Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 I never learnt. Did the exact thing to the other ankle near on a year after, this time a meta-tarsel popped out the skin. 3 ops later i'm walking strong, and back on my bmx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted August 19, 2010 Report Share Posted August 19, 2010 I heard a rumour Katie was having the fourth hole removed during her operation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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