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Re: one year later...pain in my knee
Posted By: drmark
Date: Sunday, 16 March 2008, at 11:08 p.m.
In Response To: Re: one year later...pain in my knee (NYer)
> It's been a while but I used to hang out here a lot postop.
> Here's my story:
> Tore my ACL 3 years ago (along with a sprained MCL and torn
> lateral meniscus) while skiing. Had auto-patellar
> reconstruction 6 months later after regaining ROM. Pretty
> normal postop course with physical therapy, quickly
> regaining full ROM and yes, equal extension to the healthy
> leg. Had one episode of patellar tendonitis that slowed me
> down a little, but nothing major.
> About a year later, I'm back to the gym, doing everything I
> want, no restrictions. Starting getting minor pain in the
> patellar tendon area which I ignored and fought through.
> After 6 months of it getting worse I went back to my
> orthopod. He restarted me in PT, antiinflammatories, and
> take a break from hard core exercising. The pain didn't get
> better, I hated taking the NSAIDs (didn't work and gave me
> an upset stomach) and felt miserable. Finally did a repeat
> MRI which came back negative. Perfect. Healthy.
> Only problem is - I still get the pain, intermittently.
> Sometimes after a long day on my feet at work, I'll have
> pretty bad pain and can't sleep at night, and other times
> the pain just creeps up during a quiet lazy day. I'm not
> participating in any athletic activities right now, just
> quad sets and walking.
> Dr Mark - any thoughts?
> Just focus on strengthening exercises? Ignore the pain...?
Exactly What type of exercises are you doing? Knee extension machine?
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