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Re: 2 ACL tears in one week at my gym playing hoops

Posted By: Patriciafox
Date: Thursday, 21 August 2008, at 7:14 p.m.

In Response To: Re: 2 ACL tears in one week at my gym playing hoops (Jolly)

Did you consider "LARS" i am not a advocate of it by any means but i am wondering if it is so great and atheletes are coming back so soon then why isnt most of the soccer/hockey players going this route. I would think they want to get back to the game asap!! Good luck with your injuries. Just beginning the journey with my 17 year old son who will have surgery when the swelling goes down.
> My ACL tear occurred while playing basketball on a put-back
> attempt. A big guy came across to contest it and not only
> fouled me, but hit my knee with his as I was landing. I
> still remember feeling the knee moving in an unnatural way
> before collapsing in a heap of pain. What p*sses me off
> about the injury is the feeling that the play was one of
> frustration...I had been burning my check all night for
> easy layups.

> As much as I enjoyed recreational career, I consider myself
> retired (at age 37). Up here in Canada, there are just too
> many delays in getting treatment to want to risk the whole
> process all over.

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