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Squishor · 03-04-2005, 08:37 PM

When I had my skiing accident in January, I didn't mention it here on the internet because I didn't want to be a whiner. Over the last month and a half of having to be chauffeured everywhere, imposing on my friends, not being able to take care of my own needs, no sex and gimping around with sores under my arms from the crutches, I haven't said anything here because I figured everybody else didn't need to hear about it. I haven't wanted to talk about the unbelievable burning daggers piercing my knee that wake me up in the middle of the night when I mistakenly try to roll over in my sleep, or the myriad other pains and suffering I've been going through.

I've swallowed my tongue and kept my mouth shut over countless frustrations over the last several weeks, and my mantra has been, "Just smile and say thank you, just smile and say thank you." HAPPY FACE HAPPY FACE HAPPY FACE

But...today I had my first physical therapy appointment, and I just want to say IT FUCKING HURTS GODDAMN IT!!!! #@!!*&#!!! And the fucked thing is I have to keep doing this if I want my leg back! OWWEOWWWWAAAARGH!!

I know it could be a whole lot worse. Thanks for letting me vent.

thatoneguy · 03-04-2005, 08:41 PM

It's DEFINITELY ok to vent about physical therapy, it's no fun. What did you do to your knee? I had reconstructive surgery on mine about two years ago, I tore the ACL in my right one, and that was no picnic. Sounds like you did something similar. I feel for ya! I was in therapy for something like 3 months, 3 times a week, and that was more than enough. Hope it gets better soon!

Squishor · 03-04-2005, 09:28 PM

I tore my MCL plus there's a piece broken off the top of my tibia...no surgery though...sounds like maybe yours was a bit worse than mine. I got lucky - the MRI showed that my ACL was affected a bit but they didn't see any damage. So I think if the fall had been just a bit worse, I could have been a hell of a lot worse off. Anyhow, the physical therapist says my leg isn't bending as much as he thinks it should at this point, plus I'm starting PT a week late due to some hassles. So he's pushing me extra hard I guess, oh joy.

My whole leg just feels so...wrong.

I feel better already, I should have vented sooner!

Undercover_Man · 03-06-2005, 08:37 AM

Don'tcha just hate our flimsy bodies. Why couldn't our bones have been made of steel or something.

PT sux. I'm glad I've never had to go the that hell hole. That would NOT be a fun place to go.

Undercover_Man

R3d · 03-06-2005, 11:06 AM

yea the first little while will hurt.. a year ago in soccer i tore my ACL, MCL, and LCL.. doc said it was a miracle i walked on my own power to his office lol..

but yea.. therapy definately takes some time and it will be painful.. but dont give up with it.. simply because if you slack out on it then it may be messed up for the rest of your life.. thats how i looked at it with my knee.. so i was goin full out on therapy and training.. and now it feels better then before..

thatoneguy · 03-06-2005, 11:24 AM

Well yeah, doesn't matter how bad it was, if you had to have surgery and need rehab it was bad enough! I know how you feel with the "my leg feels wrong" thing. That definitely takes a while to get back to normal.

Having bad knees is the greatest! Welcome to the gimp club, it's one you don't want to join but if you're special you get a free pass into it. Looks like you got lucky! Congrats! Good luck again with the rehab, it'll be over before you know it and you'll be back to (almost) good as new!

Squishor · 03-06-2005, 11:45 AM

Well it's been kind of interesting being on crutches, that's for sure. It's not just the physical hardship of it, but the way people are treating me. A lot of people are really nice and all, but there's also the weird fact of becoming somehow faceless, like the leg brace and crutches make me somehow a non-person. It's an interesting process to go through, and nobody wants to hear an injured person complain - thanks for the support!

heccubusiv · 03-06-2005, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Squishor

I tore my MCL plus there's a piece broken off the top of my tibia...no surgery though...sounds like maybe yours was a bit worse than mine. I got lucky - the MRI showed that my ACL was affected a bit but they didn't see any damage. So I think if the fall had been just a bit worse, I could have been a hell of a lot worse off. Anyhow, the physical therapist says my leg isn't bending as much as he thinks it should at this point, plus I'm starting PT a week late due to some hassles. So he's pushing me extra hard I guess, oh joy.

My whole leg just feels so...wrong.

I feel better already, I should have vented sooner!

I did the same thing freshman year of high school. The rehab is hard and long, and more than likely the insurance company will stop paying for it before you finish. But after that just take it slow and know that it will get better it just takes time and thats the hardest part. I hurt it a bunch more times trying to come back to early and it probably ended my high school sports career. So take it slow and you will be fine

thatoneguy · 03-06-2005, 07:09 PM

Heck yeah, insurance companies are horrible with rehab and such... mine (well, my parents', I was 18 at the time) wouldn't cover that hardly at all, I had a $20 co-pay for each physical therapy visit, multiply that by 3 times a week for 3 months = too much money.

Redlemon · 03-07-2005, 05:13 AM

It helps if you think of them as "physical terrorists". They have no pity, and they've heard better whines before you.

Squishor · 03-08-2005, 06:49 PM

So can any of you who've been through this before tell me if it's normal to be still experiencing quite a bit of burning pain in the area of the ligament? It's been almost 2 months now and I'm venturing out and trying brave things like driving my car (

) but it still hurts quite a bit.

03-04-2005, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	First Day of Physical Therapy When I had my skiing accident in January, I didn't mention it here on the internet because I didn't want to be a whiner. Over the last month and a half of having to be chauffeured everywhere, imposing on my friends, not being able to take care of my own needs, no sex and gimping around with sores under my arms from the crutches, I haven't said anything here because I figured everybody else didn't need to hear about it. I haven't wanted to talk about the unbelievable burning daggers piercing my knee that wake me up in the middle of the night when I mistakenly try to roll over in my sleep, or the myriad other pains and suffering I've been going through. I've swallowed my tongue and kept my mouth shut over countless frustrations over the last several weeks, and my mantra has been, "Just smile and say thank you, just smile and say thank you." HAPPY FACE HAPPY FACE HAPPY FACE But...today I had my first physical therapy appointment, and I just want to say IT FUCKING HURTS GODDAMN IT!!!! #@!!*&#!!! And the fucked thing is I have to keep doing this if I want my leg back! OWWEOWWWWAAAARGH!! I know it could be a whole lot worse. Thanks for letting me vent.

03-06-2005, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
thatoneguy Crazy Location: Omaha, NE	Heck yeah, insurance companies are horrible with rehab and such... mine (well, my parents', I was 18 at the time) wouldn't cover that hardly at all, I had a $20 co-pay for each physical therapy visit, multiply that by 3 times a week for 3 months = too much money. __________________ "Thank you for flying Church of England, cake or death?"

03-07-2005, 05:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	It helps if you think of them as "physical terrorists". They have no pity, and they've heard better whines before you. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

03-08-2005, 06:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	So can any of you who've been through this before tell me if it's normal to be still experiencing quite a bit of burning pain in the area of the ligament? It's been almost 2 months now and I'm venturing out and trying brave things like driving my car () but it still hurts quite a bit.

03-04-2005, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
thatoneguy Crazy Location: Omaha, NE	It's DEFINITELY ok to vent about physical therapy, it's no fun. What did you do to your knee? I had reconstructive surgery on mine about two years ago, I tore the ACL in my right one, and that was no picnic. Sounds like you did something similar. I feel for ya! I was in therapy for something like 3 months, 3 times a week, and that was more than enough. Hope it gets better soon!

03-04-2005, 09:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	I tore my MCL plus there's a piece broken off the top of my tibia...no surgery though...sounds like maybe yours was a bit worse than mine. I got lucky - the MRI showed that my ACL was affected a bit but they didn't see any damage. So I think if the fall had been just a bit worse, I could have been a hell of a lot worse off. Anyhow, the physical therapist says my leg isn't bending as much as he thinks it should at this point, plus I'm starting PT a week late due to some hassles. So he's pushing me extra hard I guess, oh joy. My whole leg just feels so...wrong. I feel better already, I should have vented sooner!

03-06-2005, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Undercover_Man Insane	Don'tcha just hate our flimsy bodies. Why couldn't our bones have been made of steel or something. PT sux. I'm glad I've never had to go the that hell hole. That would NOT be a fun place to go. Undercover_Man

03-06-2005, 11:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
R3d Insane Location: Sask, Canada	yea the first little while will hurt.. a year ago in soccer i tore my ACL, MCL, and LCL.. doc said it was a miracle i walked on my own power to his office lol.. but yea.. therapy definately takes some time and it will be painful.. but dont give up with it.. simply because if you slack out on it then it may be messed up for the rest of your life.. thats how i looked at it with my knee.. so i was goin full out on therapy and training.. and now it feels better then before..

03-06-2005, 11:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
thatoneguy Crazy Location: Omaha, NE	Well yeah, doesn't matter how bad it was, if you had to have surgery and need rehab it was bad enough! I know how you feel with the "my leg feels wrong" thing. That definitely takes a while to get back to normal. Having bad knees is the greatest! Welcome to the gimp club, it's one you don't want to join but if you're special you get a free pass into it. Looks like you got lucky! Congrats! Good luck again with the rehab, it'll be over before you know it and you'll be back to (almost) good as new!

03-06-2005, 11:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Squishor Frontal Lobe Location: California	Well it's been kind of interesting being on crutches, that's for sure. It's not just the physical hardship of it, but the way people are treating me. A lot of people are really nice and all, but there's also the weird fact of becoming somehow faceless, like the leg brace and crutches make me somehow a non-person. It's an interesting process to go through, and nobody wants to hear an injured person complain - thanks for the support!