Who here has had your knee done?

[ctenbrink]

Had my ACL and manisicas done in June. I still havent been cleared to umpire yet, but the moves that used to hurt dont hurt and the swelling I used to get I dont get any more.

[Stripes33]

I've had five orthoscopic procedures in the last ten years but none since 2001 including a torn ACL and four meniscus tears. I'm still able to officiate over 60 high school games a year and umpire softball as well. Everybody responds differently and downtime depends on how hard you want to rehab. I always pushed mysellf during rehab but different strokes for different folks!

[ctenbrink]

Week 11 and I have been cleared to do plate and bases again! Yeah!!!

[lildani14]

Well, I'm 20 years old and have had three knee surgeries, all of them before the age of 16. I've had two scopes and one major procedure...kinda why I'm going into medicine, go figure. Anyway, my last scope was Halloween my sophmore year of high school and it was just to clean up some scar tissue and excess cartiledge. I didn't actually have PT or use crutches after that surgery, but that could possibly be because I was young. But I was able to do basketball that winter, so I was basically only out of action for about three weeks. I waited too long for that surgery because I remember always having an aching knee and the day after surgery that ache was gone. So by all means, go for it!

But with my other two surgeries, that were to correct a dislocating knee cap, I was on crutches for both of those with a few months of PT each. My first was Dec. 30, 1999 and I was good to go for track that spring. My second, and major, one was Aug. 1, 2000 and I was able to play basketball that winter in November. It really all depends on the severity of the injury, the intensity of the procedure and the level of rehab you're able to start at.

Granted, we started fall softball last week and my knee swelled up to the size of a softball....it doesn't hurt. So I've probably got another surgery in my future someday, but thats what you get playing an additional four years of HS/college ball on an already shot knee.

Hope all goes well for ya!