skiing and a bad knee

ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

I had a meniscus tear trimmed several years ago. Tha advise I was given was that you can do as much as you feel able to on it. So I was snowboarding seven days later. Skiing may be very diferent, because on a snowboard, each knee is supported by the other in a very strong triangle and not subject to the same stresses as skiing. It actually took a year or so befor I was no longer aware of any weakness.

On the pain front (and everyone is different), I never had to use anything stronger than a couple of Ibuprophen.

Trencher

Hiya

I skied in January, 9 months and one day post op. I took it easy, only two hours a day for three days (even though I was tempted to do more) and I lasted pretty well. I took ibuprofen and paracetamol every four hours to prevent swelling and this dealt with any pain too, which was minimal.

I wear a brace on my mcl damaged leg but only neoprene on my acl leg as I've been assured my knee is as strong as it was pre-injury. Is your acl replaced with your patella tendon? I felt it in that area a touch.

I'm off again in 16 days for a week and hopefully won't have to hold back so much this time. I'm certainly not going to go crazy though, it's still only 12 months post-op and I want to ski at new year :D. In fact, I've got my final follow up appointment with the specialist this evening and then I'm hoping I'll never have to see him ever again!!!

Good luck :thumbup:

thanks guys thats great!
no it was the hamstring tendon used but its almost as strong as my left now, had my follow up appointment :) he did say my meniscus needed a bit more work but nothing major! :)
so brace it up, take it easy and il b skiing! :D
much appreciated and good luck

Personally I would run on the side of caution and stick to the groomers, wouldn't want to be skiing crud having my knee twisted and torque-d all over the place.

Pablo Escobar wrote:Personally I would run on the side of caution and stick to the groomers, wouldn't want to be skiing crud having my knee twisted and torque-d all over the place.

I have multiple long term knee probs, that I tell my doctor I will "manage". Having skiied "groomers" in Niederau for 4 weeks this winter, I controlled the knee issue. In the next week, being determined to ski the "Stueck", unpisted, directly down under the Gondola, I was in knee-strife after a dozen turns. The remainder of the run was about survival. The rest of my season was significantly affected.

But I did then get a lot of painting done. :lol:

This was a good thread,I have been wondering about this too..the pain and how long after I will be able to do things. As most of you know I have been skiing on a injured torn knee (with an hinged knee brace) and the help of ibuprofen....I know Im nuts :lol:..but I find skiing easier on my knee than walking )
p.s
I stay out of the deep powder,knee cant take that at the moment

I see the ortho surgeon next week to get MRI results...yikes!





Lisa

My left knee swells up only when I ski. It is not painful or uncomfortable but does feel a little weaker than the right one. If I wear a knee support bandage/tube thingy it doesn't swell up and feels fine. I have had some arthritic problems wth that knee in the past so I put it down to that and have never bothered to see a doctor about it.