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Dear Dr. NS...(MCL stuff)

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mr_grom
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I hurt my knee during soccer season this year. I went to a doctor. He said I had a very minor mcl tear and that i would need to go easy for 3-6 weeks (wear a brace during gym/workouts). So I followed that and this past friday, which would have been during the eighth weeek since seeing the doctor, I kind of tweaked it again. I've been icing it a lot since then, but Seven Springs will be opening soon and I'm worried skiing on it will be sketchy. I don't know what to do. If I go back to the doctor and get an mri I would imagine he'll either say I'm good, 3-6 weeks, or surgery. I will probably end up doing that, but I just wanted to know if anyone is currently or has ever been in the same situation and/or has any recommendations.
Dec 4 2011 10:48PM
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mr_grom
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bumpity bump. need answers
Dec 4 2011 11:28PM
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james6345789
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You shouldn't ignore it, knees are serious business. Doctor knows best.
Dec 4 2011 11:29PM
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TheStamos
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you prob wont need surgery as the MCL is vascular unlike the ACL. It heals.. but takes forever. I wouldnt plan much on skiing if i were you . I blew my MCL and i was out for a season. NO surgery and it took me a year to be 100% . i didnt rehab it very well im sure you could do it in half the time. Prob no skiing and start working it gently after it stops hurting.

Dec 4 2011 11:29PM
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InFlames
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Wear your brace when you ski. Simple as that. It's a lot tougher to tear your MCL skiing than you think. You'd need a concussive blow or shift in direction from the outside of your knee.
Dec 4 2011 11:31PM
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TallerThanThou
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One time, I got my leg torn off by a bear.
Dec 4 2011 11:31PM
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bakedpow
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Just a heads up, i doubt anyone on here is a doctor.

Go get an appointment with someone who has earned there doctorate, dont come to newschoolers expecting legit responses because in all honesty, this is what you will probably get.

Come on son, use your head.
Dec 4 2011 11:33PM
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mr_grom
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God I love newschoolers that made my night for some reason. And yeah I know no one is a doctor on ns but I thought maybe someone might know more about it than me and could give me some information before I set up an appointment.
Dec 4 2011 11:36PM
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Petersaurusrex
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Get it checked out. Plus, seven springs won't e open till the end of December at the very least.
Dec 4 2011 11:36PM
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bakedpow
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You don't want to wear a brace unless you have to.

Makes your leg depend on the brace more than your muscles...

This is why you dont take advice from ns.
Dec 4 2011 11:53PM
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marsland
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huh? i'm pretty sure i had a complete mcl tear, grade 3 i believe, and was completely healed in 6-8 weeks. spent 4 on crutches, went to get a second appointment about a month in and my doctor told me i needed to stop using crutches or i would lose knee strength, and i was completely fine running and everything 2 weeks later. i was nervous when i first started skiing the next season as i skipped PT (i wouldnt advise doing this but i heard there was a swine flu outbreak at my university health center) but it healed up fine. then again this is just my personal experience, and i went to the doctors probably 7 times while i was out, and it was the end of the season so i wasnt getting right back on skis.
Dec 4 2011 11:56PM
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InFlames
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If he has an issue with a supporting ligament in his knee, it makes sense to wear a brace.


Now if he feels alright, then by all means don't wear it. You'll develop muscular imbalances. The ski hill is opening soon though, meaning the injury would still exist meaning that a brace would still be a good idea.


Thanks for lumping me in with the rest of the doochebagz though.
Dec 5 2011 12:14AM
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twoplankerbean
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I tore my mcl a few years back. Same deal: the doc said 3-6 weeks, and I'd be good to go after that. He was right. I was skiing again (with a brace) about 3 weeks after I first tore it. In retrospect, that probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, but its been six or seven years, and I haven't had any problems with it since. No PT either.

I'm not saying that you will have that same experience..... just that there is hope. And if it's just MCL, there is no way that you'll be out a whole season.

Definitely just go to the doctor though.
Dec 5 2011 12:31AM
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Darth.Maul
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Tore my MCL half way two years ago. Tool about 8 weeksto fully heal and it still hurts if i land sideways while skiing ir if i crouch for a long time and stand up rapidly...
Dec 5 2011 12:34AM
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