ACL + Meniscus

Had the same injury 3 years back, my meniscus was irreparable unfortunately tho. Do your physical therapy and start riding stationary bike as soon as the doctor says you can. I was back in 9 months and with your meniscus being repaired I’ll bet you could be back in that time as well.

i had a different injury, a bad femur fracture from the bottom up (around my knee) and was non weight bearing for like 3 months. My muscle atrophy was also super bad, that was in august and I started to put wait on in Nov. I skied last week and messed it up by hyper-extending it. I didn't have enough muscle I think. It wasn't strong enough still yet. So definitely hit the gym hard to build the strength up to hopefully avoid re-injury

I feel your pain! you got this. I'm 7 months post op now for aclr (hamstring graft) and a small meniscus repair. In a recent assesment I did im about 85% of strength from my operated leg to non operated. Still don't have the flexion back I want which is frustrating but it will come. I haven't skied yet but aim to get a spring day in may at whistler if all feels good. stay on your physio like its your new hobby / job. ask for help.

Committing to all the PT you have and using other resources to supplement what your insurance covers is the most important thing to do; ask your therapist for variations on the exercises you’re doing with them, Mass General Hospital’s Ortho department has great PT playlists for any limb or spinal injury you can think of. Get a cheap stationary bike as soon as possible and do quad sets in bed the whole time you’re there the first few weeks because it’s impossible to have a successful PT if you can’t straighten your leg.

I was back to running and hiking 7 months and skiing 8 months post-op, used a brace all last season and found I didn’t really need it this season. My biggest hurdles now are mental because I find I’m still holding onto caution regarding my knee when it’s proven capable of performing at my pre-injury level for over a year

Swimming will help you ease back into usage

IliliIIlIIIliIliRecovering from a quad autograft with both a medial and lateral meniscus repair (stitched up). 6 weeks non weight bearing, leg muscles atrophied to shit.

Anyone else experience this? How was getting back to skiing?

luckyduckySwimming will help you ease back into usage

Appreciate all the responses. Definitely gonna try swimming, hadn't heard of this but its a great idea.

This was more of a call for validation and finding others with a shitty injury like this than anything. I know what I need to do, haven't really faced anything like this, it sucks.

IliliIIlIIIliIliAppreciate all the responses. Definitely gonna try swimming, hadn't heard of this but its a great idea.

This was more of a call for validation and finding others with a shitty injury like this than anything. I know what I need to do, haven't really faced anything like this, it sucks.

Jah feel.
I fractured my talus snowboarding in 2018 and the pool was the gentlest way of beginning to use my leg again especially after all the atrophy.

I thought it was one of the worst times of my life, but a couple days after the fracture, I was at a concert in the ADA section and got some life perspective on how much worse things could be. Learned to enjoy life slowed down a bit and was back the next season with more days than ever in my life.

Did the same about a year and a half ago. Swimming and the bike are def your best friends. Both a great low impact recovery tools. Also, stay away from the booze. Beer and rehab do not go together well.