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Post by wez on Jul 3, 2007 12:15:44 GMT 1
Here i am posting in the injury thread again!  I know i'm not the only one this year to experience this first hand but i've torn the medial meniscus in my left knee- thats right the blocking leg! I have had it properly diagnosed etc and go in for surgery tomorrow to get it sorted. The doctor thinks that there is a good chance that i will recover quickly and even throw again this year. I really don't want to hurt it again so i'm thinking of getting a decent knee brace, but i have heard some talk that certain types of knee braces can actually worsen the problem. Has anyone els got knowledge or experience of this and could you make a recommendation? cheers Wez |
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Post by Caroline on Jul 3, 2007 15:48:16 GMT 1
Sorry no experience of this... but good luck anyway!
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Post by Patience on Jul 3, 2007 20:15:43 GMT 1
Oh Wez, after all that good winter work. Fortunately my knees are currently the most robust bit of my body. |
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Post by wez on Jul 3, 2007 20:44:40 GMT 1
Well it just wouldn't be me if things didn't go wrong. Don't worry though because like the Terminator...I'LL BE BACK.... I might be made out of metal too  I'll be a bigger man for the experience i'm sure. Already gained 2kgs! |
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Post by wez on Jul 5, 2007 14:41:45 GMT 1
I've had the OP now and am in recovery mode for a bit, the procedure went very well and am told that i still have more than 90% of the meniscus intact so expect to see me soon on a runway near you!
I'm still interested to hear if anyone has opinions about knee braces for throwing however- don't be shy!
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Post by sam on Jul 5, 2007 23:21:59 GMT 1
glad to hear your op went well wez.. i can't wait for my MRI scan so i can find out how bad my knee actually is..
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Post by Administrator on Jul 8, 2007 1:41:38 GMT 1
Wez, just caught up with your posts and emails. Hope all goes well mate, Bill and Alan are rooting for you and know you'll be back and nailing a big'un in good time. Will hopefully speak to you soon but all the best for recovery and feel free to ask for rehab tips - I have a few!
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Post by wez on Jul 8, 2007 11:28:58 GMT 1
cheers mate i could do with some advice
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Post by wez on Jul 26, 2007 8:46:36 GMT 1
Thanks everyone for the snippets of rehab advice and well wishes, i expect to be back in action in the next 2 weeks. Just had a bit of a test phase to see if i'm up to comp fitness etc and all went rather well, almost pb-d my clean too which is a bit unexpected having not done it atall for over a month. The main issue remaining is with the stability of my left leg, its up to about 75% strength but still feels a bit awkward and sore especially when i do any lateral or rotational movement with it. I can't believe how quickly things have improved considering how if felt just 4 weeks ago  i think i will be back to pb condition in another month. |
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Post by jiunlin on Jul 27, 2007 0:13:29 GMT 1
Wow, thats excellent right! Looks like your body's eager to chuck again! Good luck, Wez!
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i think i will be back to pb condition in another month.