Looking for information of people who have had this and opinions on my thoughts moving forward
I found out Friday I have a complete tear of ACL/MCL and medial meniscus damage
The event that caused this was on April 5th
The surgeon is somewhat conservative. He feels the MCL will heal on its own but we will re-check it in four weeks to make sure it is healing
The ACL will not heal on its own and "could" be repaired
Right now, I can ride my cross bike on the tow path with NO problem. In fact, I am riding as hard as I was pre event. No issues for the most part during and post ride, I just have to be careful about clipping out with the left leg. I plan to get out on the roadie soon. Going to stay of the TT since I won't be doing any racing this year
My plan is to continue to bike and lift, swimming will start back soon, maybe run a bit starting June 1 but only on the flat surface of the towpath
Surgery for the ACL would be around Oct 1, continuing to cycle all summer with some ez running and swimming in the mix, as well as continuing to do upper body lifting and single leg body weight only work [ie- one leg squats, lunges etc] on the lower body
So anyone who has dealt with this, is putting off the ACL until October and doing what I have planned OK? Any advice from those of you who have gone through it much appreciated
Thanks again
I found out Friday I have a complete tear of ACL/MCL and medial meniscus damage
The event that caused this was on April 5th
The surgeon is somewhat conservative. He feels the MCL will heal on its own but we will re-check it in four weeks to make sure it is healing
The ACL will not heal on its own and "could" be repaired
Right now, I can ride my cross bike on the tow path with NO problem. In fact, I am riding as hard as I was pre event. No issues for the most part during and post ride, I just have to be careful about clipping out with the left leg. I plan to get out on the roadie soon. Going to stay of the TT since I won't be doing any racing this year
My plan is to continue to bike and lift, swimming will start back soon, maybe run a bit starting June 1 but only on the flat surface of the towpath
Surgery for the ACL would be around Oct 1, continuing to cycle all summer with some ez running and swimming in the mix, as well as continuing to do upper body lifting and single leg body weight only work [ie- one leg squats, lunges etc] on the lower body
So anyone who has dealt with this, is putting off the ACL until October and doing what I have planned OK? Any advice from those of you who have gone through it much appreciated
Thanks again