Just a quick update on my progress. I have continued to work on my running- still no problems. I am a few weeks past the two year mark. My operated on leg is about 1 1/2 cm smaller than the other. The quad muscles are more defined- but not as big as before. My knee pretty much does not give out at all except rarely. Giving out means it gives a little and then I catch myself- I don’t collapse or anything. I run mostly on the treadmill – but have done as much as 4 miles outside. Outside is really hard because of the hills. On the treadmill I’m down to three miles in about 30.5 minutes- slow but better than 2 1/2 months ago when same distance took 41 minutes. I am continuing to cycle and elliptical on days I don’t run. My bad leg gets stiff when I’m on my feet all day- especially in heels. No swelling- but there is a patch on the side of my knee that has no feeling- making shaving a perpetually life threatening experience!:) all in all – I’m doing great!
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I want to thank you for this blog. I have just finished reading the entire thing and found it very enlightening. I am not as serious a runner as you but have found that I miss it very much. I am scheduled (pending ins approval) for October. I figured running by year one:( very disappointed since I have already gained 15lbs. I haven’t been able to run since July 2013.
I totally feel your pain. That is a long time to wait for your procedure and to be sidelined is annoying. I was fairly lucky in that I got hurt in November and was able to have the procedure done 4 months later. In the meantime I was using the eliptical alot and doing weight lifting – which I think kept me from gaining weight. You will need to find a new exercise for a bit. I think a lot of people probably can run after 1 year – my doctor said that is the typical release date for impact exercises – but that was not my case. I still wonder if using the CPM machine would have made my recovery better – but I figure it does not matter now. It is a roller coaster of emotions. Good luck to you and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
I just stumbled across this blog. I had patellofemoral ACI surgery 7 years ago. I had been a pretty serious runner before the surgery. After the surgery, the surgeon wouldn’t let me run for 2 years. In the meantime, I got to be a much more serious cyclist. I ran a little – never more than 5 miles. The knee felt OK, but a little odd. This past December, I decided I wanted to run one more marathon, and got a charity number for Boston. I trained a bit carefully (did my long runs, but low miles overall). Last Monday, I did finish (4:13:13). More importantly, my knee felt good in the aftermath, and now I’m thinking about another marathon. I guess what I’ve learned is that it takes a _really_ long time to recover from ACI surgery (even more so if the patella is involved). I’ve been blogging a bit at: http://returntorunning-djs60.blogspot.com/
CONGRATS ON THE MARATHON! I can not imagine doing another one. I would love to get back to running more, but I am really worried about screwing things up. Glad to hear that you continued to improve over the long haul. I have not yet run farther than 4 miles. I take lots of days off in between runs (doing cycling and eliptical instead) to try to protect my knee. It does not feel normal yet – and I worry it never will. Your comment was inspirational! Good luck with your running.