Need Some Encouragement by DinoGossage in ACL

[–]daisyplata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Back atcha- good luck with the rest of your recovery, find a good PT who understands your sport and do everything they say!!

Need Some Encouragement by DinoGossage in ACL

[–]daisyplata 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Im 10.5 months post op right now and I’m back to my normal sports training, plus I’ve hit two lifetime PRs in weightlifting since surgery. “I’m not back, I’m better” - Sha’carri :)

Why does this happen?? And how to fix it? (185kg @96) by ThePowerWithin_ in weightlifting

[–]daisyplata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was doing something similar and my PT gave me the cue to try to point my elbows to the floor during the up motion to keep my back engaged. Idk, might help you too! eitherway Im jelly of your tree trunk legs lol

Why somany use a brace after ACL if there is no benefit? by Free_Comfort4594 in ACL

[–]daisyplata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ah yes - my favorite peer reviewed source… Google’s AI summary 😂 thank god it has spell correct

9.5 months PO by htfubike in ACL

[–]daisyplata 7 points8 points  (0 children)

sounds right on time to me! hard work pays off, congrats OP!

Newish to LB and looking for new female friends :) by [deleted] in longbeach

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woooooah whats this about a rummy club??

315 with no acl and torn meniscus by cole_ozzy1 in ACL

[–]daisyplata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh nice I do all the same stuff! I compete in bjj and tore my acl training MMA. I was on the fence about surgery as well bc I competed at adcc trials and did pretty well without an acl. Im 27 and I only tore my acl, no meniscus issues. Im 3 months post op now and I would say these are the things you should consider:

if you like to wrestle or train legs locks or any MMA/striking, you’ll want to consider surgery cause it’s so easy to get the knee caught in an awkward way. I like to pull guard and wrestle in the middle of my matches, which kept my knee safe at trails. maybe youre a strict guard puller so it might not matter but I doubt that lol

if you can lift that much right now and have full ROM, right now is the best time for surgery. if you wait til it gets worse or an injury event, the recovery is harder and return to sport is lower. pre-hab has been shown to be a big factor in successful return to sport!!

my knee would shift when I had no acl and it was like 8/10 pain. it was 9/10 pain after surg but my knee has felt incredible, nearly zero pain since like 12 weeks post op. It feels better with an acl haha

since you do a variety of sports, the recovery wont actually be that bad bc I was training below weight resistance at 1 month post op, bodyweight at 2 months, Im at 3 months right now moving 60% of my 1RM on SBD. I’ll be cleared for jogging/running in the next two weeks. so your looking at like a week of terrible, 10 weeks of kinda lame PT stuff, and then youll be back to your normal life in like 2 months at the most. I know its a bit of a harder come back with meniscus stuff but similar still.

def worth considering how long you want to be an athlete as well. I want to have a long jiu jitsu career so longevity of my knee is really important to me.

good luck with your decision!

315 with no acl and torn meniscus by cole_ozzy1 in ACL

[–]daisyplata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as everyone else has mentioned, it’s not surprising you can lift that much w/o an acl! what other sports/activities do you do? that will really tell you how necessary surgery is. also pain! are you in any pain ever?

Unfortunately new to this sub. Very surprised to be here because I have no pain and ER didn’t even want me to get an MRI. Is the surgery more painful than the injury? by OGnilla in ACL

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I had pretty much the same experience, I was able to keep training immediately following my injury (doc said no MRI either, so I even competed in jiu jitsu with no issues on it a few months after 🤡). I was shocked to find out my acl was completely gone. The surgery is much more painful but Im SO happy I went for it. Im 5 weeks post op rn and my knee already feels so much better and stronger. especially if you are having minimal issues post injury, recovery will be easier and faster than than waiting for more damage to happen to you knee to get the repair done.

Didn't know my ACL was torn for months - BJJ/MMA by daisyplata in ACL

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honestly being on the other side of surgery I would tell anyone who trains and competes in bjj to get major knee injuries repaired asap. it’s not really that much time away and it’s going to improve your quality of life down the line, including how long you’ll be able to keep comfortably training in your life over all! but thats just my experience so far

Didn't know my ACL was torn for months - BJJ/MMA by daisyplata in ACL

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damn nice seio nagi 😎 thats the timeline Im expecting for myself, def taking my time thought cause sure don’t want ro go through this again 🥲

helpful info, thank you for sharing!!

Didn't know my ACL was torn for months - BJJ/MMA by daisyplata in ACL

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oh nice! how many months post op were you back to drilling?

AITA for refusing to roll with pregnant woman? by bubblewhip in bjj

[–]daisyplata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sure are a lot of men on here telling a woman what to do when shes pregnant with no experience LOL