Update - 5 weeks post-op after ruptured Patellar tendon repair.

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Ryan re-imagined

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@LaRonStar 4 ай бұрын

My 1st week outta surgery. Great video. Like the info.

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 4 ай бұрын

That first week is pretty tough. Hang in there.

@yiolol21 2 ай бұрын

Hallo I am 4.5 weeks. I am making doctor meets every week. Every Teusday for me is a new Checkpoint. I can walk without help but not walk perfectly. My leg is super weak my muscles practically don't exist. I also have cut ACL and that's make my progress a little bit worse. Anyways tha k you for sharing your story. It's a big boost. On my 4th week I am at 70°.

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 2 ай бұрын

@@yiolol21 sounds like you're doing good. You can get the muscles in your leg built back up. Just takes time.

@yiolol21 2 ай бұрын

@@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr Thank you !

@kenpachecojr 5 ай бұрын

Im right here with tou guys tomorrow is 5 weeks post op and i 2nd everything you said

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 5 ай бұрын

Hang in there. It's just a really slow recovery. I'm at almost 12 weeks now and my physical therapist says I'm ahead of schedule but to be honest its so slow it doesn't feel like it.

@Blacstatic 6 ай бұрын

I'm 5 weeks post op I'm making good progress at 60 degrees and still in my brace non weight. Completely ruptured the tendon that I need a allograft to repair it.

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 6 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. I had an appointment with my surgeon a couple days ago and he says for a full recovery its really over a year. I have met a couple guys who have had this injury and recovered fully so there is light at the end of the tunnel. It just takes forever.

@ibgoliath8400 2 ай бұрын

I am 2.5 weeks. Just got the staples out yesterday. I have a hard time getting out due to steps at all my door thresholds. Wondering when you felt comfortable bearing enough weight to tackle the stairs.

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 2 ай бұрын

@@ibgoliath8400 I don't recall exactly when I could go up and down stairs but I would say around 4 weeks I could handle them by stepping up with my good leg and then down with my injured leg. That's going slow. I was a little over 3 months before I cojld walk down a flight of stairs normally.

@cebukid70 3 ай бұрын

Hi Ryan I'm at week 5 as i type this. I'm at 110° ROM but my Surgeon wants me to stay locked in at 0° until my first follow-up

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like ROM wise you are doing really well. As for staying at 0 until follow up, as much as I don't like the idea I have talked to a couple guys who did that and they ended up having a full recovery so in the end it just takes time. I'm assuming you had your surgery right after your injury? I feel like the guys I hear from that recover fast had surgery within a couple days of injury.

@cebukid70 2 ай бұрын

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr my surgery was 9 days after the rupture. I've also heard the success rate is high if surgery occurs immediately like within a week or so. I commented on another video of yours but couldn't agree more about walking. Walking has been my primary "PT" ever since my brace came off. Knee is noticeably stronger every day after each walk.. ..

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 2 ай бұрын

@@cebukid70 In addition to walking, using a bike or exercise bike is awesome as well.

@laurag8309 3 ай бұрын

I had a patella tendon advancement on my knee because my knee cap broke in half. The bottom part of my knee cap was removed. Im on week 5 and just started my pt. I can bend my knee only to 30 degrees without severe pain. I can walk with walker but get so tired. My pt says I need to be at 60 degrees by next week. Is she suppose to force me to bend my knee. I cant bend it anymore.

@Ryanre-imagined-xe1vr 3 ай бұрын

@@laurag8309 I'm not sure I would let a PT push you're knee too hard. Some pain is fine but there is a point where it's too much. I have heard a couple stories of people getting hurt in that situation. I would ask the surgeon. Worst case of you get to a point where if the surgeon is worried about it they can manipulate your knee under anesthesia.

@witnesstothestupid 2 ай бұрын

I would suggest take most of what your PT tells you with a grain of salt. Most of them don't even have experience with this type of injury. I'm a year out from surgery, and I'm still trying to get my normal range of motion back, gaining maybe a degree or two every couple of weeks or so, if that. It's painstakingly slow. They're all programmed with this conventional wisdom that you have to be at 90° within 6 weeks or something like that, and in most cases it's just a bunch of nonsense. Just do whatever you can.