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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I know it isn't comparable in the least, but I had to stop playing most sports (including the ones I loved) because of a bad knee. After two surgeries, brutal recoveries, and walking with a limp for a few years - and after consulting with doctors - I was left with two choices
- Stop playing sports that required any pivoting (which leaves precious few)
- Continue to play, accept the constant discomfort and limp, and probably cause more surgeries
So I chose to stop playing and it was a brutal decision. When I hear Horton say "It’s hard for me to say that, at 29 years old, I’m done. I mean, really? Done at 29?" it really hits home because I remember having that exact conversation with my doctor which was "really at the age of 32 you are telling me I can no longer play sports without risking serious injury".
It sucks. Obviously tenfold for Horton since this is what he does.
Very sad.
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My doctors quote about my grinding swollen knees after soccer, 'what do you expect, stop playing soccer you idiot'
Then seriously told me I'm stuck with the pain if I want to play as once I get the knee caps replaced I can't play anymore, trying to get another 4 or 5 years out of them, although the noise they make after a game would indicate in going to need both pads and roter arms replaced.
That said I cycle a lot, still hurts, but with a road bike and clip pedals my knees are pretty well fixed in place, no lateral motion.