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Ruttiger · 05-31-2022, 08:40 AM

Tore my left ACL and meniscus playing ball hockey on March 17, 2011. Was referred to AKIC by my doctor and was in, diagnosed, and operated on before I would have gotten the MRI through normal channels.

I've heard horror stories about the surgery and recovery but honestly, it was pretty painless for me - literally. The worst pain I felt post-surgery was getting a cramp in my quad doing physio one day. I never did return to ball hockey but am able to golf and hike without a brace (though arthritis in the right hip is having an increasingly larger say in that). The only thing I continued to wear the brace for was skiing, and that may have been a mental security blanket as much as anything.

I was 39 when I injured the knee and had surgery and based on my experience, I was fortunate to be referred to AKIC. Just my experience and two cents. Good luck!

05-31-2022, 08:40 AM	#100
Ruttiger First Line Centre Join Date: Jun 2007 Exp:	Tore my left ACL and meniscus playing ball hockey on March 17, 2011. Was referred to AKIC by my doctor and was in, diagnosed, and operated on before I would have gotten the MRI through normal channels. I've heard horror stories about the surgery and recovery but honestly, it was pretty painless for me - literally. The worst pain I felt post-surgery was getting a cramp in my quad doing physio one day. I never did return to ball hockey but am able to golf and hike without a brace (though arthritis in the right hip is having an increasingly larger say in that). The only thing I continued to wear the brace for was skiing, and that may have been a mental security blanket as much as anything. I was 39 when I injured the knee and had surgery and based on my experience, I was fortunate to be referred to AKIC. Just my experience and two cents. Good luck!