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Not-Joyride @ Whistler
full thickness tear of MCL & PCL, torn fibular collateral ligament, slight tear at the root of the medial meniscus... game over man.
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- Date Posted
- Sep 6, 2012 at 21:07Sep 6, 2012
- Category
- Crashes
- Location
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Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
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F**k, I feel you.
I fell at North Star 8/11/12. Could not walk for a couple of days & iced. Started to ride on it about 2 weeks (couldn't bend my knee or put much weight on it).
2 months of agony I in to a knee doctor...he was not sure whether my PCL was still attached and what other damage I sustained. He told me to take a month off of everything to let it heal up the rest of the way. I got X-rays and a MRI on it over the month.
2.5 months I found out most of my pcl was torn (just barely hanging on) and minor damage was sustained to other ligaments.
3 months I went in to get sized for a PCL specific Brace from CTI instead of looking for surgery. I rode every day for a week (knee payed for it).
4 months started PT.
5 months I felt strong enough to ride regularly.
6 months I felt very good, but my knee was still week.
10 months I rode Whistler for a month. I stopped wearing the brace because it was bruising my leg.
11 months took a break from riding when I got home (two weeks).
1 year, due to PT and having a reason to strengthen my knee for support I am feeling close to before I did my knee.
Currently I am hesitant on getting surgery because of the super long recovery.
My knee only has 3/8" of play.... LOL
It is not painful for normal day stuff.
In your case were your knee is destroyed; you need surgery to be able to do anything.
Please do not stop riding, just do all mountain (more fun than you would think), continue to downhill (what I did), or pick up XC :-(
Best of luck to you.
I fell at North Star 8/11/12. Could not walk for a couple of days & iced. Started to ride on it about 2 weeks (couldn't bend my knee or put much weight on it).
2 months of agony I in to a knee doctor...he was not sure whether my PCL was still attached and what other damage I sustained. He told me to take a month off of everything to let it heal up the rest of the way. I got X-rays and a MRI on it over the month.
2.5 months I found out most of my pcl was torn (just barely hanging on) and minor damage was sustained to other ligaments.
3 months I went in to get sized for a PCL specific Brace from CTI instead of looking for surgery. I rode every day for a week (knee payed for it).
4 months started PT.
5 months I felt strong enough to ride regularly.
6 months I felt very good, but my knee was still week.
10 months I rode Whistler for a month. I stopped wearing the brace because it was bruising my leg.
11 months took a break from riding when I got home (two weeks).
1 year, due to PT and having a reason to strengthen my knee for support I am feeling close to before I did my knee.
Currently I am hesitant on getting surgery because of the super long recovery.
My knee only has 3/8" of play.... LOL
It is not painful for normal day stuff.
In your case were your knee is destroyed; you need surgery to be able to do anything.
Please do not stop riding, just do all mountain (more fun than you would think), continue to downhill (what I did), or pick up XC :-(
Best of luck to you.
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I've blown up my knee as well. Sold all my gear, bikes... As I couldn't walk for 6mo, then just as things were feeling ok with pt, had surgery, and feared I'd never be back on a bike again. Well, I'm still riding dh, and have taken up xc and all mountain/enduro stuff to strengthen my knee.
The desire to ride never goes away. I completely tore my acl, mcl, destroyed cartilage, meniscus. And I ride just as aggressively as before.
Wife nearly killed me though, as our first born son was only 9 mo old, and I was no help at all.
And I'm nearly 40. You will ride again...
The desire to ride never goes away. I completely tore my acl, mcl, destroyed cartilage, meniscus. And I ride just as aggressively as before.
Wife nearly killed me though, as our first born son was only 9 mo old, and I was no help at all.
And I'm nearly 40. You will ride again...
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ya i know that feeling. heart racing and your laying there on the ground and just thinking "what the f*ck did I do" and you just feel that theres something missing in your leg....f*ckin healin vibes kurt
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might as well get them both replaced
fuck seeing your vid brings back gnarly memories
I had to get carried down chateu de la crack all the way from the steep section.
and FUCK that moment when you try to stand on it, thats when shit gets real.
like i said heal up homie. hit that PT like a hoe
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i have to wait 4-6 weeks to see if surgery is going to be necessary.. i spoke with two ortho's and they both think i can heal without it. shit sucks!
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nah dont go down that road, theyre really just waiting until the swelling goes down and everything kinda sorts itself out but i would def go for the surgery man. check out Dr. John Parker in los altos. hes the best in the biz and did both my brother and my ACLs
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I have Kaiser so I can't pick the ortho... There actually isn't much swelling because I RICEd it well after it happened. I know my MCL can heal without surgery... It's just the PCL in question. Time will tell..
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be really careful with that man, when i tore my MCL PCL and severed my ACL playing rugby i didn't really understand the damage it would do if i didnt spend the time and let it heal properly, lets just say, it was the worst decision i have ever made, i can't walk anywhere with out my knee giving out after time, since i have over 20 degrees of play in my right knee now to the point where i can turn my shin and foot sideways and still move my thigh vertical almost 9" with my lower leg rotated 90 degrees at the knee. i went though physiotherapy 3 times a week for 1 year to get it to where it is now. and now my foot is permanently rotated 10 degree's when i walk or ride bikes.
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Funny, I said the exact same thing when I wrecked there this summer...Hope you have a speedy recovery man. Don't skimp out on the PT. It really works. Heal up!
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dammit,my stomach just turned upside down because of how bummed i am for you...i really cant say anything but i do hope you heal fast and be back real soon (and somehow stay injury free).
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i don't want to be done, but my wife is not happy with my MTB life.. constant injuries.. i don't know yet, it's gonna be a while before i can ride again.. time will tell i guess. at this point i would say i'm done 
You make me want to push myself even harder. Mad healing vibes bro, my collarbone is good to go in a few days, so I'm ready to start pushing again. I hope you make a full recovery and can start pushing the limits again in a few months.