RE: Re: Rider knee surgury

["Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>]

That summer while I was in the cast,(early '80s) there were three
of us sitting around with crutches at a party.  One had a double
ACL athroscopy, the other was a vet(eran) and had a "zipper"
done at the Veteran's Administration.  The poor vet(eran) was still
in crutches the year after. He felt a little cheated.  Interesting
that I was a guinea pig.  Didn't know it wasn't approved by the Feds,
but don't you think that I should have been informed of this?

K.



-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Dowis [mailto:jrd@foothill.net]
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 2:24 PM
To: Kathy Mayeda
Cc: ridecamp
Subject: Re: Re: Rider knee surgury


Kathy,

According to my doctor at the time, arthroscopy was possible, but not
allowed by the feds.  Apparently they have something to say about
everything.  Perhaps being a teaching hospital helped in your case.  I have
a lovely 8" knee decoration as a result of the open-knee procedure, whereas
the arthroscopy to repair the meniscus on the other side of the knee left me
two little "x"s you can't even find.

Joan D.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>
To: "Joan Dowis" <jrd@foothill.net>; "gaendurance"
<gaendurance@mindspring.com>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 12:45 PM
Subject: RE: Re: Rider knee surgury


> My arthroscopy was in the early 1980's for a torn ACL, so it existed
> at that time.  I guess it helped that the clinic I went to is
> associated with Stanford Medical School and treats a lot of the
> professional athletes who live in Atherton!   I agree that the
> recovery will probably be faster anyway, because since my leg was
> immobilized in a cast, it built up a lot of scar tissue.  Breaking
> the scar tissue during physical therapy afterwards was the most
> painful experience I ever had in my life - worse than the injury
> itself.  They don't usually do a hard cast anymore.
>
> K.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joan Dowis [mailto:jrd@foothill.net]
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 12:49 AM
> To: gaendurance
> Cc: ridecamp
> Subject: RC: Re: Rider knee surgury
>
>
> Hi, Suzanne,
>
> I had an ACL replacement and meniscus repair in January, 1991, when the
> ACL
> required open knee surgery.  It was six months before I was cleared to
> ride,
> and it took most of that time just getting my knee back to having normal
> function, straightening, muscle retraining, etc.  I did Tevis the next
> summer (1992).  Now, the surgery is arthroscopic, and recovery is much
> faster.  My doctor was an athlete himself, and was very helpful in
> encouraging me to return to activity.  If possible, go to a doctor who
> does
> surgery on athletes - athletes definitely use the best available.  Good
> luck.
>
> Joan Dowis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gaendurance" <gaendurance@mindspring.com>
> To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 3:34 PM
> Subject: RC: Rider knee surgury
>
>
> > Dear ridecampers,
> > Has anyone ever had knee surgery to reconstruct a ruptured ACL
> ligament
> and torn meniscus cartilage?
> > If so how long did it take you to recover and get back on a horse?
> >
> > Suzanne
> > 14733
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