Knee Surgery
 

These are some questions for the Doctors and People who have been through it and/or know anything about it..

Ok so the surgery i'm undergoing is something [metel ma fhemet] bl ligament cz ma2touch, he's gonna implant something then put some kind of a screw in it, ra7 ya3mela nadour!

1. Pain [on a scale of 1 to 10] :p
2. How long does it take to recover? [plz list the extend of the recovery, enno adde ta 2e2der emche 3ade w adde ta 2e2der erkod w 2adde ta 2e2der el3ab any kind of sports etc..]
3. what tools do I have to use afterwards? [after the surgery itself and do I need to wear anything if I ever play any kind of sports later on?]
4. does it need professional Physiotherapy help or can simple moves in the gym do the job?
5. right after the surgery, any tips on what to do? enno ice is good walla metlo metel 2ellto? exercise it doghre walla wait? etc..

Thanks :004:

It depends...when i had it the dr kept me on local anesthesia for an extra day so that i wouldn't feel much. But basically it will hurt if you do not have local anesthetic and you try to move around. 7/10

You will need help for the first 3 days...you'll get used to walking later on, you'll need to use a cane or crutches for the first month.

You'll be able to walk normally after about 2 months. Full recovery will be after about a year.

You'll need a cane or crutches for the first 2 weeks or 1 month. You'll be wearing a kind of brace for your knee. Like this one:

http://www.jointhealing.com/graphics...side_large.jpg

You'll be wearing it for about 2 months.

Physiotherapy after the operation is mandatory. Your thigh muscles will be like jelly and will need rehabilitation. About a month or 2 of physiotherapy ( every day at first then every other day if i remember correctly ).
After that they'll tell you to go to the gym and use some of the machines there to train your muscles.

No tips. Just try to rest up and don't move your leg a lot. When you start physiotherapy they'll tell you to do certain moves at home daily.

And as for sports: you can start taking long walks after about 3 months, light running after about 6 months and you'll be as good as new after about 1 year or 18 months. whatever you do don't try practicing heavy sports like basketball or soccer before your full recovery.

wow thanks Kain that's very helpful man 3anjad thanks :) w yalla basita i'll do my best to recover as fast and good as possible...

well i'm at home now, 3melet l surgery, kinda hurts :( anyways Kain u forgot to mention that the knee support thingie costs 500$ :p lol wtf this little piece of plastic or whatever costs 500 bucks? sucks! w ma bye3terfo fiya l assurance :@ anyways recovery seems like hard work cz it really hurts...bas chou badna na3mol ):

l7amdella 3al saleme bro :S well i don't remember it costing that much :p i thought the insurance handled it back then..weird....anyway if you should ever get bored try poking your thigh and see how weird it feels lool

And careful when you shower. Make sure you wrap a big garbage bag around your leg so you don't get any water on the brace...hmm....what else....Well from here on out it's patience and physiotherapy i guess...so good luck :S

yeah ma bye3terfo fiya l assurance :( anw thanks man and yeah badda patience ktir w cheghel ktir bas *sigh* I have to :( anyways thanks for the advice u're a good person :004:

well i don't about this subject much but l7amdela 3al salemtak bro w 5alik sabour ):