LARS ligament week 1
I will be doing some updates on my rehabilitation with my new knee.
There is not a lot of information about the LARS ligament or how recovery is with it.
I would like to give everyone an in-depth look into it for those interested in alternative knee reconstructions.
I sat down with Dr. Duval and the anaesthetist to discuss surgery.
I had a spinal tap.
Its about as close as you could get to being paralyzed.
From the waist down you go numb.
Next thing you know you are seeing the inside of your knee on a screen beside your head.
Surgery was a success and Dr. Duval was extremely happy with his work.
He said he wished he had filmed it to have put on his website.
If he’s stoked, so am I!
I was put back in my room to numb out.
They have an ethernet cable, but I guess my Macbook air is too cool for that.
The nurses kept telling me I had to try and pee.
Because you get numb from the waist down, EVERYTHING goes numb.
So, my senses were thrown off.
I had to pee, but couldn’t tell.
I was given my piss jar and attempted to go at it.
I highly suggest to take a few days to yourself after surg before flying.
85% removal of medial meniscus
LARS ligament put in place.
2 titanium screws holding it in.
1 in femur, 1 in tibia.
With limp, due to swelling.
Ice / Compression / Elevate
Keep the blood flowing and muscles alive.
Small exercises: rotating foot, flexing calf, buttocks, and quads.
Leg flat on ground and slowly dragging heel towards butt.
Hamstrings are the first muscle’s to start working on.
This week I have started my Physiotherapy and have had massive gains in my rehab.
I’ll have another update at the end of the week.
E-mail me at info@tjschiller.com
Bruised up.
Evening after my flight from Montreal - Vancouver.
The blood thinners I took for the flight had me bleeding like crazy.Day 7.
Bruising and swelling slowly starts to disperse.
