30-01-2015, 12:01 PM
Well I made it out of hospital after 25 days on 13th January! Four operations, and I reckon more than 24hours under general anaesthetic in total!
This is from the first major op to fix my bone with a titanium plate, and to bolt two of my ligaments back on where they had snapped their bone anchor points off rather than the ligaments actually snapping:
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These two are after the last op where they nicked ligament from my good leg to create a new rear cruciate as I'd snapped my old one so badly. They also repaired the ligament running down the outside of my leg, and checked the nerve, and fixed the ligaments which anchor some of my muscles to the knee as they'd snapped too...
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So the good news is all my ligaments have been repaired and the bones have too. I'm in a velcro cast with a hinge set to a maximum of 60degrees, but I can't bend my knee past 45 degrees at the minute.
They've told me my cartilage on top of my shin bone was badly damaged and will need replacing with a cartilage graft inside the next 5 years or so.
Apart from that they have said the injury is so rare they cannot say for sure what level of mobility I'll have. They have said I should be able to run in a straight line, and drive a manual (crucially important that!), but that I may not play hockey again due to the fast direction changes required. We'll see, I'm useless at taking no for an answer so will try stuff when I've properly recovered and see how I get on!
Recovery now is 6 weeks from the last op (7th Jan) with no weight bearing at all. Then 6 weeks of partial weight bearing. After 3 months I'm allowed my velcro cast off but will likely need my crutches still as I wont be up to full weight bearing. They estimate I will be walking without crutches by around June...
In other news, I'm sure you'll be amused to know my dad has nicked my Z4 on some vague pretence that it needs to be used regularly to keep it in tip top condition, and keeps texting me winding me up about driving it. NOT cool!
Anyway, thought you guys might like some gory pics. I'm gonna try and make it to Forge, hopefully see you there in April! Might have my cast off by then; who knows!
This is from the first major op to fix my bone with a titanium plate, and to bolt two of my ligaments back on where they had snapped their bone anchor points off rather than the ligaments actually snapping:
[attachment=21420]
These two are after the last op where they nicked ligament from my good leg to create a new rear cruciate as I'd snapped my old one so badly. They also repaired the ligament running down the outside of my leg, and checked the nerve, and fixed the ligaments which anchor some of my muscles to the knee as they'd snapped too...
[attachment=21419]
[attachment=21421]
So the good news is all my ligaments have been repaired and the bones have too. I'm in a velcro cast with a hinge set to a maximum of 60degrees, but I can't bend my knee past 45 degrees at the minute.
They've told me my cartilage on top of my shin bone was badly damaged and will need replacing with a cartilage graft inside the next 5 years or so.
Apart from that they have said the injury is so rare they cannot say for sure what level of mobility I'll have. They have said I should be able to run in a straight line, and drive a manual (crucially important that!), but that I may not play hockey again due to the fast direction changes required. We'll see, I'm useless at taking no for an answer so will try stuff when I've properly recovered and see how I get on!
Recovery now is 6 weeks from the last op (7th Jan) with no weight bearing at all. Then 6 weeks of partial weight bearing. After 3 months I'm allowed my velcro cast off but will likely need my crutches still as I wont be up to full weight bearing. They estimate I will be walking without crutches by around June...
In other news, I'm sure you'll be amused to know my dad has nicked my Z4 on some vague pretence that it needs to be used regularly to keep it in tip top condition, and keeps texting me winding me up about driving it. NOT cool!
Anyway, thought you guys might like some gory pics. I'm gonna try and make it to Forge, hopefully see you there in April! Might have my cast off by then; who knows!
'99 Ph3 Diablo Gti(Victor) Dead
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Astor 'X' 4 GTi6-6 - SOLD!
'08 LY Renault Megane RS 230 F1 Team R26 - GONE
'56 BMW Z4 Coupe 3.0si Sport - SCHWIIIING!