Finally blog up and running! Right, so, whomever has found their way to this little site, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jo and I am 21 years old.
In 2004, then 14, I tore my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in my left knee during a basketball practice. This is the point where people usually go 'OWW!' and wrinkle and skrinkle their faces in imagined agony - but, surprisingly perhaps, it doesn't hurt. It is merely a very alien, very uncomfortable feeling, and you can hear the ligament snap (which, luckily for me, I didn't).
After keyhole surgery I was told I was 'so young' that I'd be fine without reconstructive surgery, and let loose with rehabilitation for 3 months. A year later, 2005, I was still not back in the game, and underwent surgery to repair the ACL using part of the hamstring muscle. I returned to basketball for a while but with continued problems, and in 2010 after a season filled with knee troubles, I tore the repaired ACL during a game. Another keyhole surgery confirmed torn ACL and medial meniscal damage, but, again, I was told I was young enough to cope without surgery. Again, it didn't work out.
So on May 25 I have my second reconstructive surgery booked. While I've been preparing for it, I have tried to find other people who have done the same thing, but without success. I know I would have appreciated to read about someone else's experience, so hopefully that's what I can give you through this blog.
Night x
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