Recovering from ACL/meniscus surgery... been about 9 months and started back up riding fine past month.  Well, yesterday I was riding a very simple green trail where I dropped a chain while riding and unbeknownst I went to power down a pedal stroke, foot slipped right off the pedals and ended up planting pretty hard on my injured/healing leg.  This was very similar to how I tore it in the first place (locked knee/foot flant).  It didn't feel bad at first and I was able to keep riding for another 9miles fine just pedaling.  That said, after I got home and it settled down it started to stiffen up as usual (did this anyways) since surgery.  But later on, the pain set in and I could feel that something is definitely off.  I don't think I tore my acl again as I heard no pop.  I'm hoping it's just a case of hyper extension and not further damage to my acl/meniscus?  That said, I have pain with bending my knee and pain if my knee is bent inwards to inside of my leg.  Will probably go see my ortho doc when the office opens up to get it checked out but if anyone has any medical knowledge I'd be curious to hear your thoughts while I wait.  The impact was partially helped by my seat... upon slipping I ended up dropping onto my dropper seat/post.  The problem is that my dropper has been problematic and ended up dropping thus it did end up dropping me down.  So, although it helped to lessen the impact, it also did end up dropping me down further causing me to fully have to plant a foot instead of a dab like normal... kinda sucks, so gonna let it rest and see how it feels for the next couple of weeks.

The above is about as far as anyone, even an orthopod would go on recomendations with being able to manipulate the knee.  See your Ortho or physical therapist, they are you best bets if the pain persists.

The Cycle Path wrote on 05/20/15 at 8:43pm:


Yeah, I've been resting it.  Feeling little better today.  Knee feels solid when I try to shift the bottom/top bones.  That said, may have done some damage to the meniscus.  I will probably go get it checked out next week.  Wanted to see how it felt this week after some rest.  Definitely feels better but still far from good.

The Cycle Path wrote on 05/21/15 at 11:01am:



Yikes... I was researching that system and found a Breg Polar Lawsuit!  I guess the risk is the same with any system?  How long does it last?

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I currently have a Shock Doctor 360 system.  Works great with refreezable gel packs and I can get about 40mins of cold therapy.  It's a great product and has been great.  Also with the straps I can customize the fit/feel.  Recomended for the price for sure! 

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I got one of those same machines that Cycle Path had and it was awesome. They are expensive but well worth it. People will sue over pretty much anything these days. Doesn't mean that the product is faulty.

The Cycle Path wrote on 05/22/15 at 10:16am:


12.5million.... some could be yours Mark!  Just sayin.... LOL... yeah, I've contemplated it and I was actually trying to find something like it after I had surgery.

The Cycle Path wrote on 05/22/15 at 7:06pm:

Mark have you been hitting the "payment plants"??