Destroyed knee

[Bricks]

Ah shit dude , God Bless , that sucks. I was hoping for a sick training update.

Thank you.

 

[Warhead14]

Mrs Bricks is currently in make up for a photoshoot, I'm bored so here we go.

I had a thread up on ugbb about my kneeinjury and rehab, just thought I'd post an update here. To recap, on May 1st I missed a step in the house and when my foot hit, my quads fired both barrels and the result was a complete patellar tendon tear with patella fracture and a near complete quad tear. The quad also tore longitudinalally (into the muscle) as well as across the tendon. The following morning the orthopedic surgeon I've been working with for 16 years put me back together.

Tomorrow is 13 weeks post repair. I've been out of the brace for a week now, last night I moved back into my own bed with Mrs. Bricks. I've got return of full range of motion. Training/rehab I'm up to 35 lbs for reps for leg extensions, which 15-20% of my previous training weight. Im also able to do seated and kneeling leg curls, seated calf, and the abductor/adductor machine. The sleds on my my two leg presses and my hack squat are too heavy, so that's down the road. Exercise bike is daily.

At 13 weeks there's still a lot of healing/remodeling of those tendons and a lot off strengthening to go yet, but we're getting there.

I was to have a knee replacement and I used 5mg of BPC with TB500 every other week for 3 months and I know long need it, at this point anyway.

 

[Bricks]

I was to have a knee replacement and I used 5mg of BPC with TB500 every other week for 3 months and I know long need it, at this point anyway.

Currently taking 500 mcg/day BPC and 4 mg week TB-500. However, that isn't gonna fix this. This needs the knife.

 

[Glycomann]

Currently taking 500 mcg/day BPC and 4 mg week TB-500. However, that isn't gonna fix this. This needs the knife.

Sorry to read this. Sucks getting old.

 

[Glycomann]

6 week update for my knee. PT discharged me last Friday. I have full flexibility back. Still swelling and I have to ice on and off all day. Off meds other than NSAIDS. Mostly I just work on flexibility, stationary bike and walking. Once a week i do a little leg routine abducters, adductors, seated leg curl, extensions (almost no zzzs in operative leg), calf raises. I'm also back to my normal stretching routine which helps overall. It's probably going to be a full year to get to where it will eventually recover to.

 

[Bricks]

6 week update for my knee. PT discharged me last Friday. I have full flexibility back. Still swelling and I have to ice on and off all day. Off meds other than NSAIDS. Mostly I just work on flexibility, stationary bike and walking. Once a week i do a little leg routine abducters, adductors, seated leg curl, extensions (almost no zzzs in operative leg), calf raises. I'm also back to my normal stretching routine which helps overall. It's probably going to be a full year to get to where it will eventually recover to.

Stay focused on the forward progress. I've really had to work this summer, and now again woth this tricep, on not thinking about how long and hard I worked to get to a certain point all to lose a shitload of that very quickly.

Every day is progress/gains as long as you're patient, persistent, and disciplined. The only two ways to fk that up are impatience, and not doing the work.

Easy to say, harder to do.

 

[Glycomann]

Stay focused on the forward progress. I've really had to work this summer, and now again woth this tricep, on not thinking about how long and hard I worked to get to a certain point all to lose a shitload of that very quickly.

Every day is progress/gains as long as you're patient, persistent, and disciplined. The only two ways to fk that up are impatience, and not doing the work.

Easy to say, harder to do.

I understand. I've had 3 catastrophic injuries in my athletic career.

 

[Glycomann]

Stay focused on the forward progress. I've really had to work this summer, and now again woth this tricep, on not thinking about how long and hard I worked to get to a certain point all to lose a shitload of that very quickly.

Every day is progress/gains as long as you're patient, persistent, and disciplined. The only two ways to fk that up are impatience, and not doing the work.

Easy to say, harder to do.

i understand. I've had 3 catastrophic injuries in my athletic career.

 

[DF]

Update and a bit more....

Back to about 45% of preinjury weight for quads, that's going well.

Now the more part. The left elbow that's been an bother since right before I injured my knee, that was put on hold because of that inury, well, about 2 weeks ago there was a pop doing the Hammer Strength shoulder press. Pissed it off pretty good. Had the MRI today, triceps is 90% torn. So...back to the OR we go. Tomorrow after I do a knee replacement at work we'll be sitting down and getting things lined up. Well, fuck.

Damn Bricks sorry to hear!

 

[Bricks]

So tomorrow it's back on the table to repair the triceps tendon and what the he'll while we're there a carpal tunnel release. Scheduled for 2 1/2 hours.
Today ortho measured/fitt3d me with a special tool for a custom brace. Carbon fiber, weighs less than 20 ounces.
No, that fat arm is not mine.

I think my surgeon is telling me it's gonna be quick getting out of this brace to keep me from getting discouraged. We'll, time to focus on legs, since thats probably it till closer to the end of the year. Last upper body was tonight, heavy pec deck days, lateral raises in the Matrix, cable upright rows, biceps.