Fucked My Knee
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- TheBlueOne
So I went to this self defense seminar this weekend and ended up tearing my ACL. So I'm fucked. Spent four hours at the emergency room on Saturday night and took the day off from work now to work out orthopedists, getting an MRI, fun fun fun. And I'm looking at 6 months minimum to get back to hopefully normal, probably snookering my trip to Japan this year as well...
- Jaline0
Self-defense turned on you.
That sucks, especially if you can't go on that trip. Hopefully it will heal a bit more quickly...
Good luck.
- Spookytim0
Bad luck TBO. Seriously. Sounds like a very inconvenient injury all round. But thank your god your bollocks are safe though eh.
- detritus0
JeezOh, dude - sorry to hear that.
I'll dispense with any 'well you kind of knew what you were getting into' self-righteousness and just go with 'sue your friend'.
- Yes. Sue and show that guy the real meaning of self-defense. Getting someone else to get you lots of cash.********
- It's the American Way!
Litigation is the new Crane Kick.detritus - Yeah but he was Canadian...TheBlueOne
- KICK HIS BIG FUCKING CANADIAN FACE OFF!Spookytim
- Yes. Sue and show that guy the real meaning of self-defense. Getting someone else to get you lots of cash.
- harlequino0
Dude...that sucks, sorry to hear.
Guess the cup worked though.You're just gonna have to sit around and practice those Dime Bag Darrel licks all day.
- Spookytim0
... I'll bring up the rear by saying 'well you kind of knew what you were getting into', so all the bases are covered here.
- blaw0
Holy crap, that sucks. Mend quickly, sir.
By the way, I checked the records and, low and behold, you aren't 20 any more. Just a friendly reminder in case you decided you wanted to pick up professional hockey or kick-dancing or whatnot.
- I'm like 20 years past 20!! haha...oh shit...TheBlueOne
- I hear you. It's funny how the mind keeps the bar set high. Use the time to prepare for the PSB this Friday.blaw
- Fariska0
Ouch that really sucks.
Hope you'll be fine soon.
- TheBlueOne0
Ah, you know you could tear you ACL doing alot of things, so I don't blame what I was doing. I'm a little pissed I went despite not training anything for the last 8 months or so, so the muslces were probably a tad weak and the stress was transferred to the ligament and *pop*. I already had meniscus surgery on my other knee like six years ago, but the ACL is just a far more crappy injury.
I am pissed at myself for injuring doing this and not what I usually do, because it kinda cuts into what I really like to do. But then again I did learn some really cool stuff before the knee gave out so, what the fuck are you going to do, right?
Anyone else here injured one?
- Did you learn the shredder?voiceof
- Yes I did. It works actually.TheBlueOne
- ********0
I'm sorry Blue, that truly sucks
- TheBlueOne0
Thanks for the well wishes and support guys...'preciate it.
- exador10
sorry to hear about it Blue One...that sucks man....
but, crutch or not, you should still go to Japan if you can...(unless it interferes with therapy or something)
cheers man...hope things get better soon...- Yeah,,it might interfere with the therapy timeline...I'll have to see..TheBlueOne
- mrdobolina0
there goes your action movie career, tough luck dude.
- I woulda been the Next Big ThingTheBlueOne
- You'll always be an also-ran to us.Spookytim
- the next lorenzo lamas.mrdobolina
- hahaha!OSFA
- creative-0
But did the box work?
Get better soon...
- Box did a stellar job...TheBlueOne
- Get one for each kneecreative-
- hahah!TheBlueOne
- OSFA0
pfffft! don't listen to them TBO! You can still be an action superstar. There will always be 'action' roles in Hollywood for everyone...
- robotron3k0
sorry to hear that BlueOne, what kind of self-defense where you taking??? and god speed on your recovery as well...
- Just some Reality Based Self Defense stuff...not my usual, but was really interested...TheBlueOne
- What's your usual?
I'm in a Krav Maga school.dirtydesign - I study Wing Chung, I've been hurt a few times as well but always seem to recover.robotron3k
- ********0
let me guess the scenario
you have to pick a partner to spar with. they mention how you should never lose your focus and always pay attention to even the slightest movements which may indicate where your opponent may move next, then some one yells, 'hey look at this:'
your opponent drop kicks you right in the knee- That is EXACTLY how it went down. Except the person doing the hip thrusting was a 46 year old NYC cop...TheBlueOne
- This Gif: Always Welcome, Since 1904Spookytim
- dirtydesign0
I had ACL replacement surgery a few years ago..Tore it playing hoops.
They took a piece of my hamstring(spelling?) and transplanted it as a new ACL. Works like a charm.
The recovery and therapy are pretty terrible, I'm not gonna lie. The painkillers are aaaawesome though.
Good luck.- Thanks for the insight. Any problem with the hamstring afterwards?TheBlueOne
- Some numbness on the skin in that area, and some parts of the knee. It's probably 95% what it used to be.dirtydesign
- I take Krav Maga, snowboard and still play hoop occassionally. No problems.dirtydesign
- I can live with 95%TheBlueOne
- How Long was the Therapy/recovery for you?TheBlueOne
- ANd who do you do Krav Maga with?TheBlueOne
- ********0
you should learn how to defend yourself from yourself.
- That's a life mission for everybody...TheBlueOne
- i really meant to ask: joining a self-defence workshop can be considered an act of self-defence?********
- dirtydesign0
Also, go to the best doctor you can. I almost went to a hack, until someone told me a horror story about the guy.