1 Year since injury - Update

[NOW]

pt_striker, touche!!!.  I stand corrected. 

[loz8]

Thanks for all your kind (and inspiring) words. I plan to stick around now and give some info on the gradual return to competitive sport as many do understandably leave when their goals are met. But I was always interested in what it was going to feel like 9 months down the line and there was always limited info on this.

Loz
p.s I saw robert pires tore his acl again last month not sure if it was mentioned on this board but does anyone know if it was the same knee? forget that just found the thread!! other knee hey, well my OS said it is always the other that you are most likely to injury...

[sparkle999]

Hey Loz

glad to hear you're doing well. I had my recon 24th Oct same month as you and i'm still nowhere near back! You are my hero...(and Feeny and Harry....god I sound like such a girl )

Like Feeny, I'm hoping to keep up the 5/6 days a week exercise forever. I feel so much fitter and stronger and more capable. Not to mention having massive energy reserves i never had before. I always used to exercise, but not in this same 'focussed' way.

I think it would be wierd to be able to forget about a knee that has dominated your life for a year or more. But it's great that you're back playing. I understand what you say about needeing to take a bad tackle before you regain confidence. I fell over a few weeks ago and realised I hadn't since my injury March 2005! Before the injury I would fall, trip, do cartwheels etc without a thought and I'm aiming to be there again (though perhaps with less falling over) ....sometime in the future.

Good to hear from you and enjoy the game.

xx