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Offline zengirl

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MEETING UP!!
« on: February 05, 2007, 04:38:34 PM »
Hi all,

Anyone live locally to North London, or around North Herts, such as Stevenage, St. Albans, Royston etc?

Stockers and I are meeting up in a pub in the village of Old Knebworth called 'The Lytton Arms' on Wednesday 7th March at 8:00pm. Anywaone want to join us?   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)   :)  Lets talk knees!
Feb '03 Ladies badminton, bad fall, detached ACL
May '06 - ACL reconstruction & meniscus repair
Complications - swelling, pain, lack of flexion/extension, 50% graft failure
Jan '07 Arthoscopy, debride, removal of adhesions & 50% of graft
Attempting to rebuild muscles so can continue sport & life

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2007, 05:22:58 PM »
ooooooooo you make me so jealous..   I just cant swing air fare right now from Arizona...  hoist a couple for me would ya ?
ACLR - (patellar BTB autograft) left knee - May 31, 2006
Partial Lateral Meniscectomy right knee Feb 20, 2008
Partial Lateral Meniscectomy right knee Aug 11, 2008

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2007, 10:23:14 PM »
Can you meet me in rainy Seattle ? we could get somegood Java &  talk Knees!

It would be lot of fun to line up all our "Bad Knees " and see wich one looks the Best!

Les
November 16th 06' Ropture ACL & Meniscus tear plying badminton turnament.
Nov. 24th MRI scan done.
Jan, 8th 07' ACLr & Meniscus repair using allograft & Ti Pin technique.

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2007, 09:31:49 AM »
Would love it if we could have in international convention on knees - survivors only!  :-D  :-D  :-D
Feb '03 Ladies badminton, bad fall, detached ACL
May '06 - ACL reconstruction & meniscus repair
Complications - swelling, pain, lack of flexion/extension, 50% graft failure
Jan '07 Arthoscopy, debride, removal of adhesions & 50% of graft
Attempting to rebuild muscles so can continue sport & life

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2007, 04:00:18 PM »
Hi Zengirl,

Well I live in Islington but work in Stevenage and frequent the Lytton Arms on occassional lunchtimes.

7th is also day after my 5 month physio checkup, will see you there
Football Injury December 2005
Much misdiagnosis!!
Consultant May '06 - 5 mins to diagnose ACL tear
MRI scan July '06 torn acl
Op (Hammy) 04/10/06
May '08 Just completed a full injury free season of 35 games! Woo Hoo

Offline zengirl

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2007, 05:25:27 PM »
Excellent. That's three of us so far. Any more takers for a Knee Convention?  ;-)
Feb '03 Ladies badminton, bad fall, detached ACL
May '06 - ACL reconstruction & meniscus repair
Complications - swelling, pain, lack of flexion/extension, 50% graft failure
Jan '07 Arthoscopy, debride, removal of adhesions & 50% of graft
Attempting to rebuild muscles so can continue sport & life

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2007, 05:26:53 PM »
You guys have to take pictures...  and post them here for the rest of us.
ACLR - (patellar BTB autograft) left knee - May 31, 2006
Partial Lateral Meniscectomy right knee Feb 20, 2008
Partial Lateral Meniscectomy right knee Aug 11, 2008

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2007, 05:48:05 PM »
Sadly I am on holiday then but let me know if there is a meet up mooted in central london....
2006 April 1 skiing - big air, big crash, rescued off mountain. Terrible triad as a result (acl rupture, bucket tear in miniscus, medial ligament tear).
Jan 07 - ACLr (hamstring). Surgeon "discovered" a tear in the posterior horn previous missed.

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2007, 06:34:23 PM »
I'll be there.. I live just the other side of Luton so not that far away.
See you in 'Kneebworth'.  ;D
LEFT KNEE: ACL and medial meniscal tear Sept 05.
Arthroscopy Jan 06.
Hamstring ACLR Apr 06.

RIGHT KNEE: meniscal tear 2008. Partial meniscectomy 2008 and again 2009.

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2007, 11:07:24 PM »
LOL!!!! :-D  Excellent - but we "kneed" more girls to attend this convention. COME ON ACLR girlies - CHARLIESMOUSE, maybe you can make it up from Cambridge? Where are you anyway, actually?
Feb '03 Ladies badminton, bad fall, detached ACL
May '06 - ACL reconstruction & meniscus repair
Complications - swelling, pain, lack of flexion/extension, 50% graft failure
Jan '07 Arthoscopy, debride, removal of adhesions & 50% of graft
Attempting to rebuild muscles so can continue sport & life

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2007, 11:43:11 PM »
I could make a central London or City meeting as I work up there.  North London or further is too far I'm afraid, as I live in Staines.

Rachel

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2007, 06:49:17 AM »
I could make a central London meet, work in London, live in Kent.
Brad

There is hope, you just have to find it

Played Rounders 2nd August 2006
Went to Hospital after knee popped told go home simple muscle injury
Visited GP 3 weeks later "Meniscus I think"
Had MRI September 21
ACLr performed on 21st November 2006!
Up and about using 1 crutch next day..!

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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2007, 11:24:46 AM »
make sure you take photos and post some of them here, ok? I might not be able to come as i live little too far. ;D
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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2007, 11:39:11 AM »
I won't be able to make it either but would love to see a group photo or two!
Nola

9/24/06 Fall while horseback riding. Ruptured 100% ACL, torn meniscus, MCL (grade I)
2/14/07 ACLr B-PT-B autograft Murcia, Spain
5/25/07 US Arthroscopic LOA, meniscectomy, chondroplasty
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Re: MEETING UP!!
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2007, 12:00:05 PM »
I'm in the midlands, and it will be the day after surgery for me! LOL

Hope you have a good time!

WJD
02/05 - ACL damage in a skiing collision.
01/06 - suspect lateral meniscus tear kneeling to change a DVD.
6/4/06 - Arthroscopy to remove meniscus bucket handle tear, ACL found to be ruptured. 
6/3/7 - Hamstring ACLR

 














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