I have just undergone a mpfl reconstruction surgery. Although I assume anyone who found this blog already knew what this surgery is, I'm just going to clarify what I had done. In my surgery I had my ligament replaced by a donor ligament with 2 screws. This was done to stop my knee from completely dislocating and from subluxations.
I have been looking everywhere for a blog about a teen athlete recovering from this surgery to see what I'm getting myself into, but I cannot seem to find one anywhere. This of course led me to start this. I don't think anyone will really ever read this but it's nice to believe that maybe one day this will help someone that goes through a surgery.
I am 17 years old. I have dislocated my knee 5 times in the last 4 years, however 3 of which have been in the last 6 months. I have been to numerous pt(physical therapy) sessions throughout these four years but my doctor finally sent me through surgery.
I had said no to surgery 3 times before but I finally gave in after my knee dislocated after going up a flight of stairs at my high school.
The decision to get surgery was very hard, but once I decided to do it, I felt confident that I would once again be able to do normal activities.
I used to run track, cheer, and dance. Although I know a lot DONT consider dance or cheer as a sport I'm not here to argue that. I consider myself an athlete and am blogging my recovery hoping to aid another in what their recovery time will be like.
I would also like to say that I am usually very conservative in my medical choices and I don't recommend going through surgery unless it is your last option. These things can be tricky and I wouldn't want someone to go through the pain of recovering from a surgery if it was unnecessary.
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