Pop! The sound your ACL makes when it goes....

[UGASkiDawg]

Suckage

 

[jt10000]

Ugggh.

Sending good vibes.

 

[mdf]

I express it as "grunk-grunk".

Did you at least fall down? In some ways it makes it worse that both of my injuries were the result of such minor accidents that I stayed upright on my skis.

 

[Coach13]

Oh no. Been there, good luck!

 

[Tony S]

Nooooooo

 

[Mike King]

Suckage

shit. That sucks. What happened? Get surgery as soon as possible.

 

[SkiNurse]

Oh, noooooo!

 

[Tim Hodgson]

Yes, it makes an audible “pop.”

You will be fine.

 

[Brad J]

So Sorry, I ruptured mine in 1998 and did not operate, I was still pretty stable and did pt for 6 months strengthening the other mussels and ligaments in the affected leg. 24 years latter all still good. its really a stability issue. I was 44 years old and in great shape , I skied two weeks latter on a three day trip, I am sure at my now age 66 it would be a different story. Good luck and listen to your body. I had a large area of blood in the back of the knee that took some time to go away other than that hard work you will be all set to ski in November hopefully.

 

[graham418]

Just thinking about that noise makes me shudder. Get the MRI as soon as you can, and have your sports doc prescribe a path forward, i.e. surgery or just PT.
Good Luck, Heal Well

 

[dbostedo]

Suckage

Heal fast!!

 

[Brad J]

I thought I got shot , whole body shuttered, felt sick . BTW when I ruptured my quad tendon same same.

 

[Scruffy]

Heal quickly. Some skier friends of mine have done both their L&R sides. Most say getting the surgery asap is better. Then again, I know some that are skiing without an ACL, so... Regardless, I hope your recovery is uneventful.

 

[Philpug]

sooooo, you won't be skiing with us this week?

 

[Tricia]

Well Shit!
We need more details!!!

 

[neonorchid]

So much for Nevados de Chillan, wait wrong thread, sorry and sorry.

Best of luck with your recovery.

 

[Doug Briggs]

I'm sorry to hear that (no pun intended), @UGASkiDawg.

 

[Drahtguy Kevin]

Damn. Sorry, man.

 

[coskigirl]

Damnit.

 

[UGASkiDawg]

The holy trinity....ACL, MCL and medial meniscus. Skiing wasn't the culprit....dirt biking crash. No real pain whatsoever other than the minor pop feeling and sound. Rode for another hour but then it started giving out on me after getting off the bike. Maybe I should just stay on the motorcycle. Still no significant pain and only minor swelling but lots of instability. Surgery coming up on the 7th. Continuing my weightlifting (squats and deadlifts) and indoor cycling work with a brace on until surgery. Just hoping it's some minor trim work on the meniscus so I don't end up non weight bearing for 6 weeks.