Eric Just want to say thanks for the post and words of encouragement! 6 months post-opp. Still have nightmares of the day I had the rapture. Was difficult seeing all that muscle and years of hard work disappear in a few days. But we keeping faith and keeping the Head high! Keep it up!
I remember subscribing to your channel when my patellar tendon broke, (it’s been four years too, my surgery was in November 2019) I was told I was not going to skate never again and now 3 years later I’m skating better than ever and I even started going to acrobatics classes. My knee is not the same and I my quadriceps is still small but I’m working on it. And I recovered all my range of movement. For all of you who feel that you are never going to be able to play sports again or feel normal: you will. Stay strong and stick to the physical therapy, never stop working out 💪
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I'm only 5 weeks into my journey, and the people closest to me don't understand what I'm going through. Sometimes it feels as if no one really cares.
As someone who had a complete rupture of the patellar tendon almost 18 months ago. I want to say thank you! Your videos were beyond helpful and really inspired me to push myself during the early phases of post op.
Surgery in two days. As a life long athlete and fitness addict, I can’t thank you enough. Seriously life saving videos man. You give me hope that I can sprint and lift again. What a long long journey I have ahead, thank you for being the shining light ahead.
At 6 weeks tomorrow. I'm so far ahead and it is frustrating. Doc saw me at 4 weeks and cleared me to drive (right leg surgery). I can bend to 110 and do straight leg lifts without the brace on. I want to start week 8 stuff like you did in week 6 but PT can't make that call and I don't see the surgeon for another couple weeks. Thanks for the videos. Good to see someone very similar to me that has gone through it. I'm 36 and ruptured mine playing basketball. Been lifting and staying active for decades, and I have no doubt I'll get back to it though probably won't be grabbing rebounds off the rim anymore.
Just came across your videos. I ruptured my tendon last Tuesday and had surgery Wednesday. I am planning to watch your videos every week from the beginning.
I’m 6 months post patellar rupture repair, and hope to have my ACL repaired next. Thanks for the motivation and helping me stay positive throughout this journey!
Thanks man, I'm going through it now, same leg as you. I'm almost at the 4 week mark after surgery. I should be starting PT soon I hope, it's a big challenge especially sine I'm 47. Thanks for you encouraging videos it mean a lot.
I just completed one years since my injury and videos helped me out a lot. I just completed a 2 mile jog and ran some sprints last week. I’m slow but I know progress is being made. Thank you for the update!!
@@juneshsidhu9238 unfortunately, it took close to three weeks. I was injured at work and had to deal with workers comp. I had a great surgeon and with PT I regained most of my flexibility.
Thanks for your videos! Tore the patella in my right knee 13 years ago and my left this spring. I have went through two patella tears and a manipulation due to scar tissue, so three surgeries total. Watching your rehabilitation helped me out immensely from the depression.
Hey man I am back I watched your videos and they helped me 5 years ago with my first patella Tendon repair on my right knee. I was good and last week I injured my left knee. Same injury, I’ll be watching your videos again from the beginning another long journey again 😞
im laying in a rehab facility right now. I am 5 days post surgery with patella tendon ruptures in both knees. I just watched your whole "series" on this. I really needed to hear this info on a real level and not doctor speak. Thank you, I'm sure I'm not the only one you reached with these videos, but you definitely reached me. Thank you!!!! you made the long road ahead of me a lot clearer.
Hi mate,, I also had a double rupture 3 years ago so I know how you feel right now.. I’m squatting close to the weight I was before now and regularly go out for 5k runs … it’ll take time but full recovery is achievable
@@juneshsidhu9238 I feel ya pain.. in the early days trying to take a shit is difficult enough. Honestly mate, life seems dull right now but you’ll get back. I was walking about with no help as normal after about 8weeks. After 6 months I was jogging small distances. One year I was able to barbell squat 80% of what I did before. 1 year on I ran 10k with only slight knee pain. After a year I was able to do everything I did prior.:.. I’d say the only thing that I notice is some slight aching when it’s cold, and the range of movement (heels to ass is not as before) and I’m just a little cautious about certain activities, like football I use to play, but I see it as too risky now so take it carefully.. you’ll get back though, keep you head up. Best advice I can give you early on is try and bend those legs as much a possible to get your range back, even when it hurts keep doing it, my only regret is I think I should have done more of that early on. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Absolutely right. You must make time every day no matter how busy your schedule is. You can't just leave this injury to heal in it's own time. Be in control and don't just concentrate on knee PT, work your whole body out. Lose some weight, come back a fitter, leaner, stronger you.
I'm almost 7 months post op and I had a little scare last week. Never felt a true tweak in my knee but after a normal PT workout and night at work, I woke up and my knee was hurting bad and very swollen. It subsided after a week but it scared me enough to go see my doc and get xrays/MRI's done. I saw a new doc and he said there are very small tears, however it's not enough for him to go in and reconstruct my tendon all over again. Your videos have helped me a lot with my injury, on my bad days you've kept me optimistic. I'd appreciate some feedback, have you ever had set backs? If so how'd you deal with them?
Hi, Max I want to start off by thank you for these videos they really got me through these past months. I’m currently 6 1/2 months post op and I want to know how long was it till you really started to gain strength in your your leg again? I went from being able to do 80lbs leg extensions now I could hardly do 20lbs without my leg shaking
Thank you for your videos. First off, great work on your recovery, well done. Nearly two years ago I ruptured both my patellar tendons. I found your video's very helpful. Its being quiet a journey so far, not finished but I can say, I'm back running, jumping, dancing etc. Its such a unique injury, as you say, stay determined, trust the process and you will get there.
@@juneshsidhu9238 it took me 12 weeks but I was doing 5 hours of rehab each day. Now I wasn’t comfortable walking but I was able to walk with no crutches. It took me about 8 months to be able to walk down steps. Check out my Instagram. I’ve a long of videos up about it. Did you rupture your two patellar as well?
Hey man you inspired me to work hard at my injury and I can say I am recovering very well only thing that scares me is that I still feel the leg give out from time to time and I am assuming it is a strength issue I am about 13 weeks post op exercises that are the hardest wall squats or sits and step ups but they are still very hard do recommend attacking those everyday to get stronger and stronger?
I’m curious as to why the quad shrinks so much and takes so long to get full strength back. Is this because the patella tendon is sore and can’t take load for many months and this limits recovery? Did you get full strength back eventually through the exercises?
I just broke mine on Tuesday. I’m so scared man. I’m supposed to have surgery next week. It’s taking forever. I have 2 kids and another one on the way.
Man, I'm 5 months out of surgery. I can walk, but it's not normal and I'm super afraid of it "popping again". I can just barely ride my motorcycle now, bending is a chore. Some people Have been saying it doesn't look like I'm making progress but I feel like I am every day. It's just super nerve raking thinking about damaging it again.
That the “getting out of your head” I was talking about. Also, the people saying you aren’t getting better are the people who are minimizing this knee injury. They’re comparing it to other knee injuries. This one takes a very long time.
@@juneshsidhu9238 I was out of the brace completely and walking comfortably and normally at 7 weeks. I'm now in wk 11 post op. ROM is 130degrees. I do my PT/excercises hard every day at home. Quad/VMO is SLOW to build back up. I can climb stairs ok but descending 'normally' I MUST use a hand rail and I look injured. I cannot jog or run yet. I experience muscle pulls on the shin because I push hard..this is normal. The tendon repair is good and stong..No pain.
Hello, im intrested to know if your doctor took the Dall-Miles Cable away ore did he leave it there. Anybody else dealing whit this i would also appreciate to hear from you. Thanks for the answers.
Hey Eric man love your videos they’ve helped me majorly. I’m about 4 weeks in and I was bending my knee at about 50 degrees and walking on it without a brace. Getting to 90 hurts and my doctors making sure I can get it to 90 in a week. He’s prescribed me t3’s again to help manage the pain when I’m doing bending exercises and exercises in general. I’m not the biggest advocate for pharmaceuticals and do want to stop ASAP. But I was more so wondering about your opinion on using medication for now to help with the process.
Hey max i've got a question, you were able to do leg raises within 3 weeks post OP, i'm currently in week 3 but it seems literally impossible right now to lift my leg up, how were you able to do it?
I was the same, keep with the rehab, don’t lose hope. Some people heal faster at different stages. I’m just two years out of a double patellar rupture, I’m back running pain free and doing everything pain free. The only reason is I stuck doing the rehab everyday.
@@thegunshow25 i’m currently in week 6, i can train my legs a bit again, squatting is also possible now with a little weight, it is a long process but i love working out so i don’t mind, we gotta be mentally unbreakable so something like this wont stop me
@@juneshsidhu9238 currently i can walk without braces, i can walk semi normal, its still not 100% but im only in week 6 so yeah, since i started pshytherapie and excercising my leg i can now slightly lift my leg but not alot
Tomorrow is my one year anniversary, I tore mine playing pick up basketball. I wasn’t elite or anything but I could definitely play well enough. I was hoping I’d be back at it 100% by now but not even close. Still can’t run under a 10 minute mile before my knees hurt too much. I do a lot of body weight squat and lunges but no weight. I want to compete again in leagues but it feels like it won’t happen anytime soon
Eric Just want to say thanks for the post and words of encouragement! 6 months post-opp. Still have nightmares of the day I had the rapture. Was difficult seeing all that muscle and years of hard work disappear in a few days. But we keeping faith and keeping the Head high! Keep it up!
I remember subscribing to your channel when my patellar tendon broke, (it’s been four years too, my surgery was in November 2019) I was told I was not going to skate never again and now 3 years later I’m skating better than ever and I even started going to acrobatics classes. My knee is not the same and I my quadriceps is still small but I’m working on it. And I recovered all my range of movement. For all of you who feel that you are never going to be able to play sports again or feel normal: you will. Stay strong and stick to the physical therapy, never stop working out 💪
Let’s go!!!
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I'm only 5 weeks into my journey, and the people closest to me don't understand what I'm going through. Sometimes it feels as if no one really cares.
can you do a deep crouch like if you were going down with your knees fully flexed?
As someone who had a complete rupture of the patellar tendon almost 18 months ago. I want to say thank you! Your videos were beyond helpful and really inspired me to push myself during the early phases of post op.
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Surgery in two days. As a life long athlete and fitness addict, I can’t thank you enough. Seriously life saving videos man. You give me hope that I can sprint and lift again. What a long long journey I have ahead, thank you for being the shining light ahead.
I’m 6 weeks from surgery and just gone to 90 degrees feels like a new life , stay positive and keep pushing it gets better 🦾
At 6 weeks tomorrow. I'm so far ahead and it is frustrating. Doc saw me at 4 weeks and cleared me to drive (right leg surgery). I can bend to 110 and do straight leg lifts without the brace on. I want to start week 8 stuff like you did in week 6 but PT can't make that call and I don't see the surgeon for another couple weeks. Thanks for the videos. Good to see someone very similar to me that has gone through it. I'm 36 and ruptured mine playing basketball. Been lifting and staying active for decades, and I have no doubt I'll get back to it though probably won't be grabbing rebounds off the rim anymore.
I’m 10 months post surgery and it feels like I’ll never be able to run/sprint again. Looking at this gives me encouragement. Thank you 🙏🏼
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Just came across your videos. I ruptured my tendon last Tuesday and had surgery Wednesday. I am planning to watch your videos every week from the beginning.
Glad to see an update! Appreciate the kind words
I really appreciate you man. You’ve helped me so much getting through this injury
Thank you for all your videos…you help me push myself to work harder after tearing the exact same knee this year and to still push on.
I’m 6 months post patellar rupture repair, and hope to have my ACL repaired next. Thanks for the motivation and helping me stay positive throughout this journey!
Excellent series of videos Eric. I’m 4 days post patella tendon op and can’t wait to get into the rehab!
Thanks for making this bro. I’m 6 weeks going strong for the road ahead 🦾💙
Thanks man, I'm going through it now, same leg as you. I'm almost at the 4 week mark after surgery. I should be starting PT soon I hope, it's a big challenge especially sine I'm 47. Thanks for you encouraging videos it mean a lot.
I just completed one years since my injury and videos helped me out a lot. I just completed a 2 mile jog and ran some sprints last week. I’m slow but I know progress is being made. Thank you for the update!!
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When was your surgery done after injury?
@@juneshsidhu9238 unfortunately, it took close to three weeks. I was injured at work and had to deal with workers comp. I had a great surgeon and with PT I regained most of my flexibility.
@@RC-lp9ef What problems or Symptoms you faced before Surgery??
Thanks for advice bro. Heres to being better than we were ! Getting my staples out in a couple days, long road ahead
Thanks for your videos! Tore the patella in my right knee 13 years ago and my left this spring. I have went through two patella tears and a manipulation due to scar tissue, so three surgeries total. Watching your rehabilitation helped me out immensely from the depression.
Hey man I am back I watched your videos and they helped me 5 years ago with my first patella Tendon repair on my right knee. I was good and last week I injured my left knee. Same injury, I’ll be watching your videos again from the beginning another long journey again 😞
Thank you for your encouragement...I recently ruptured my patellar tendon this month. Thanks for the motivation bro...Much respect
This inspired me✊🏾
im laying in a rehab facility right now. I am 5 days post surgery with patella tendon ruptures in both knees. I just watched your whole "series" on this. I really needed to hear this info on a real level and not doctor speak. Thank you, I'm sure I'm not the only one you reached with these videos, but you definitely reached me.
Thank you!!!! you made the long road ahead of me a lot clearer.
Hi mate,,
I also had a double rupture 3 years ago so I know how you feel right now.. I’m squatting close to the weight I was before now and regularly go out for 5k runs … it’ll take time but full recovery is achievable
How do you Now?
@@kev3315 In how Much time you can get a Normal Life?
@@juneshsidhu9238 I feel ya pain.. in the early days trying to take a shit is difficult enough. Honestly mate, life seems dull right now but you’ll get back. I was walking about with no help as normal after about 8weeks. After 6 months I was jogging small distances. One year I was able to barbell squat 80% of what I did before. 1 year on I ran 10k with only slight knee pain. After a year I was able to do everything I did prior.:.. I’d say the only thing that I notice is some slight aching when it’s cold, and the range of movement (heels to ass is not as before) and I’m just a little cautious about certain activities, like football I use to play, but I see it as too risky now so take it carefully.. you’ll get back though, keep you head up. Best advice I can give you early on is try and bend those legs as much a possible to get your range back, even when it hurts keep doing it, my only regret is I think I should have done more of that early on. Hope this helps.
Let me know if you have anymore questions.
@@kev3315 After how many days after injury you done your surgery??
I am 8 months after surgery, your videos have helped with my recovery. You have to the work at home not just at physiotherapy office.
Absolutely right. You must make time every day no matter how busy your schedule is. You can't just leave this injury to heal in it's own time. Be in control and don't just concentrate on knee PT, work your whole body out. Lose some weight, come back a fitter, leaner, stronger you.
How do you Now? ??
I'm almost 7 months post op and I had a little scare last week. Never felt a true tweak in my knee but after a normal PT workout and night at work, I woke up and my knee was hurting bad and very swollen. It subsided after a week but it scared me enough to go see my doc and get xrays/MRI's done. I saw a new doc and he said there are very small tears, however it's not enough for him to go in and reconstruct my tendon all over again. Your videos have helped me a lot with my injury, on my bad days you've kept me optimistic. I'd appreciate some feedback, have you ever had set backs? If so how'd you deal with them?
Respect
Hi, Max I want to start off by thank you for these videos they really got me through these past months. I’m currently 6 1/2 months post op and I want to know how long was it till you really started to gain strength in your your leg again? I went from being able to do 80lbs leg extensions now I could hardly do 20lbs without my leg shaking
Thank you for your videos. First off, great work on your recovery, well done. Nearly two years ago I ruptured both my patellar tendons. I found your video's very helpful. Its being quiet a journey so far, not finished but I can say, I'm back running, jumping, dancing etc. Its such a unique injury, as you say, stay determined, trust the process and you will get there.
After how much time you can get to a Normal Walk without any Support... Plzz tell me🙏🙏
@@juneshsidhu9238 it took me 12 weeks but I was doing 5 hours of rehab each day. Now I wasn’t comfortable walking but I was able to walk with no crutches. It took me about 8 months to be able to walk down steps. Check out my Instagram. I’ve a long of videos up about it. Did you rupture your two patellar as well?
@@thegunshow25 Yes in my Both knee my Patellar tendon completely Ruptured.. And i very worried about it...
@@thegunshow25 Can you. plss give me your Instagram Id Username.
@@juneshsidhu9238 how long ago did you have surgery?
Hey man you inspired me to work hard at my injury and I can say I am recovering very well only thing that scares me is that I still feel the leg give out from time to time and I am assuming it is a strength issue I am about 13 weeks post op exercises that are the hardest wall squats or sits and step ups but they are still very hard do recommend attacking those everyday to get stronger and stronger?
It’s been a yea in a half. I still have problems with stairs without grabbing the rail some. Stiffens up sometimes and wobbly sometimes
Is there a way I could get a strength training to recover from my surgery
I’m curious as to why the quad shrinks so much and takes so long to get full strength back. Is this because the patella tendon is sore and can’t take load for many months and this limits recovery? Did you get full strength back eventually through the exercises?
Going into the 4th week out of surgery. Not too sure wtf to think.
You got this! Hit me up!
I just broke mine on Tuesday. I’m so scared man. I’m supposed to have surgery next week. It’s taking forever. I have 2 kids and another one on the way.
It will be 4 years since my second patellar tendon surgery clean up next year.
Some fatass jumped into my knee on purpose in basketball league after I scored 3 buckets in a row and was goin for 4th
Surgery clean up???
I'm wondering if you ever had any of your anchors removed after recovering???
Nothing removed
Man, I'm 5 months out of surgery. I can walk, but it's not normal and I'm super afraid of it "popping again". I can just barely ride my motorcycle now, bending is a chore.
Some people Have been saying it doesn't look like I'm making progress but I feel like I am every day. It's just super nerve raking thinking about damaging it again.
That the “getting out of your head” I was talking about. Also, the people saying you aren’t getting better are the people who are minimizing this knee injury. They’re comparing it to other knee injuries. This one takes a very long time.
Hey take it slow. Slow and steady wins the race.
You won't ever fully heal until you lose the fear of re injury.
How do you Now?.
@@juneshsidhu9238 I was out of the brace completely and walking comfortably and normally at 7 weeks. I'm now in wk 11 post op. ROM is 130degrees. I do my PT/excercises hard every day at home. Quad/VMO is SLOW to build back up. I can climb stairs ok but descending 'normally' I MUST use a hand rail and I look injured. I cannot jog or run yet. I experience muscle pulls on the shin because I push hard..this is normal. The tendon repair is good and stong..No pain.
Hello, im intrested to know if your doctor took the Dall-Miles Cable away ore did he leave it there. Anybody else dealing whit this i would also appreciate to hear from you. Thanks for the answers.
Hey Eric man love your videos they’ve helped me majorly. I’m about 4 weeks in and I was bending my knee at about 50 degrees and walking on it without a brace. Getting to 90 hurts and my doctors making sure I can get it to 90 in a week. He’s prescribed me t3’s again to help manage the pain when I’m doing bending exercises and exercises in general. I’m not the biggest advocate for pharmaceuticals and do want to stop ASAP. But I was more so wondering about your opinion on using medication for now to help with the process.
Or if I should just try and manage the pain without them. Thanks man appreciate it.
Hey max i've got a question, you were able to do leg raises within 3 weeks post OP, i'm currently in week 3 but it seems literally impossible right now to lift my leg up, how were you able to do it?
How do you Now?
I was the same, keep with the rehab, don’t lose hope. Some people heal faster at different stages. I’m just two years out of a double patellar rupture, I’m back running pain free and doing everything pain free. The only reason is I stuck doing the rehab everyday.
@@thegunshow25 i’m currently in week 6, i can train my legs a bit again, squatting is also possible now with a little weight, it is a long process but i love working out so i don’t mind, we gotta be mentally unbreakable so something like this wont stop me
@@Bleedzz Can you Lift Your Leg Now??..
And can you walk Normally without any Braces?
@@juneshsidhu9238 currently i can walk without braces, i can walk semi normal, its still not 100% but im only in week 6 so yeah, since i started pshytherapie and excercising my leg i can now slightly lift my leg but not alot
Sir please tell me how many months do you had stifness in your leg
How do you Now?
Ruptured my left patella tendon two years ago on the field. Second game back three weeks ago ruptured my right one 😔
I’m sorry man that’s horrible I can’t imagine having to go Thru this a second time. I ruptured my right one and I’m 12 days post op right now
@@nolimitlex6621 How do you Now?
How do you Now?
Tomorrow is my one year anniversary, I tore mine playing pick up basketball. I wasn’t elite or anything but I could definitely play well enough.
I was hoping I’d be back at it 100% by now but not even close. Still can’t run under a 10 minute mile before my knees hurt too much. I do a lot of body weight squat and lunges but no weight. I want to compete again in leagues but it feels like it won’t happen anytime soon
Hi Max can you help me with your IG I can’t found it thanks 🙏
Maxfitnessllc
5 days out of surgery
Do you have Instagram?
You'll be alright man, keep your head up
@@matthewscott9052 How do you Now?.
Please find me IG
What Instagram
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