13days in the hospital after a wreck.....need rehab advice

[Unity66]

without going into to much depth.....a truck pulled out in front of my bike and i rolling @~70mph.

my poor friend hit the object head on leaving him with two broken arms and a broken back--paralyzed so please keep this fine man in your thoughts as to how lucky we all are!!

on a more positive note, i knew i couldnt avoid the accident and threw on my rear brake/simultaneoulsy shifting my body-weight and the tire left as did my hands from the bar.

i got pretty banged up...yet can walk, ride and do most things w/o pain, except lower back work. amazing since i took ~8pints of blood and my BP was as low as 60/40 at one time....i almost left this place...

i have 4disks which are swollen--nothing more! there is alot of fluid around the area along with pain and swelling.

doc put me own viox 2x/day
ive put myself on caffiene/asprin for pain as i dont want to use much of my hydrocodone except when it gets bad or i cant sleep....

should i just let it alone and heal? i cant train so would the use of any as help? i have testo, tren, nandro, eq, and dbol which ive started to take already along with calcium supps (which i normally take) to increase anabolism and calcium deposition.....

any ideas....oh yea, im Unity66 and havent posted in a bit

in solidarity,

Unity66

[Unity66]

this is an excellent forum taking up space.....


Unity66

[archive_Killer]

Sorry Unity, I do not have any exp with using AS and traumatic injuries.

[Unity66]

thanks killer, your kind words mean more than no-one responding. oh yea......im looking for light lower back excercising, not just stick a pin in my thigh.....

[archive_Killer]

As with the nerve injury, I most throw out that I do not have much exp with your injury.

With swelling, you have to be concerned with further irritating the area, causing more impingememnt on any nerves.

Perform a search for McKenzie extension exercises and William flexion exercises. These will be a good place for your to start. Obviously start with the less challengin ones (pelvic tilt, prone lying) and progress as tolerated. Once you get rolling, there is a large variety of theraball and "core" exercises you can do.

Always ice after to help control the inflammation.

Didn't you have ACLR not to long ago?

[Unity66]

heh....i go see the hospital staff for any and all document pertaining to my wreck and then to the guy who worked on my ACL/torn meniscus monday.

thanx again.

Unity66

[FitnessBlond]

Unity I am really sorry about what happened. Are you in physical therapy?? Did you tear your ACL too?? If you are not in PT I think you should look into that. I personally dont think AS will help you in any way.
Feel better! I wish I could give you better advice..

"The only real squat is a deep squat"

[nuh_mizer]

I wouldn't take the AS bro. Give yourself some time to heal.

[Unity66]

FitnessBlond...thanks!

ive torn my left ACL, loosing 70% meniscus in the process feb 2000. the doc told me 'bed-rest for 4months. to hell with that opinion. as for rehab, ive been swimming, can now do push-ups for reps and recently lifted a mere 150lbs on one of those multi-station deals w/stacks.

my right knee is now for the last few months been gradually getting worse. it feels like meniscus. i can walk, ride a bike and plant my foot hard, yet let me come off of a stair and not plant that foot firm and my whole knee locks up to the point of having hardly any control over my quad. ive got a ortho now and will be having the MRI soon. im catching this one before i tear that crucial (and unpleasant) ligament again.....or some other lig/tendon

in solidarity,

Unity66

[archive_Killer]

Def sounds like you a meniscus tear in that knee, due to the locking and catching as you stated.

Do you take glucosamine/chondrosin? If not, you may want to think about it. It will help your hyline cartlidge (cartlidge that covers bones). With 70% of your mensicus missing in your ACLR knee, you will want to give your hyline cartlidge a fighting chance.

[Curious George]

Unity, I am sorry what happend to you and especially your friend. He will be in my prayers.

As for your injuries, I wouldn't use any sort of AS. Give your body the time to start repairing itself. It really is a remarkable thing...the body healing itself.

Killer knows far more about rehabbing than I do.

Killer?...Would you recommend doing reverse hypers with no weight or off a swill ball to get some fluid moving and relieve some of the compression that might be occuring?

Good luck to you and keep us posted as to your progress and your friends.

Take Good Care,

Cg

[archive_Killer]

I would probally start with the McKenzie and Williams exercises and see how those are tolerated. IF everything is fine, I don't see any reason why some reverse hypers on a bench or swiss ball couldn't be done, assuming there was no impingement due to the swelling.

Unity,
When you get back to lifting (I may have told you this before, cannot remember) but be careful with low squats. The lower one squats, the more compressive forces on the knee. With not much meniscus, you will be bone on bone using your hyline cartlidge for cushioning. The exessive wear and tear may lead to a need for a total knee replacement.

Take care

[Thiassi]

People never see us bike riders. What a shame.

L8R