knee repaired need help

[engbulldog]

Ok guys , I had my ACL & medial meniscus surgery on July 24 2007 and i have been going to physical therapy 3 times a week since then well I'm back to walking without my crutches and doing well I would say I'm around 65% back but the problem is I'm off on workers comp and next week I see the doc again and he might send me back to work, which blows cuz that means walking on cement floors for 8 hrs and trying to do my job in under a min. before the next truck gets to my job station . The question I have is would it be a good move to take some deca around 300mg per wk to help the knee out cuz in the past deca would cause some water retension , would this help or hurt the knee ? plus my knee is still popping and cracking would the extra water help? Thanks guys

 

[goonstopher]

Go with IGF as close to the injury as possible. Shoot it in the joint if you can. Also Deca may help with collagen sythesis. One thing to keep in mind is healing will not happen while swelling is present so you need to get swelling down first. Once swelling is down, add IGF and deca. for supplements you can take Elastamin by Primaforce (I am starting it and the profile looks impressive), a quality cissus product and devils root claw if you want to use natural methods ot reduse swelling long term rather than constant use of NSAID's

 

[engbulldog]

Thanks bro , the swelling has gone down alittle but the longer i stand on it the more the swelling worst.A frierd of mine said there is no way in hell they will send me back to work this quick cuz they used my quad tendon to make a new acl . Most people are off atleast 3-6 mths but who knows? is there a doctor in the house?????

 

[goonstopher]

Get a damn second opinion! It took dr's 2 year to get my shoulder right. They are inept! Also let your work know that if they worce you to come back you have a solid lawsuit on your hands if you get hurt agin. remind the Dr of this and get a second opion.

 

[engbulldog]

The problem with getting a second opinion is its a workers comp case I have to use there doctor od else i dont get payed! and this doctor is one of the best in Michigan he has worked on the detroit red wing players ect. Well if i get hurt again i get to spend more time with my dogs and get a little fatter! which might be good cuz I wanna gain some weight (LOL) but would deca help or not???

 

[muscle96ss]

I highly doubt that the doc would send you back to full duty this soon. However, if for some reason he does, there is an excellent solution. Simply say to the doc, "Can you please put in writing that in your professional opinion you feel that my knee is good enough to perform all my job duties without any increased risk of re-injury or damage to the healing process.". If the doc puts it in writing then take the sheet of paper directly to your lawyers office. However, my guess is that he will very quickly re-think his decision.

 

[engbulldog]

Thanks Muscle I might have to try that I see the doc next friday the more I think about it the more I get p#@%ed I just wanna do squats again since the surgery i have lost about 1.5 inchs in my left quad and my left calf looks stupid ... I hate being hurt it sucks but my upper body is looking good again SO we will see next week