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so i tore my left quadriceps pretty good at a powerlifting meet three saturdays ago (9/29).
watch the left knee at the bottom of the lift.
torn quadriceps at occupy strength 2012 - YouTube
heres how it looked sunday afternoon.
**broken link removed**
my three squat attempts were 395,405(pr) and 415 would have been a new pr.
here is a shot of my 405 lift
**broken link removed**
i had 2 calls saturday night from girlfriends from the gym offering me first thing monday morning appointments with the orthopedic surgeons they work for. the one i accepted was easy. he is widely known as the best sports orthopedic in the county. he also is the orthopedic surgeon for the Florida Marlins. i was stocked to know i was seeing him as his first patient on monday!!
with x-ray he diagnosed what he thought was a "torn muscle, no surgery required" what a relief!! a whole day on the internet watching videos i was convinced i ruptured my tendon and was going to get cut open. this scared the shit out of me.
this is the video that convinced me as all of the signs/symptoms were the same. its actually a great and very informative video with a good laugh at the end.
Quadriceps Tendon Rupture - Everything You Need To Know - Nabil Ebraheim - YouTube
so the doc orders an MRI. says go to xxximaging. they will deal with your insurance and get you in, in 2-3 days. right! my wife works in the radiology dept at the hospital. she called and had me in the MRI in 2 hours. by 3:30 pm monday the dr had my MRI in his hands. we sork fast!!
MRI report was scary!!
"severe partial tear of the vastus lateralis muscle with partial tears of the vastus intermedius and medialus muscles as well as the rectus femoris
musculotendonous junction.
left knee joint effusion with fluid hematocrit level. contusion of the distal femur."
i read ll of that and thought SHIT! i am going to need surgery! Meet with the doc 2 day later and he says "no surgery" we dont sew muscles and the tendon is partial and will heal itself" can you RELIEF!!
watch the left knee at the bottom of the lift.
torn quadriceps at occupy strength 2012 - YouTube
heres how it looked sunday afternoon.
**broken link removed**
my three squat attempts were 395,405(pr) and 415 would have been a new pr.
here is a shot of my 405 lift
**broken link removed**
i had 2 calls saturday night from girlfriends from the gym offering me first thing monday morning appointments with the orthopedic surgeons they work for. the one i accepted was easy. he is widely known as the best sports orthopedic in the county. he also is the orthopedic surgeon for the Florida Marlins. i was stocked to know i was seeing him as his first patient on monday!!
with x-ray he diagnosed what he thought was a "torn muscle, no surgery required" what a relief!! a whole day on the internet watching videos i was convinced i ruptured my tendon and was going to get cut open. this scared the shit out of me.
this is the video that convinced me as all of the signs/symptoms were the same. its actually a great and very informative video with a good laugh at the end.
Quadriceps Tendon Rupture - Everything You Need To Know - Nabil Ebraheim - YouTube
so the doc orders an MRI. says go to xxximaging. they will deal with your insurance and get you in, in 2-3 days. right! my wife works in the radiology dept at the hospital. she called and had me in the MRI in 2 hours. by 3:30 pm monday the dr had my MRI in his hands. we sork fast!!
MRI report was scary!!
"severe partial tear of the vastus lateralis muscle with partial tears of the vastus intermedius and medialus muscles as well as the rectus femoris
musculotendonous junction.
left knee joint effusion with fluid hematocrit level. contusion of the distal femur."
i read ll of that and thought SHIT! i am going to need surgery! Meet with the doc 2 day later and he says "no surgery" we dont sew muscles and the tendon is partial and will heal itself" can you RELIEF!!
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