People that I have known sit out for about 4-6 months before trying. It's not an easy recovery, so good luck with that. You can always trying switching to your other hand and slide off your other leg.
I miss bowling because of arthroscopic knee surgery........
I had knee surgery January 25th on my sliding leg. I thought that I would have recovered faster then I am. I forgot that I am 66. At least it wasn't a knee replacement but surgery for a torn meniscus. I am getting better now that I am going through therapy. Still a few weak muscles around the knee that have to get strengthened with knee exercises. When I was able to walk better I would go to the bowling alley and watch my teammates bowl. Boy, did I miss going out there and helping my teammates. Whenever I start bowling again I won't know how good or bad I will be. I will have to ask my
therapist Dawn when she thinks my knee can stand the stress of bowling. Maybe I will have to wait until next season. I long for throwing my ball again. Anyone here have this surgery? How long was it before you were able to bowl?
People that I have known sit out for about 4-6 months before trying. It's not an easy recovery, so good luck with that. You can always trying switching to your other hand and slide off your other leg.
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I had a left total hip replacement on December 28th. and know just what you mean about missing bowling. I bowled on a senior league and my wife still does. I've been to watch them and it's hard not to get up there and throw. Be patient and talk to your doc.
When I had my arthros on my knee, I was told to do my rehab but not to push it too much because trying to do too much too soon would cause thickening in my knee membrane. So, don't overdo it.
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My knee still feels stiff somewhat and the skin on my kneecap feels like it shrunk a little. Therapist said that is normal after that type of sergury. She said all of that gets better with the exercises. You have to make sure you do them though. The best part of the therapy is the knee massage at the end of therapy. Dawn massages the front of the knee and halfway up the thigh and halfway down the shin. Then you flip over on your stomach and she does the back of the knee and halfway up your thigh and halfway down the calf. Oh, you have to wear shorts to therapy for obvious reasons. She spends a few minutes on each side of the leg. I find that when she is doing this to me I better be thinking of something else like work. If I concentrate on what she is doing I will end up with a problem. Think about that for a while guys. So I go to therapy again this afternoon. Boy! I can't wait. Ah, to get back to bowling that is. LOL.Originally Posted by The German Shepherd
It will be a good 4-6 months before you will be able to bowl. Rehab should start 4-6 weeks after surgery unless doctor says otherwise. Just take it easy and listen to the doctor.
I had arthoscopic in '87 for a shreadded medial collateral and it took 3 months before starting rehab and another 9 month of rehab(Arthoscopic was new to the scene)before I could run. Medical technology has come along way in surgery and rehab since then and now I have heard 4-6 months or less depending on surgery and individual healing rate.
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Silly me! And I thought that I would be good to go in 4 to 6 weeks. Meanwhile my Blue Hammer is getting dusty instead of oily. So all I need is a dust rag instead of Hook-it bowling ball cleaner.
A guy I bowl with who is close to 66, had a knee replacement surgery during the season. I checked and he was out for 5 league sessions, and the league skipped 2 weeks due to holidays. So he was back bowling approximately 8 weeks after the surgery.
In 1987 I tore he ACL, MCL, PCL and both meniscus in my right knee. I had surgery the next day. It cost me my scholarship to FSU so I joined the Army ten days after surgery. I started running as hard as I could fourteen days after surgery. About six weeks post-op I could run full speed with no pain. Not nearly as bad as what you went through but shows that each patient is different. Back then athletes weren't suppose to be able to return 100%, now it's fairly common.
Your therapist and doctor will guide you while siding with caution. Your overall recovery ability and general health will play a huge role. Good luck and heal well!
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It will be 2 months the 25th of March since I had my knee surgery. I still have a couple issues that the therapist is trying to resolve for me. I have been off work this whole time. I am a currier for a company with my job being delivering and picking up boxes some light and some heavy. That means a lot of squating. At this time I can only go down so far but not as far as I need to go down. I am trying to be patient about this. Oh well, taking it a day at a time. It looks like my bowling season is over early.
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