Hamstring agony after injury 3 weeks post op ACL recon.

[SkiGal]

I had my 4th ACLR about 10 weeks ago. I used my hamstrings for my first recon on my left leg about 5 years ago. Unfortunately since then I have had 3 more recons. I never had any hamstring problems but it sounds like you may have ruptured or severely stretched yours. You shouldn't do any hamstring exercises for about 6 weeks after the surgery because they are weak and vulnerable to tearing and stretching. The other possibility is that your surgeon did not harvest the hamstrings properly which has lead to subsequent injury. Although hamstring harvest is done frequently for ACL reconstruction, many docs do not do it properly. Often times the docs cut through the wrong tendon. If I told my surgeon that I heard a popping sound like that and had extreme pain he would have me in for an MRI right away.

Good luck

[golfinggirl]

hi there i was just wondering how you got on and if you could let me no what it was that you did to your knee and how your recovery process went after this pain?
i am three weeks into my recovery after having my acl done and i was doing my stretches and felt an uncomfortable popping feeling in my knee, and then very similar symptoms to you described with swelling and burning at the back of my knee and im now really worried that i'll have hindered my recovery.
id be greatful for any information thanks