macaque posted:

welp. scored a goal by weirdly contorting my legs because the ball was completely out of position and in the process ripped by ACL and LCL. Oh, there's also a suspected fracture on the same knee. Waiting for Xray/Ultrasound result to see if I need a reconstruction.

How's that for Owenesque.

Shrapnac posted:

This is one of those post + avatar = things that everyone talks about.

the posted:

I posted this on the local discussion board in a thread about the league I play in:


It was the last game of the team I got cut from. I'm still a bit fumed.

the posted:

I can see what you're saying, but I don't think my "demands" (if you want to call them that) were unreasonable.

Frankly, a public airing of my grievances is nothing I'm ashamed of. They deserve to have a sign taped to their backs. I had to deal with that behavior all season when I just wanted to play.

s0meb0dy0 posted:

Stupid question: What am I looking for in shin guards? Something with straps? Sleeves? The kind that strap to your ankle? I'm looking at the $20-30 range but don't know where to start.

Grievo posted:

K....Kieron?

CaptainRightful posted:

They've convinced people that really thin synthetic shoes are somehow better and worth twice as much. If that's not absurd enough for you, you can get some made out of loving yarn. There's a sucker born every minute.

Soulex posted:

I thought so too, but it was two different clinics. One here in Washington and the other in Germany. Essentially they gave me a rubber band and had me do that stuff with moving my ankles and trying to strengthen those muscles. After about two weeks they said "Ok! We know you're in pain still but there isn't anything else we can do, so go back to orthopedics!" Which I did, and hasn't helped any.

I'm still in the service, so I'm not having to deal with the VA or anything like that. I'm trying vehemently to get medboarded for a lot of issues and problems that I'm running through. Ideally, I'd like to get this poo poo all worked out so I can play with my kids and myself at some point in a 30 and older league. The problem is the running, I can't do that without sharp stabbing pains in my calf. It happens when I walk too sadly so the walks that I get to do with my family are usually pretty small and short. I'm hoping to get something out of the medboard, but I've been told from other people with leg issues that you don't get much because disability only counts for stuff that causes problems with work or whatever. Seeing that I wouldn't be running or being super active at a job they wouldn't give me much for it. They don't keep in mind my personal life or anything.

I've got an appointment to start learning how to do foam rolling which is supposed to help give like a deep tissue massage or whatever for my legs.

There is supposedly a program that takes me in for 6 weeks and teaches me work out stuff that I can do to help get fitness back and everything. The first opening is supposedly in December, so I have to wait until then. I'm hoping that works.

I'm also going to try to go to the park and just kick the ball into the net. I've been pretty proactive with trying to keep playing somehow with the ball, whether it's just taking touches or if it's passing against a wall. I'll do it, pass the ball to my son who will run over and pick it up and bring it back to me (yeah, it's like fetch but he loves it. That and bouncing the ball down our stairs), but I have to stop after a bit cause it just loving hurts.

Thanks man.

Nucken Futz posted:

Bobby Digital posted:

I did this the day after moving to Denver from sea level. That was not my best idea.

cosmicjim posted:

My soccer injury story...
Dribbled around a guy at my top dribbling speed. He kicked me in the back of my leg and messed up my stride. My leg planted in the ground completely straight and it buckled. Tore my MCL and LCL. It was agonizing pain and I just writhed on the ground. It hurt too much to be still.
In comparison I had a compound fracture of my shin bone on a trampoline and I calmly called out for help while I bled all over it. A neighbor helped my limped back to my house and my dad made me wait on the porch while he finished a college homework assignment before he drove me to the ER.

I've never had an ACL injury, but from anecdotal stories I've heard they seem to be less painful than MCL injuries.

Shrapnig posted:

Remember when I said how much I loved playing on turf?

Shrapnig posted:

I bought these because I have no self control.

Breath Ray posted:

I read somewhere that massage has no proven beenfit in recovery but players like it so keep getting them anyway

TheBigAristotle posted:

You're thinking of the Drip Doctors

Geno posted:

This guy I play pick-up with said I remind him of Christian Eriksen. Probably the best soccer compliment I've ever received.