<p>Anyone have a son/daughter with an ACL tear already in college and if so, how did they cope with it, come back from the surgery etc.. how did it affect their college career?</p>
<p>A few teammates of my D’s Div 1 team have had ACL tears. Usually they wait for the swelling to go down (up to 2 months), have the repair surgery, do rehab with support from the team trainer, and slowly return to practice and later contact. They are usually out for 6 to 12 months but several have regained their skill level to play again on the team. There are several girls who have had multiple ACL tears who choose not to play any more.</p>
<p>I never had an ACL injury but did play DI Women’s Basketball where it’s very common. Make sure your child’s coaches are not rushing him/her back into competition. I’ve seen this happen and it’s unfortunate. Most of the players I know personally who’ve torn their ACL came back to action just fine with proper rehabiliation. Some even come back stronger.</p>
<p>With the advances in the surgery and rehab, an ACL tear isn’t the death sentence for a college career it once was. If you have a good surgeon and your child does what they are supposed to for rehab they can and do come back to full strength.</p>
<p>Thanks all, she tore on Oct 31st during practice, (basketball) had surgery by the doc who does most all of schools athletes on Nov 19th. Rehab is going very well so far and she is ahead of normal so that is encouraging. It was bummer timing as she started off her soph season doing quite well and was happy. Seems like the emotional healing might be as hard if not harder than the physical.</p>
<p>I hope your daughter recovers quickly! My daughter was injured last winter and the psychological effects of her injury have been very difficult for her, not to mention the additional time demands of PT on top of her regular practice schedule.</p>
<p>Thank you, fortunately she is able to get her PT while the team is practicing as the training room is right by the court. What type of injury did your daughter sustain? Is she back at it this season?</p>
<p>‘mom,’ I am so sorry to hear that.
I hope your D heals quickly and fully.
I know if I was a real athelte and an ACL happened to me, I’d be devastated.</p>
<p>Thanks golfFather, she is 2 weeks post surgery and finding out a lot about herself and who her true friends are. Much to be learned for her thru this process.</p>
<p>Son #1 (college football) tore ACL freshman year and rehabbed back to break school and conference records in college, then tore other ACL. Rehabbed back from that to play again. Has had four other knee surgeries since and will probably have to have knee replacement in 30s. Should have stopped playing after second injury but it was all about playing…Son #2 (also football D1) tore ACL sr year of HS, had it repaired, then retore first game freshman year of college. Had it repaired and rehabbed and then tore up shoulder. Had that operated on by team doc and tried to come back but just couldn’t. Retired. My advice with athletes and knees: Ask a lot of questions about the type of graft your surgeon wants to do and WHY. The graft that gets your athlete back to play fastest is NOT necessarily the best one for the long-term athletic career of your athlete or his/her knee for the rest of his life. Do not let your kid or the coaches, team doctor, or trainers rush back to play. Empower your athlete to speak up if he/she does not feel ready. Also, make sure your kid is aggressively working the rehab program (at DIII programs especially, there may be very little direct supervision/support from the athletic department to do this). Finally, as parents, be able to accept if and when your athlete wants to call it quits and retire. Hopefully you have talked to your athlete throughout the college selection process about choosing a school that is a good fit if sports is no longer in the picture.</p>
<p>Mom of 2010, btw, the only tears I’ve seen son #2 shed as a teen/adult were on the afternoon he tore his ACL. Son #1 tore his 2 weeks into college 1,200 miles away. HUGE growth experience in a million ways. Good luck to your daughter.</p>
<p>thanks hilldweller, she had the surgery already, used patellar tendon and her rehab is going very well. She is already in college so choosing a school is not an issue. Not sure what she will feel come spring. She has 3 teammates currently that tore last year, one is full on playing like she was never hurt, 2nd was lazy with rehab and is not back and 3rd is playing but not full strength… I cannot imagine how your sons dealt with all of those injuries. Brutal!!!</p>