--- In itbs@yahoogroups.com, "Nora Reich" <nora11@...> wrote:
>
>
> > Hi all, I'm having IT band release surgery in 2 weeks and have a
couple of
> > questions for those of you who have had it.
>
> Dear Alex,
> I wish you all the best for ths surgery. I have had surgery in 2005 an
can tell you about it.
> >
> > 1) What is the recovery period like? How soon after could you walk
a
> > reasonable distance, do leisurely biking, or drive a car? I'm
concerned
> > about getting to/around a college campus for classes and such
post-op.
>
> I felt the recovery went very slowly.
> I had surgery on 3 December 2005. Until February (!) the area around
the scar was swollen. In March it was o.k. again and I started swimming
(slowly). I had no itbs anymore. I started running in May or so.
However, after one year of running - I increased my mileage slowly to 15
kilometres - I got severy itbs and an inflammation of the head of tibia
and of the shinbone muscles. Now, after 1 year of very good PT I am fine
again, but have to be careful when running (I run with itbs straps and
only up to 30-40 minutes twice a week).
> >
> > 2) My surgeon mentioned filing down the bone the itb rubs against in
> > addition to cutting a notch out of the itb. I've never heard of
this but
> > it
> > seems like a good idea. Anyone else heard of this?
>
> I don't know it this is what was done to me. I am from Germany, you
know, and do not know all expressions in English. My doc said he will
"burn" the bone (periosteum) out. He sais, wiht this technique, it
really smells smoky. Maybe you can ask your doc if this is what he wants
to do? As I said, I was free from pain for a year or so. Just don't go
too far with running after the surgery!
>
>
> > 3) Any advice/insights you have to offer about the procedure,
recovery,
> > rehabilitation, consequences, etc?
>
> As I said, a surgery does not mean that itbs cannot come back. It
would be good to find out the reason for your itbs. Do you pronate (your
feet are somehow not normal), for example? I would also strongly
recommend to use itbs straps while running, and a foam roller to stretch
and keep your it-bands soft.
>
> All the best
> Nora
>
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Alex
> >
> > PS - For all you anti-surgery folk, I've had debilitating itbs for
almost
> > 2
> > years (ie, I can do NOTHING with my legs except very limited walking
and
> > biking), have not responded to other treatments, and am dealing with
a
> > very
> > good and experienced surgeon, so I'm pretty confident about going
through
> > with this.
> >
> >
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> >
>
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