Hamstring Avulsion Surgery + Recovery

Hi there,

Just trying to see if anyone else has had to get hamstring surgery to reattach the bicep femoris tendon to the pelvis bone. I just got the surgery done about 6 days ago. Im looking to see what peoples return to climbing was like.

Anyone out there had to have this done?

And again, be patient.

Wow that sounds like the worst report I've heard from anyone so far haha. They've got me on 6-8 weeks crutches, then re-walking + rehab etc 4-6 months of crap.

Bumping to see if anybody else has had this problem!!

Holy hell! How is this possible? 

Nice, thanks for your story Alex.

When did you go back to climbing? Was it dramatically different than before?

The good news (I think-maybe this is a myth) is that I'm a rock climbing instructor and yoga instructor...and besides that I climb as much as my body usually will allow at its maximum all the time...So Im hoping I can bounce back quick from the recovery because of prior strenght and flexibility..

Thats one thing that I've noticed (havent tried yet) but Im the type of person that can put his hands flat on the ground in a forward fold and it seems like that will be painful for a while huh?

Thanks for this post. I also had an open hamstring repair after heel-hooking and am incredibly eager to get back.

Hey Pablo, how’s the recovery? What type of exercising were you able to do 9 weeks out? Any aquatic therapy/swimming? That’s awesome that there is a crossover between yoga and climbing for both you and Alex (I used to do Yoga a good amount). It seems like my recovery approach (my surgeon’s guidelines) are very conservative compared to Alex’s. I’ve been non weight bearing for about 7 weeks now, really without PT, with a locked at 30 degree extension for two weeks then flexion to extension 40-70 degrees. I get to start 20% weight bearing tomorrow! Anyway, more curious about your recovery.
Thanks!