I have had two knee surgeries on my right knee: that was my jumping leg that I jumped off for years and years.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was 18, I broke my leg, and my shin came right through - like I had two knees.
I hurt my left knee playing left tackle. I had surgery on my right knee.
I got injured at the Olympic Trials in 2000. I could not jump. I could not walk on my leg properly. I couldn't bend my knee. I couldn't straighten it.
I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.
I replaced three joints in my hips and one in my knee. I'm hoping that other knee doesn't have to be done. It's one of the toughest things to overcome.
Knee replacement is serious stuff. And it actually could have made me worse.
The thing is I have no ACL. So unless I get surgery, there's nothing really magical that I can do that's going to make it better. I just can get my leg stronger, my muscle stronger and try and support it a little more. But that has a small impact. My knee is loose, and it's not stable, and that's the way it's going to be from here on out.
My knee is as strong as it was before, if not stronger, and it's a matter of getting my leg strong. I lost six years of strength in about six month's time, so it's going to take another year or two to get that leg back up to full strength, but I'm good to go so far.
Unfortunately I had an ankle problem and underwent three operations.
I've had 36 orthopedic operations, have two fused ankles, my knees, hands and wrists don't work, I now have a fused spine, other than that, everything is great.