Upper jaw & Chin surgery going back to soccer
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:05 am
Hi all,
I had upper jaw surgery and chin surgery on the 24th of July. My university teams training camp is due to start again this coming Tuesday which is only 4 weeks after surgery with preseason games starting by the 30th August. I spoke to my surgeon and he seemed to think I'd be okay to play but obviously its a heavy contact sport with the ball and taking knocks to the head. Especially as I play in defense for my team. The actual regular season would start nearly 6 weeks after my surgery. I am yet to do any form of hard cardio after my surgery and I am wondering if it is unrealistic for me to think it is safe for me to play and also that I'd be in condition to play at that high a level after such a surgery. Any thoughts or experience on this?
Thanks.
I had upper jaw surgery and chin surgery on the 24th of July. My university teams training camp is due to start again this coming Tuesday which is only 4 weeks after surgery with preseason games starting by the 30th August. I spoke to my surgeon and he seemed to think I'd be okay to play but obviously its a heavy contact sport with the ball and taking knocks to the head. Especially as I play in defense for my team. The actual regular season would start nearly 6 weeks after my surgery. I am yet to do any form of hard cardio after my surgery and I am wondering if it is unrealistic for me to think it is safe for me to play and also that I'd be in condition to play at that high a level after such a surgery. Any thoughts or experience on this?
Thanks.