Depression and frustration Hey, im 15 and seriously suffering from depression due to havin a knee recon wen i was 14. I have been getting a lot of support, but everyone can only sympathise, not empathise. I hate even my best friends sometimes. People tease me about being a cripple or about not being able to run, etc and they dont realise how hard the rehab of a recon is, especially mentally. One good friend told me to make a list of +ves and -ves of havin the op and my list was like 2 pos, 20 neg. I find it really hard to stay positive as i cannot do the one thing that i loved more than ever. Sport was my life and without it, i am stuck. If anyone has any advice to dealing with this, i would love to hear from you!!! From: ashayna1@hotmail.com Story Categories UPDATED STORIES CATEGORIES   Apr. 15 441 ACL injury/reconstruction Mar. 23 19 Anterior knee pain syndrome Jan. 18 78 Arthroscopy Jul. 17 24 Autologous Chondrocyte ... Apr. 26 8 Bursitis May. 23 84 Cartilage problems Oct. 20 99 Chondromalacia Patellae Mar. 15 30 Chronic Swelling Dec. 10 22 Depression due to inactivity Apr. 12 63 Dislocation Feb. 11 20 Iliotibial Band Syndrome Sep. 03 162 Knee Injury Jan. 04 270 Knee pain Oct. 25 203 Knee Replacement ... Mar. 27 142 Knee surgery Jan. 05 28 Ligament damage Aug. 27 159 Meniscus injury/repair Apr. 03 29 Microfracture Mar. 09 65 Osgood Schlatter Disease Mar. 31 23 Osteoarthritis Nov. 28 59 Osteochondritis Dessicans Apr. 08 107 Other May. 11 106 Patella-Femoral Syndrome Jan. 12 33 Rehabilitation/Treatment May. 24 11 Rheumatoid Arthritis