The ACL Repair Blog Firsthand accounts of ACL surgery and recovery

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I must admit that since my knee has not been bothering me in recent months I have completely ignored this site. While i’d love to say that I will be better and post regularly, that’s simply not the case as my life is pretty busy between work and play (also photos).
I was thrilled [...]

Stupid me.
I put off going to physical therapy until today since my knee had been steadily feeling better. The PT suspects that a combination of a weak hamstring, bad arch support and a tight IT band are causing some inflammation behind me knee cap. I’m on a regimen of PT and will [...]

The good news is the Dr. said my ACL feels “rock solid”. Unfortunately that does not explain the clicking and soreness I’ve been experiencing for the last two weeks.
His initial diagnosis is that my knee cap has become inflamed and he’s having me me go back to PT for a couple weeks. [...]

After a couple of months of pain free living my knee was feeling as good as it’s felt since before i injured it when i got back from vacation about three weeks ago.
Then suddenly two weeks ago my knee felt a bit unsteady while i was on a walk with my brother. Since [...]

Hey All-
I got a simple forum going. It’s still a bit rough around the edges, but I’m hoping this will be an easier format for keeping in touch with eachother and talking about our knees. I apologize that you need to register in order to post on the forum, but I just [...]

Hello ACL Bloggers!
My recovery has been going so well that it really hasn’t been at the forefront of my mind. I’m back to commuting on my bike, doing some light hiking and generally living it up. Sadly, this means i’ve been totally ignoring the awesome community here at ACL-Repair.com . [...]

I realized today that all the emails from the “tell us your story” form were getting caught in my spam filter! And here I thought nobody cared. I’ll be getting back to all of you in due time, sorry it’s taken me so long! Look for some new posts from some [...]

Today I went in for my three month post operative checkup. The doctor asked me a few questions about how my knee was feeling and did his standard exam of the joint. He declared it to be nice and tight and told me I could ride my bike as much as I want, [...]

Last night after dinner I was feeling restless and decided to brave the dark and cold for a ride. My route took me south around Lake Union to Fremont where I climbed up the gentle hill of Stone Way to Greenlake. I did have a little soreness during the climb, but nothing that alarmed me. [...]

I was sitting in a meeting yesterday when i got an email from my dad saying my mom had taken a fall on the ski slopes and torn her ACL and possibly her MCL.  We’ve got all the luck in this family!  She had actually injured the ACL in her other leg several years ago.  [...]