The ACL Repair Blog Firsthand accounts of ACL surgery and recovery

SO I am convinced that the severe pain in my shin that runs down to my toes is nerve damage from the peroneal nerve during surgery. Like most cases I can find about it online, my dr seems to be in denial (but at least he didn’t claim it was just from the brace being [...]

Yesterday was day 11 for me. I finally dropped down to one crutch (as per day 9’s doctor orders) during my PT. Being able to carry things in one hand is better than a few fingers clutching a crutch. PT was grueling and my leg hurt all day afterwards. I finally broke down and took some Tylenol [...]

I just had a bit of an idea.  Since it’s still uncomfortable to walk and i’m definately quite slow, i’ve been bringing a lunch to work.  This practice has well documented health and financial rewards in addition to keeping me of the mean streets of Downtown Seattle with a less than perfect knee.
My idea is [...]

Today is day seven and I can proudly say I haven’t used a crutch in two days.  I have some pain when i’m walking but it’s light and already feels better day over day.
I started watching the video of my surgery tonight, which i wasn’t sure i could do.   I’ll eventually package it up and [...]

First, thank you for Henry in letting me share his blog, which is probably all I can manage being a 35-year-old graduate student, a dad and a dad-to-be while recovering from ACL surgery (feel sorry for my pregnant wife yet?). I found Henry’s blog and was initially interested because my surgery was on 11/24, two [...]

I’m excited to say that Eric will be writing about his recovery experiences here as well.  I think it’s awesome to get the opinions and experiences of a few people together, so if you’re interested in writing drop me an email or leave a comment.

Today I went back to the Doctor’s office for my first post-op visit. I wasn’t too sure what to expect, so I thought i’d share it all so others know what to expect.
First the Nurse came in and changed the dressing on my knee. It was fun to see the incisions on my knee. The [...]

I’m walking a bit, but decided to take my crutches to work anyway today. I dilligently spent my 4-6 hours a day ok the CPM over the long weekend,but only had about 30 minutes to work on it this morning.

Here I am with my leg in the machine and Charlie Wilson’s war on the laptop. I don’t have much pain and have increased the range of motion in the machine by five degrees.
I can do my foot rotations to keep blood moving. This is to prevent blood clots, but more importantly it makes me [...]

As it’s Thanksgiving and my brothers are in town I decided to come home to my parents house after the surgery. Most of that time has been spent on the couch with my leg in the CPM.
I’m a little sore, but with the oxy i can’t feel much. Going up and down [...]