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quasi · 11-10-2017, 06:55 AM

So over the past 6 days I've seen a lot of improvement. I've been able to get up and down stairs, sleep in my bed the past 3 nights. I met with the surgeon the other day he showed me photo's of inside my knee and we went over what he did, showed me photo's of the new ACL grafted in place. He cleared me to start physio and said start walking on it as soon as I'm able. New ACL from my hamstring. The meniscus on the inside of my leg was also torn and had to be cut away because it's been so long since I injured it there wasn't any life left in it nor was it repairable.

I start Physio this morning, no experience with this location I asked some questions prior to making the appointment hopefully there a good fit.

I can limp around although super awkwardly without crutches if going short distances. The amount of weight I can bare on it without discomfort is increasing everyday.

The worst part is this brace, surgeon wants me to wear it basically from when I wake up to when I go to bed for the next 6 months but I'll be honest that's not going to happen. I'll wear it until the graft heals 100% 8-10 weeks them I'm probably not going to wear it around the house or around the office, it's an annoyance. I've read a lot about it and there are mixed reviews, studies don't show that the brace actually doesn't do much and if anything it can actually hinder long term healing because your knee relies on it to much. I'm sure there are studies that say otherwise but that's some of the reading I've found.

11-10-2017, 06:55 AM	#32
quasi Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cloverdale Posts: 11,650 Thanked 3,929 Times in 1,391 Posts Failed 83 Times in 42 Posts	So over the past 6 days I've seen a lot of improvement. I've been able to get up and down stairs, sleep in my bed the past 3 nights. I met with the surgeon the other day he showed me photo's of inside my knee and we went over what he did, showed me photo's of the new ACL grafted in place. He cleared me to start physio and said start walking on it as soon as I'm able. New ACL from my hamstring. The meniscus on the inside of my leg was also torn and had to be cut away because it's been so long since I injured it there wasn't any life left in it nor was it repairable. I start Physio this morning, no experience with this location I asked some questions prior to making the appointment hopefully there a good fit. I can limp around although super awkwardly without crutches if going short distances. The amount of weight I can bare on it without discomfort is increasing everyday. The worst part is this brace, surgeon wants me to wear it basically from when I wake up to when I go to bed for the next 6 months but I'll be honest that's not going to happen. I'll wear it until the graft heals 100% 8-10 weeks them I'm probably not going to wear it around the house or around the office, it's an annoyance. I've read a lot about it and there are mixed reviews, studies don't show that the brace actually doesn't do much and if anything it can actually hinder long term healing because your knee relies on it to much. I'm sure there are studies that say otherwise but that's some of the reading I've found. __________________ “The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa Last edited by quasi; 11-10-2017 at 07:02 AM.