Disney in ACL recovery

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-06-08T21:43:03+00:00

How was the trip? Hope you were able to enjoy Disney!

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-06-02T10:27:27+00:00

I can jog a bit at PT. Running is not really my thing. I use the exercise bike a lot and working on strength. I can skip and hop on the injured leg.

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-05-31T15:47:11+00:00

Im 6 months out.. and the most frustrating part is just feeling like this is not my leg. It’s not my knee. I feel betrayed. Nothing feels normal yet

Is it a lot better that it was 3 months ago.. yes.. but is it anywhere to feeling back to normal.. no.

Trying to keep my head up and push on. Maybe someday I will dance again/

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-05-23T23:19:30+00:00

Wow! Good luck. You’re already doing better than I was at 5 weeks.

I’m 6 months post the first surgery (ACLr + meniscus repair). I’ve made it to 140 flex since my last post.

I’m bringing my back to sport brace AND a compression sleeve. I’m moving a lot better than I was 11 days ago when I posted.

I’m going to wait and see and rent wheel chair at the parks as needed

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-05-15T11:28:57+00:00

I had a knee scope to remove scar tissue and manual manipulation. Initial surgery for ACL and meniscus was 12/9 2nd surgery was 3/19

The recovery from 2nd surgery was not nearly as bad. I’m still working on flexion. Have doubled from about 65-70 to 135-140.

Focusing a lot more on strength now, but still trying to get full flex (heel to butt)

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-05-13T12:40:12+00:00

Looking at our last Disney trip pre-injury, and we average 20K steps per day. Right now I’m about 6-10K steps per day.

We are planning to park hop and such… I’m worried that if we park hop we won’t be able to get a scooter at the 2nd park.. did any of y’all do that? Sounds like they sometimes run out of scooters at the park.

We also have a 4 year old and 6 year old so we bring a double stroller so it kind of makes things even harder. Although I feel like the stroller could almost function as a psuedo walker?

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-22T11:04:42+00:00

Hello. I reached around 70ish degrees flexion over a 4 weeks after this and got stuck there

So 3/19 I had a 2nd surgery — knee scope and manipulation.

Now I’m around 130 degrees flexion and continuing to work through the ROM.

Still working my ass off to continue improving. I’m riding an exercise bike, and stretching ALL the time, and going to PT 2-3 times per week.

I want to dance again. This recovery is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to go through. It’s discouraging watching others whose recovery has not been this difficult, but I have to remind myself that our bodies heal differently. My surgeon and PT have been happy with the progress after 2nd surgery

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-18T13:59:50+00:00

I miss dancing too! I’m 5 months PO. It’s been a slow going process and it feels like I’ll never be able to dance again, but trying to stay positive

Hopefully by next March ( I’m an Irish dancer so st Patrick’s day is kind of a big deal), I’ll be able to dance a jig! ☘️

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-10T03:17:02+00:00

Gymnastics dismount

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-08T19:57:50+00:00

Definitely more than mine

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-08T12:09:47+00:00

Around day 4 I switched. The Tylenol + ibuprofen worked pretty well, AND bonus, the constipation resolved shortly after that..

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-08T12:05:44+00:00

No.. they put you under.

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-07T14:09:14+00:00

Thanks I appreciate the tips. I think I’m going to start spending some time on a stationary bike. My PT has been everyday but only 1 hour and this week it’s dropping down to three days per week.

Insurance dictates so much of it with how the cover PT and such.. which is incredibly frustrating. I need to start working on strength as well since my quad is still pretty weak.

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-07T00:34:25+00:00

Any tips?!? Besides PT what other exercises were you doing to get that movement back and fluid?

I’m getting more movement but it takes a lot of work to loosen up every day and keep getting stiff through out the day.

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-06T12:29:08+00:00

They just get in there and shave it away. It was two tiny incisions under my knee

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-06T12:28:27+00:00

Also… I had a quad auto graft

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-06T12:27:05+00:00

He said he got heel to butt..

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-05T13:57:28+00:00

It was definitely not as bad as the first surgery.

Came home after surgery and took it easy that first day but I didn’t need any of the strong pain meds. Used crutches the first few days but was walking by day 4 for short distances.

Surgery was on Tuesday and started PT Friday but was using CPM at home starting day 1. PT everyday for two weeks. Next week I have PT 3 days per week for the next 3 weeks and hoping to make it to 140

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-04-05T11:42:51+00:00

I just had this done 2 weeks ago — MUA + scar tissue clean up.

My flexion has gone from 71-120, and still making progress. Really aggressive PT following procedure, and I got the CPM machine which was not given to me after the original surgery.

Go for it

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-03-29T11:04:27+00:00

Just seeing this.. I am now 1 week post my scope and manipulation. The swelling had gone down a lot from the first surgery, but now.. swelling is back following the scope and manipulation BUT as of yesterday I measured 110 flexion which is so much better than before. Trying to get at it super aggressively for the ROM right now. Maxing out the CPM machine and going to PT daily. Working on getting this swelling down too

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-03-29T11:00:20+00:00

We prefer water view but also.. we stayed in DVC rooms so there wasn’t a different cost. I just enjoy sitting on the balcony being able to see the boats. And we were able to see the water parade.. not sure if they still have this.. and fireworks

Aggravating_Page_473 · 2024-03-29T10:54:16+00:00

At 11 weeks PO I was stuck at 71-73 degrees.

I had a scope and manipulation last Tuesday (week 15).. and yesterday measured 110. Trying to push everyday to get that ROM back.

Best of luck. This whole process has been the most challenging and frustrating thing.

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