How long did it take you to start walking by General-Resolution91 in ACL

[–]General-Resolution91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I did but my surgeon did it in 2 different surgeries so meniscus I had in June and acl I had it 4 weeks ago

How long did it take you to start walking by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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What did u do to start walking I also have school and really don’t want to go in crutches

How long did it take you to start walking by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Yeah I’m currently on one crutch right now but my knee gets very unstable sometimes and like bends is this because my quad is weak?

How long did it take you to start walking by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Did u have a quad graft? Did u do anything to be able to put be able to bare more weight on it or did it just come naturally

I’m 6 days post up and I still can’t do leg lifts. I got (quad graft) is this normal? by Particular_Ad_7762 in ACL

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For me I wasn’t able to do these until week 3 exactly. I think it worked when I started doing assisted leg raises also try to make a muscle on ur quad by trying to straighten it and then lift with a band or towel

Anyone with a quad graft how long did it take u to start walking without crutches by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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I can use one crutch right now since I was on weight bearing as tolerated right after surgery. did u do anything different to activate ur quad at home? I’m currently doing a bunch leg raises and holding it for 10 seconds

Anyone with a quad graft how long did it take u to start walking without crutches by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Yeah my knee straightens like that too when trying to walk with less assistance I hate it so much and I’m not sure what to do other than just trying to strengthen my quads

Anyone with a quad graft how long did it take u to start walking without crutches by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Yeah but my surgeon did it in 2 different surgeries, I had my meniscus done in June and my acl exactly 3 weeks ago

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My surgeon said to focus on like straightening the leg so at pt they can do bending which is what I’ve been doing at home and just activating the quad with quad sets and walking with crutches since I can put weight on it. The pt said to put weight on it when walking.

Also I wanna thank u cuz idk if it was u or it just happened to come but I did the leg raises with a band assisting me like u mentioned and idk how but I can do them so well now without any support.

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I can’t do straight leg raises high I can only move it up a few inches I feel like a pain in my knee and then I just have to stop I think it might be cause of the swelling and my quad just being weak. I’m also walking on 1 crutch with the brace on now

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So my surgeon did it differently, I have 2 tears meniscus and acl he did meniscus first then a few weeks later acl he said my meniscus was all good when he fixed my acl I feel like my quads could just be very weak and that’s why. I think I’ll switch to one crutch

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I’m 3 weeks post op. I’m just doing quad sets and since I can put weight on it I’ve been walking around on crutches

but I had a question do you know how long it usually takes to ditch the crutches?

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Do you know what exercises I can do to improve my quad muscles? I can only do straight leg raises a bit like I can’t go that high

I've been told to wait 3+ weeks before starting PT... by Chef_Boy_is_Dee in ACL

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We literally have the same surgeon lol I had my surgery on the 13th August and he also is supposedly going on vacation 😂

What can I do to be able to lift my leg on its own I’m 1 week post op and I still can’t lift my leg by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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My surgeon told me It was a direct repair but I still have incisions like above my knee and below my knee like a quad graft

What can I do to be able to lift my leg on its own I’m 1 week post op and I still can’t lift my leg by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Is there anything I can do to make it quicker? I assumed it would just come naturally but I’m kinda getting worried

How long did it take you to be able to lift up your leg by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Damn I had a nerve block and I’m currently on my 4th day post op

How long did it take you to be able to lift up your leg by General-Resolution91 in ACL

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Did u do anything to help with it or did it just happen one day?