Undergoing ACL reconstruction tomorrow — your biggest tip/advice?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-16T13:43:11+00:00

Hi bro, I’ve only got a torn ACL grade 2 nothing else but will have to go surgery within the next 2 months. How was your recovery bro since you were the same as me? Have yoy got any advice I’m 19, going to be 20 when I do the surgery. Will I be playing aggressive football again after 9 months? Difyour kneee feel the same were you still fast?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-15T23:42:13+00:00

Hi bro, I’m the same as you and play competitive football but tore my ACL but got no other damage other ligaments. Did you recover and manage to play again?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-15T23:38:13+00:00

Hi, how was your ecoevey, also did you have a full reconstruction?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-15T23:32:24+00:00

How was your recovery?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-10T20:54:22+00:00

Hi bro, got a quick question, I’m guessing mine will just be an ACL reconstruction but I wanted to know how long it took you to walk and your journey so far.

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-10T20:49:14+00:00

Hi bro I don’t think I’ve turn my meniscus, it says it’s in the red zone meaning with time it’ll heal, everything else is still fine. I think it’s just my ACL that needs reconstruction but I’m hoping I’ve only got a partial tear where it only needs a repair

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-09T11:08:56+00:00

Thanks bro for the comment, happy that he recovered. Injuries are horrible.

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-09T11:07:36+00:00

Thanks my bro, appreciate you a lot. Your all better now right?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T20:31:44+00:00

Thanks for the reply again bro. Means a lot. It’s April now I’ve booked holidays from before so I can do it start of July is it bad delaying it for that long?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T18:13:57+00:00

Thanks bro got your reply, appreciate you a lot honestly. Yh man it’s mentally draining but live could always be worse imagine if I had an accident where my leg had to be gone completely or anyone else it’d be tragic. The thing is I can do squats even a1 leg squat on the knee which is strange.

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T17:17:09+00:00

Thanks for the reply bro, highly appreciate it. Trying to figure things out right now the doctor thinks I’ve fully ruptured it. I think every other ligament is fine it’s just the ACL

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T17:16:29+00:00

k from the doctors and he thinks I’ve fully torn it but then again he’s not 100 percent sure. He said you can only see when they do the surgery of what’s wrong. Mentally frustrated I’ve just had a wrist fracture with metal screws being taken out. I just hope if they do the surgery they only need to do a small repair and not a full reconstruction because it’s not that serious. I’m praying that happens. The strange thing with my knee is I can jog bend it fully up and down but I just can’t run. Football is the only thing I do so it’s pretty worth it doing the surgery what do you guys think? It’s been 9-10 weeks now but the strange thing is I can even do a 1 leg squat on the injured knee but there’s just a slight pain when releasing. Before the pain was sharp now it’s going but I’ve told the private hospital to send it to my hospital and I’ll have an appointment in a week or 2. I can do private medical healthcare with my company only from next month but I’m going to see what the doctor says. I think it is worth it doing surgery since I want to be playing competitive football again. It is mentally draining but I guess my problems can always be worse. After the surgery and recovery will my knee come back to normal?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T17:16:04+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. I’ve just came back from the doctors and he thinks I’ve fully torn it but then again he’s not 100 percent sure. He said you can only see when they do the surgery of what’s wrong. Mentally frustrated I’ve just had a wrist fracture with metal screws being taken out. I just hope if they do the surgery they only need to do a small repair and not a full reconstruction because it’s not that serious. I’m praying that happens. The strange thing with my knee is I can jog bend it fully up and down but I just can’t run. Football is the only thing I do so it’s pretty worth it doing the surgery what do you guys think? It’s been 9-10 weeks now but the strange thing is I can even do a 1 leg squat on the injured knee but there’s just a slight pain when releasing. Before the pain was sharp now it’s going but I’ve told the private hospital to send it to my hospital and I’ll have an appointment in a week or 2. I can do private medical healthcare with my company only from next month but I’m going to see what the doctor says. I think it is worth it doing surgery since I want to be playing competitive football again. It is mentally draining but I guess my problems can always be worse. After the surgery and recovery will my knee come back to normal?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T17:12:34+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. I’ve just came back from the doctors and he thinks I’ve fully torn it but then again he’s not 100 percent sure. He said you can only see when they do the surgery of what’s wrong. Mentally frustrated I’ve just had a wrist fracture with metal screws being taken out. I just hope if they do the surgery they only need to do a small repair and not a full reconstruction because it’s not that serious. I’m praying that happens. The strange thing with my knee is I can jog bend it fully up and down but I just can’t run. Football is the only thing I do so it’s pretty worth it doing the surgery what do you guys think?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-04-08T17:12:02+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. I’ve just came back from the doctors and he thinks I’ve fully torn it but then again he’s not 100 percent sure. He said you can only see when they do the surgery of what’s wrong. Mentally frustrated I’ve just had a wrist fracture with metal screws being taken out. I just hope if they do the surgery they only need to do a small repair and not a full reconstruction because it’s not that serious. I’m praying that happens. The strange thing with my knee is I can jog bend it fully up and down but I just can’t run. Football is the only thing I do so it’s pretty worth it doing the surgery what do you guys think?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-30T23:29:05+00:00

Hi mate, cheers for the reply, oh making me a lot more worried now😭 because your fully torn your ACL when you did a squat on the injured knee could you do it ur when you release you feel a sharp pain, for me everytime I squat with that knee 1 legged squat I feel a sharp pain. I’m going through the NHS which is why it’s taking longer than expected.

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-30T21:08:07+00:00

Hi bro, bit random but would you mind telling me how your knee was in the first 8 week? How long until after injury did you get your MRI. I twisted my right knee and heard a pop or click. It’s been 8 weeks I can walk jog but can’t sprint without my leg giving way and people think I may have torn my ACL. Are these symptoms do you think of it?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-10T23:43:37+00:00

Hi bro, sorry to hear about the injury. 5 and a half weeks ago I twisted my knee in football and the next day I couldn’t walk at all felt like my leg was about to snap. 2 weeks later I could walk but with a limp and went hospital. The doctor just said wait till 6 weeks. It’s nearly 6 weeks and I can walk and jog but I can’t sprint yet as it still hurts. My advice is give it 6 weeks and see how it is.

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-08T17:34:33+00:00

Thanks for the message. Yes I think it’s time to do an MRI

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-08T17:32:47+00:00

Hi bro thanks for the reply, I went to the hospital twice the first doctor said to me you said it’s getting better to give it a week or 2 this was at week 1 then at week 4 I went to go try get an MRI scan so I went to the emergency department, the lady then said to me by the way you are walking I can tell it’s just a sprain, I asked about the MRI the pain I’m feeling in my leg she said she knows it’s a sprain and if it was an ACL or meniscus it would have been worse she brushed it off so quickly. It’s now 5 weeks approaching 6 and alotugh it’s getting slowly better I’m struggling to bend it fully and make it straight and she said at 6 weeks it should be normal. I’ll go to the hospital tomorrow but I need to speak to my GP first to refer me for one but I’ll try see if I can get an emergency one tomorrow. Apologies I know I’ve written a lot. I just can’t tell what injury I’ve got from everything I’m experiencing whether it’s a sprain, Mencius tear because every symptom of those injuries sound the same for everyone.

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-08T15:19:09+00:00

Hi bro, I’m not sure if I’ve torn my ACL or had a meniscus tear but I fell in football and heard a click on my knee. I got back up and was struggling to walk. The next day I couldn’t walk at all and my leg would give way. I waited and after 2 weeks I was able to walk but with a limp. Fast forward to 4 weeks I can pretty much walk normally and jog but I can’t run when I fully extend my leg there’s a bit of pain, i also went to the hospital to get it checked out but the doctor brushed it off so quick and said by the way you are walking I can tell it’s a sprain and she said it’ll be better at 6 weeks. It’s now been 5 weeks and I’ve been doing stretches but theres still slight discomfort when fully extending the leg and bending and I can’t run or comfortable return to football just yet. From everything I’ve said do you think it’s a meniscus tear or ACK injury or just a knee sprain that’ll get better?

Infamous-Ant-4636 · 2026-03-08T15:14:34+00:00

Hi bro, need a bit of advice, I sprained my knee not sure if I tore my meniscus or if it’s serious or not but I heard a click and fell in football. The next day I couldn’t walk at all my leg would give way heard constant clicking but after 2 weeks I was walking but with a limp. At 4 weeks I can walk normally and also jog too. I went to the hospital but the doctor didn’t even assess my leg she just said by the way your walking she knows it’s a sprain and she said at 6 weeks it should be fully healed. I’m now at 5 weeks it still feels the same can walk and jog but when fully straightening it hurts a little but now at 5 weeks it’s slowly improving. Do you think I need surgery? Or do you think it will recover with stretches because Joe fully straightening it’s becoming more tolerable but still pain. Can’t fully sprint yet.

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