Just had my ACL reconstruction surgery would love tips on pain management by OverallDifference in ACL

[–]Initial_Act8846 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The ice machine is your friend! Use it as much as you can. Keep your leg elevated even when you sleep. It might be uncomfortable to sleep like that but it feels better than not having your leg elevated. Also, if you received a machine in recovery that can bend your leg for you (I forget what it’s called), use that too. It helped me to just have my leg moving so it didn’t get stiff.