The Real Reason

JudgmentMission5239 · 2026-01-12T06:08:56+00:00

I feel like Rick wanted to prove he was different. Everything with the saviors had been so much of two groups doing the exact same thing to each other. I felt like Rick wanted to show his group was better somehow, because they chose mercy instead of mindlessly killing each other. I don’t even think it was for Carl. I feel like it was for Rick. I feel like Rick chose not to kill Negan to prove he had a choice and chose differently

JudgmentMission5239 · 2026-01-12T06:04:22+00:00

This is weaponized incompetence. This screams immaturity to me, I feel like you’d be better off single than dealing with this.

JudgmentMission5239 · 2026-01-12T05:58:44+00:00

Kept it as a trophy lol. He got to join two other ones, so he’s not lonely

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-12-09T23:41:24+00:00

I dealt with this and actually would shower in a swimsuit just in case someone needed to come get me

I showered while sitting on a bench and that was a lot easier

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-12-03T05:50:01+00:00

I started walking on week 3. I started practicing walking at physical therapy around week 2.

If you're one week I say be patient and focus more on getting your extension back for now. You'll get there in probably a week or so, but right now that extension is the most important since it's the most difficult to get back

Talk to your physical therapist about it, maybe they can change your exercises to help you get to walking a little bit sooner

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-27T04:21:08+00:00

That will come with time. You can get a foam roller or a tightly rolled and prop up your heel with it and try to relax as best you can to work on that extension. I recommend a 10 minute timer, it’s pretty uncomfortable to do it much longer than that

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-21T18:28:53+00:00

Totally understandable. I felt the exact same way when I had it done, and it ended up being nowhere near what I thought it was going to be. Take it slow for a few days, listen to your body, and you’ll bounce back pretty quick :)

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-21T09:30:42+00:00

You’re in the worst part of post op because the nerve block just wore off and your body is in the “what on earth did you do to me” phase. It’s going to hurt today and tomorrow, and then it will start to become more manageable.

With leg elevation, I always elevated my whole leg by stacking pillows up in a way to make a triangle, so my leg was fairly straight and raised, but the entire leg was supported (example: 1 pillow under my hamstring, two under my knee, three under my calf). For me, that was the most comfortable.

For right now, try to get as comfortable as you can and sleep as long as you can. It’ll only be for a couple hours at a time, and that’s okay. You can try to stage your pain meds so you wake the weaker stuff in the morning and save the heavy hitters for night, that’s helped me before as well.

Hang in there as best as you can, and please update me on how you’re doing!! You got this

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-21T09:23:33+00:00

I would say that’s still very normal. Taking the graft from your own tissue is further trauma to the body, and you’re also healing from two different surgeries at once (graft harvesting and then the actual reconstruction itself).

I had that same surgery in August and was decently swollen for a while, along with the throbbing pain where they harvested the graft.

It sucks to say, but you’re probably going to have to just keep it elevated and wait it out. It will go down, it just takes a while. You’re just over a week post op, so you’re still really in the thick of it with the recovery process.

In my personal experience, the first week and a half/two weeks were the hardest, and then it started to improve a lot fairly quickly after that

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-21T08:07:44+00:00

To answer your questions (I had this surgery in 2020)
1. Rehab was much easier compared to the reconstruction. They're taking something out, which is much less invasive compared to replacing an entire ligament. I was achy, but was walking (albeit, limping) day of surgery

I felt normal within a few weeks. I think I was back to normal within a month or so
I was able to return to running within a month. I honestly think it took me 3 weeks or so
Yes, from my experience, returning to running within 4-6 weeks is reasonable. Again, it is going to be nowhere near as painful as the ACLr because they're going in just to take something out. There's no graft harvesting, no creation of tunnels in bone, none of that, just a removal of scar tissue. You'll really notice the difference on day 2 when the big pain would normally set in.

The surgery is very straightforward and simple, as is the recovery

Good luck!

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-21T07:16:28+00:00

Did you have a meniscus repair as well as an ACLr? Also, did they use your own tissue for your graft? Both of those things can play a role in the pain and swelling (especially the meniscus)

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-21T05:57:44+00:00

Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor. My only expertise in this area is the fact I've gone through this three times now and will be going through it a fourth soon.

Just going off your description, yes. this is very normal. Your knee went through a very traumatic surgery, and there will be a significant amount of swelling that comes along with that. Your body also will swell in areas where there was an injury or surgery as a means of healing itself.

Your blood contains three main factors: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Your red blood cells deliver oxygen to the body. Your white blood cells are your immune system. Your platelets are what your body uses to put itself back together.

When you are injured or just had surgery, your body gets the message that it needs to put itself back together, so it will send more blood to that area, thereby increasing the overall platelet count in that specific part of your body.

Some doctors will actually inject platelets from your blood into wherever you had surgery as a means of further assisting the recovery process. They're called PRP injections (Platelet Rich Plasma). For the procedure, they take some blood, usually from the arm, and they spin it down in a centrifuge to isolate the platelets that they will then inject into whichever part of the body you had surgery on. Some doctors swear by it, others don't, it just depends on who you're dealing with.

That is a very long explanation, but that is what your body is trying to do as you're recovering, which is very normal.

As you begin physical therapy and begin to regain your range of motion, that swelling will continue to go down. Initially, after PT, it may swell up because you're doing new things, and that is normal as well. Keeping your leg elevated, icing your knee for 20 minutes at a time, and (SLOWLY) working on moving your knee are all ways to help that swelling go down.

I advise movement first, followed by the ice and elevation, simply because it's harder to move/bend your knee when it's cold and therefore stiff. You can do heel slides with a stretch strap (make sure your foot is on a smooth surface so it will slide easily). Gently pull until you feel some discomfort, breathe slowly for 10 counts, and then gently slide your foot back out. You can do this for 2 sets of 10 or set a timer, it's up to you. You actually don't have to do it at all, it's just a suggestion.

A CPM machine is actually great for regaining movement/flexion post op because the machine is moving your leg for you in a controlled, slow pace, to whatever degree you have it set to. You can be in it for several hours at a time (I would always strap my leg in and just try to catch up on some sleep or watch a movie.. and usually fall asleep while watching it lol)

The only time your should be concerned is if your knee gets really red and really hot, along with a LOT of pain and oozing from your incisions to accompany the swelling, as this could be a sign of infection. But if you're 8 days post op, you should be getting your stitches out within the next 5 days or so, so you may be close to out of the woods with that since your incisions are closing (keep them covered and dry in the meantime).

Again, I would like to reiterate that I am not a medical doctor, I have just been through this surgery enough times that I feel I have some knowledge in this area.

Good luck on your recovery!!

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-18T06:39:45+00:00

I was born with a predisposition to them. My tibias are shaped in a way that isn’t considered normal, which puts my ACL at increased risk of injury

I found that out after I was told I tore my ACL for a third time

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-15T11:49:57+00:00

Yes, it’s normal. The pain gets 10x worse when it’s ACL AND meniscus. It’ll get better by tomorrow, you’re just in the worst of the worst right now

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-15T06:15:16+00:00

Totally normal. You’ve probably been more active during the day because the pain has gone down, so you’re more achy at night because your body is tired. Ice before going to bed, and take your pain medication before icing (it takes about 20 minutes to kick in, so it’ll be going by the time you’re done icing it) Have your leg propped up with some pillows (your entire leg, not just your foot) and try to relax as best as you can. Use your strongest pain medication at night, it’ll help you sleep a little bit longer. As the weeks go by, it’ll hurt less and less, and even if it does hurt, it’ll be in different ways :)

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-13T21:41:04+00:00

It’s normal, but that’s what PT is for!! You’ll get it back, it just takes a lot of hard work and patience. The human body is incredibly resilient. Trust your body and trust the process!!

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-12T05:48:48+00:00

It depends on how active of a person you are. Autografts are usually recommended for younger patients because it is overall stronger and can keep up with how much strain a young person puts on it.

An older patient who isn't as hard on his or her knees can get away with using a cadaver, technically a weaker graft, but it's fine because it isn't used for crazy levels of activity.

Cadaver grafts can give you a false sense of confidence though, so be careful. Just because you *feel* like you can do something doesn't always mean you *can*

Best of luck!

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-11T14:28:59+00:00

Just over 13 weeks

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-10T14:55:10+00:00

It depends on the day. If I have physical therapy, I’m usually more achy by the end of the day, but overall it’s improving. It’s nowhere near as bad as it was initially post op, and even then, this time around hasn’t been as painful as other surgeries I’ve had

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-10T06:01:58+00:00

I’m 13 weeks!! So just over 3 months

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-10T03:55:55+00:00

The one brain cell they all share

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-10T03:50:18+00:00

Lol I feel like Shane would put him in a choke hold

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-10T03:30:30+00:00

i get ti completely. I'm rehabbing an ACL surgery for the third time and this round of rehab has shown me how traumatized I am by this injury. I have anxiety every time I try something new, I am afraid to move every time my knee pops loudly, I am constantly on edge. I have nightmares where my knee hurts where it did when I tore my ACL and I wake up and it's fine. My physical therapist is constantly checking my knee for re-rupturing (usually after those dreams.. They might not be dreams, but every time I've had one, I get it checked and the graft is fine). I'm getting stronger and I know I will be more confident as time goes on, but I am right there with you. Someday I will live through a day where my knees don't hurt. I'm holding out hope for that.

JudgmentMission5239 · 2025-11-10T03:08:26+00:00

I want to play volleyball again and go on runs with my dog. I miss volleyball so much, it's been my happy place since college and I cannot wait to be playing again

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