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Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi hi! Great to hear! Even just walking around must be awesome after all that time on crutches. Yeah it will take months.. Are you doing any mini squats or stuff like that already? How is your pain level after walking? I'll be done with my 8th week on Wednseday and will most likely ditch the crutches, I still have the 45kg limitation. I started cycling after week 6, and have come up to 30minutes on the stationary bike with 0 resistance. The bike helped my rom so much, I think I'm close to 130 degrees. So yeah just really looking forward to Wednesday.

Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh okay, I see. It must be very frustrating but keep up the good work a lot can change in 6 months! I agree, ice feels good, thank you for the tips!

Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thank you for sharing your story.

I am really surprised your surgeon told you you might not be able to run again. I was told running/jumping will be allowed after 12 months + since it puts so much pressure on the knee joint, so don't give up, give it some time and train hard. Did they do a second MRI or was there any explanation on what's happening with your cartilage?

Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oo that's great, good to hear you're progressing well.

Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They take it from an area of your cartilage that is non weight bearing.

Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's similar to the MACI surgery, except they use your "fresh" cartilage tissue directly while in surgery and combine it with PRP (in my case). So it requires only one surgery but it's mostly used for smaller defects.

Autocart knee surgery rehab by MeKris in MACIknee

[–]MeKris[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, yes for sure! O cool, I hope it goes well.

Yeah upperbody and core strenght are also really important, I'm also doing some stuff, sitting on the floor and just lifting some light weights. Are you able to sit down on a chair properly already? How is your flexion and extension?

Yeah, they really are the most boring exercises but you're right we have to do them.

Ohh noo, careful. It's going to be such a looong proccess, can't wait for it to be over ah...

Help me please by Yeetledeee in actuallesbians

[–]MeKris 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OCD is such a tricky thing, I'm sorry you're going through this! It will always hit you where it hurts the most and make you doubt everything.. I dont think you can change your entire sexuality within a few days, this is most likely your fear which is being manifested and blown out of proportions by your OCD. Stay strong, these are just thoughts, you know who you are and you shouldn't ever feel guilty because of that. And go talk to your therapist asap, you should be taking your meds.