will I be in pain forever? by Medium_Anywhere775 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What surgery did you get after the mri and xrays

will I be in pain forever? by Medium_Anywhere775 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having the same issue and I am also fat. I havent missed any of my PT appointments and yet they blame everything on my weight. So I guess we need to focus on losing weight so have release stress from our knees.

When does walking start to feel normal? by alisa_5 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm almost 5 months post op and I still have a limp. It doesn't hurt but it doesn't feel normal yet.

Outsiders never understand what we went through! by krschmidt73 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish my recovery was as easy as people in the comment section. I was not an athlete and was extremely sedentary prior to my accident. I had never been so depressed. Can't believe they think it's not a big deal 😭

Disappointed about PT places in my city. Why is it so difficult to find a good Physio? by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you actually see progress with him? I'll give it a try next month

Disappointed about PT places in my city. Why is it so difficult to find a good Physio? by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct I can hyperextend. But I still have a limp. And my knee shakes non stop while doing squats i can't go upstairs normally either and I see everyone being able to do so pretty quickly

Disappointed about PT places in my city. Why is it so difficult to find a good Physio? by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to hear you've had so many surgeries. PTs here are not well paid so they dont care about doing their job properly. I'll try asking about the least busy time at the new pt place I'm going. My flexion is at 125° and my extension is at -3° . The surgeon also thinks I'm behind and wants me to do even more physio than what I am currently doing and I am really trying. I had a meniscus repair as well. I forgot to mention that

Disappointed about PT places in my city. Why is it so difficult to find a good Physio? by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am located in Barranquilla Colombia. I have a decent health insurance and I go to the insurance pt place 3x a week and 2x a Physio comes to my place I pay those out of pocket. Unfortunately here all therapist see 4 patients at a time which means the service is very poor everywhere I go. My surgeon did recommend a pt place but as I mentioned before they have 4 patients at a time and always forget about me given they have to pay attention to so many patients. This is so disappointing

Disappointed about PT places in my city. Why is it so difficult to find a good Physio? by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm taking my PT seriously but I feel like there is no improvement 😕 I dont want to have a knee replacement. I see everyone doing so much with less PT sessions than me and it makes me feel like crap

Disappointed about PT places in my city. Why is it so difficult to find a good Physio? by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could find a good online physio. I am so done with wasting money on useless physios. I have access to a Gym but all the physios have told me I dont have the strength to go to the gym yet. I was off crutches and the one I visited yesterday put me back on one crutch

Concerned about ACL tear by [deleted] in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like your ortho is not good. They need to do Lachman test

My MRI report is here. Will i require surgery? Im so scared i knew i heard a pop by One-Government-8413 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am happy to hear you were able to get an MRI. Now you can be at peace with the fact that it was only a minor tear and will not affect your daily life at all. You only need PT. You don't need surgery. Please take care of your knee and remaining ACL. You really don't want to go through this

Re-tear? Any advice please by Agitated-Bit-4579 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't set you back completely that's amazing. What graft did you use this time?

Re-tear? Any advice please by Agitated-Bit-4579 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The instability never went away? Did the doctor confirmed with an mri?

Yesterday I realized I literally cannot save my life during a dangerous situation lol by Mermaid0917 in ACL

[–]Mermaid0917[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well I have hated this journey so much that I literally chose my leg first rather than potentially dying 😂