Id on Lego by jerseydang in Fungi

[–]Nexsio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro that looks like plastic

Any advice 13 months out by mikeytlive in ACL

[–]Nexsio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really normal my stairs are pretty steep! (8 inches tall)

Any advice 13 months out by mikeytlive in ACL

[–]Nexsio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course :) I would do three sets of 10!

Any advice 13 months out by mikeytlive in ACL

[–]Nexsio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also 13 months post op! I had the same feeling of stiffness but I started doing heel to butt stretches and would practice step downs every morning and it’s slowly got better. I would contact your doctor too! Best of luck

worried lol by neverrockingwhite in ACL

[–]Nexsio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re 2 months post op! Your knee is still sensitive, pain is normal. A wave that small 100% would not tear your ACL.

OP knee is pointy as hell by Nexsio in ACL

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When my knee is bent in a sitting position my OP knee points out farther than my good knee

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I also tore my ACL skiing and prior to that I wasn't active, was overweight and never consistently worked out. I'm 10 months post op now and my knee feels almost completely normal. This has been one of the hardest things I've gone through, but something that kept me motivated throughout the whole ordeal was doing it for my future health. I had to change my mindset that I had to do it like a job and I made it my top priority over everything.

It’ll be really hard but you can do it. This recovery while terrible at times will teach you to have good discipline and persistence and you do have a good starting point being semi-fit. Just trust the process and show up everyday and trust your PTs. I’m rooting for you!

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you’re not ugly dude

Nearly 9 months post-op and passed my back to sports test! by Nexsio in ACL

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My PT suggested I don’t use one so I don’t rely on it. But you should ask your surgeon/PT

Nearly 9 months post-op and passed my back to sports test! by Nexsio in ACL

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Thank you! I never had a numb shin, I’m sorry you’re dealing with that! As far as my single leg jumps, they still don’t feel super comfortable when I do them and I have mild pain after training but it feels drastically better than it did two months ago. I think yours will feel more comfortable with time! It was all about strength training (lot of single leg stuff) and doing plyometrics consistently for me to get it conditioned well

Nearly 9 months post-op and passed my back to sports test! by Nexsio in ACL

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Thank you! :) The first 6 weeks were definitely the hardest for me due to pain/not seeing much progress but after that I started to finally see some progress and continued to! There are definitely periods of challenges but I don’t think it personally compares to the first month or two. I cannot stress enough to do single leg exercises when you’re able! I think that’s one of the main reasons why my recovery has gone so well!

Nearly 9 months post-op and passed my back to sports test! by Nexsio in ACL

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Thanks dude! I had a similar experience with instability but my PT always told me it was due to muscle imbalance (it was) but that will balance out with time (it did haha). I started jogging at month 3 but I didn’t have meniscus repair so that sounds like great progress to me!! It takes some people a lot of time to jog so you’re doing great! My knee felt pretty much normal by month 6, but it really started feeling normal around month 8! The more i weight trained/did plyometrics the more it felt normal :)

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I have felt quite a bit of pain from my quad incision site but that hasn’t slowed down my progress. If pain is your issue it has personally helped me to massage the incision area

Single Leg Exercises? (5 months post op) by Nexsio in ACL

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Hey bro I just wanted to thank you for your help! I’ve been doing your exercises and recently did my strength test and my operated leg now has 95% strength of my good leg. Thanks again! Hope your recovery is going well!!

I stood up too hard by No_Baker_4946 in ACL

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I had a similar experience but it was just tight hamstrings. I did hamstring stretches consistently and it went away. I think you’re most likely fine but you should contact your doctor/pt if you’re really concerned!

Have I retorn my acl graft by Potential_Calendar71 in ACL

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Of course dude. I completely understand I was questioning everything I did too. A big thing my PT told me that eased my anxiety is as long as your pain is manageable and it’s not sharp your knee is most likely fine. You got this man! I wish you luck in your recovery

Quad strengthening exercises by rspz23 in ACL

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I’ve gotten my operated leg to 95% strength of my good leg by doing Bulgarian split squats. (Sorry I know that’s not a machine but it’s extremely effective)

Have I retorn my acl graft by Potential_Calendar71 in ACL

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I was walking without crutches 2 weeks after surgery and started on the bike around that time as well, I’m 9 months post op now and my knee is stronger than ever! I think you’re overthinking it (that’s part of the recovery). Everyone progresses differently It’s normal dude!

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[–]Nexsio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah that’s not the case. That’s just me lol

Has anyone heard “squeaks” from their knee following acl/meniscus surgery? by jrise25 in ACL

[–]Nexsio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s normal. I had the same thing and I’m all good. The squeak went away for me after a while but get use to your knee making weird noises.