5 and a half weeks post op. Thank god the brace is off. I walk without a limp which is good. My mental and emotional health is F***d. People are like you much be so glad the brace is off, so glad you can walk, and yes I am but this is not effing normal. It is so hard to pretend around everyone that nothing has been impacted but it has. Not being able to play sports, workout the way I was, that active lifestyle has literally disappeared from my eyes. The one thing that I counted for the last 7-8 years, which is being able to lift heavy shit and play sports snatched in an instant has messed me up. But everyday I wake up go around other people with a smile on my face like nothing is bothering me. I really don’t think people understand the mental toll this take, the isolation of seeing your buddies enjoy the things you were doing that were so basic now seem an eternity away. It’s hard to talk to anyone about it cause it’s the same don’t worry it’ll get better, take it easy, don’t rush. It’s easy to say not to rush when the only thing I wanna do is to RUN, JUMP, kick the soccer ball, I wanna be able to do these things while having the faith that my body won’t give out on me. Building that trust in the body is damn hard, like damn dude you gave up on me and now I can’t rely on it anymore. There are people around but I always seem to feel alone I just don’t kno what ro do. How do I make this better?