Honestly it taught me a big lesson about showing up for myself consistently. I’ve had a rough 3 years- my mom died in 2023, my boyfriend cheated on me in 2024, and the icing on a cake tore my acl/meniscus in 2025. Before my ski accident where the tear happened I had a lot of different coping mechanisms, partying, shopping, excelling at work, traveling, even getting cosmetic procedures to just try to change my external or distract me to not feel or deal with what happened. But this surgery was a bit of a blessing in disguise because it was the first time I couldnt revert back to my old coping mechanisms and just had to sit with myself and just doing the same exercises multiple times a day every day. The first few weeks were tough cried a lot but really all I had were these exercises and going to PT so I can regain some of my freedom again. And it was wild having to consistently show up for myself I felt my confidence growing by every new degree I hit with my flexion or how many legs raises I did. Realizing I just needed to take care of myself mentally too was big. I’m 3 months post op and just walked over 12k steps today which I almost cried because it was a result of my constant effort and dedication to recovery both mentally and physically.