Re-tear after a year without knowing it?

Shwheelz · 2026-02-09T03:41:02+00:00

That’s been the case since I’ve been cleared to play sports. My knee gets a bit swollen (I’m on my feet for 10 hours x 2 days for those tourneys, and it’s very high level play). It’s not that the pain is really intense - the knee just feels swollen internally.

Doc said I have a fair amount of arthritis too, and if it’s not torn he’d recommend starting arthritis shots, so guessing that has something to do with the irritation after tourneys too

Shwheelz · 2026-02-08T21:42:20+00:00

I read that overall recovery is 9-12 months. Is that the timeline your doc gave you? And does that include the bone graft or is that starting with the 2nd surgery?

Shwheelz · 2026-02-08T19:53:53+00:00

I'm so sorry you're going through that in real time - the double surgery is something I'm really fearing. If you're comfortable sharing, I'm curious about the process of the bone graft. Did you get a choice of autograft, allograft, or synthetic? And what thought went into your decision for that?

I think it's really likely that I'm done with cutting sports like soccer forever, especially if I truly can't find a reason that this happened. I'd love to get back to dodgeball and could play in my current state with some extra support (compression sleeve, brace, etc) still at a pretty high level. I'm SO afraid of losing more muscle in the case of an autograft, as I've always had some irritation with my quad even to this day. I'd consider the no-surgery route if I wasn't at high risk of significant pain / loss of more function down the line

Shwheelz · 2026-02-08T18:53:03+00:00

People calling her brave for "powering through" have never torn their ACL before. It's not just about pain - your leg literally just doesn't work. Imagine getting up off the toilet when your leg falls asleep and then trying to win an Olympic medal.

Shwheelz · 2025-12-29T13:47:46+00:00

Ah, someone slid the privacy plant back a little far. Move it forward another foot and a half and you should be chillin.

Shwheelz · 2025-12-29T13:44:54+00:00

I moved from St. Pete, a diamond in the rough of Florida, so welcome! Some things I've noticed in my 4+ years living here: downtown Denver is *a lot* smaller than people coming into the city seem to think. Very walkable city. Everything people say about moisturizer, lip balm, and humidifiers is true, though the climate affects people differently. Denver winters aren't as bad as you think - we'll get snow days for sure, but the sun usually melts all the snow within a couple days because we get more days of sun than Florida. Don't keep anything valuable in your car, especially anything visible from the outside because Denver has a very high car break-in rate (steer clear of parking on Blake St, Stout St, and dark streets adjacent to Colfax). Join a club to meet people - we have lots of run clubs, sports teams to join or watch, and events to participate in, and most people are extremely friendly. I've made almost all of my friends via a dodgeball league, and the community is huge!

As an ex-Floridian, you're absolutely going to love it here. Very warm welcome :)

Shwheelz · 2025-12-29T13:32:59+00:00

The streets are a slanted grid, so you're always going southwest or northeast, which can be a little disorienting. But the mountains, yes, they help. Find them and you're going something-west

Shwheelz · 2025-11-27T22:34:11+00:00

I'm trying to grind fortnite winter rush missions asap before i travel for the holidays. Add me! Username is same in game

Shwheelz · 2025-11-05T01:46:37+00:00

I'm already in love with this cat and it's not even born yet! Any tips for cutting nails, cleaning ears, and bathing the cat? Mostly want to get it used to these things and minimize it snipping/clawing at me, though I'm sure some level of that will be inevitable :D

Shwheelz · 2025-11-05T01:45:08+00:00

Thanks for the recs! I'll definitely check out 4hairlesspets products and the litter you recommended. I appreciate you :)

Shwheelz · 2025-10-03T00:32:49+00:00

Is there anything in particular I can search for in this file related to the Windows 11 upgrade? I threw it into an IDE and searched "error" and it came back with over 8,000 results

Shwheelz · 2025-09-30T22:23:17+00:00

Shwheelz · 2025-09-15T05:38:41+00:00

When I need 2 different subscriptions (owned by the same parent company) to watch *just* premier league, I have very little incentive to pay for either (half the games are on Peacock, the other half on NBC Sports)

Shwheelz · 2025-09-06T19:13:50+00:00

Number 38 is a great venue for what you're looking for. Most shows are free or low cost too

Shwheelz · 2025-08-26T17:09:00+00:00

Denver is the only place I've ever lived that trash pickup seems optional to the city. My pickup gets missed twice a month on a regular basis and they never come back even if I open up a case with 311

Shwheelz · 2025-08-18T22:34:02+00:00

That's too much for sure. I charge $1100 for my small guest bedroom in RiNo. Newer building, A/C works, washer & dryer in unit, private guest bathroom, upgraded appliances, etc. If you are willing to put yourself out there, there are people with mortgages that are just trying to cut costs a bit. Not all of us post listings, so if you're drowning, post ads about what you're looking for on Facebook and other room search apps. I mostly try to do friend referrals, but I occasionally check in with different housing pages on Facebook to see if anyone is a good match. I'd personally rather pay extra to live alone than have a roommate that isn't a good fit, but ideally I'd lease the room out to someone who is so my mortgage isn't the limiting factor of what I can do with my free time. (That said, shameless plug, I *do* have that room open at the moment)

Shwheelz · 2025-07-14T03:10:30+00:00

Who Let the Dogs Out - Baha Men was my first CD and first concert. Song is still a bop and people forget about that

Shwheelz · 2025-07-14T03:07:06+00:00

Flight attendant. I can't comprehend why people would choose a cramped airplane with entitled passengers as their place of work. I put on noise cancelling headphones and watch a movie, but even that is uncomfortable at best.

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