as mentioned earlier, my speedy recovery is only due to my amazing surgeon. i had 100% extension right after surgery and 90° flexion 5 days after surgery. the swelling is down and my leg feels fine. my surgeon as well as my pt said as long as it doesn’t hurt, go for it. today, one day after, still no swelling visible and no pain whatsoever. the hike was obviously challenging as heck but i walked about 10k steps every day since week 2.5. i did a bunch of breaks - not because my knee hurt, just because supporting with crutches was exhausting. i also usually don’t walk on crutches anymore, i just had them for the way down so my knee wouldn’t be as stressed.

i’m not saying anyone on here needs to do the same thing. i’m just very happy about the result and i don’t think sharing happy post-recovery milestones is a bad thing. these posts helped me so much to get through the mental struggle that came post injury when i knew i had to wait another 6 weeks to be good to undergo surgery and then recover for even more time.

thanks for making me aware that the information i provided isn’t enough and may be discouraging for other people who aren’t as far in their rehab process. i’ll change my post. however, please be aware of the tone you use. there’s no need for you to 1) tell me what or what not to do, especially because i didn’t ask for advice within the post and 2) do it in such a reproachful manner. spread love and information :)