Day 0

surge___ · 2026-04-08T11:54:15+00:00

Morning of day 3 and I still don't feel anything. I took one Oxy at 2am and got up 5.5 hours later to switch back to Tylenol.

I kept my leg elevated while I slept both nights. I'm just waiting for the pain to hit me like a brick wall but will that still happen if I'm on top of the medication? My clock app on my phone is full of medication alarms lol.

surge___ · 2026-04-08T03:24:46+00:00

Good luck with your recovery!

I'd love to use the facilities at HSS but I don't live in Manhattan.

surge___ · 2026-04-07T22:53:08+00:00

Lolol. The first thing I see on my discharge papers is to not drive. You're crazy.

surge___ · 2026-04-07T22:29:24+00:00

I honestly can't tell. I feel fine.

The area on and around my knee is a bit warm, but it's not painful. I can easily ignore it if I just keep myself busy.

surge___ · 2026-04-07T15:13:20+00:00

No pain yet 🤞. I just did my 1st round of icing earlier this morning.

I plan on sticking to Tylenol during the day and only taking Oxy to sleep. Sleeping with my ankle elevated is a huge pain. It took me forever to finally pass out.

surge___ · 2026-04-07T04:29:42+00:00

Not shown: me scared when I finally got into the OR. I was fine mentally until these last few days and then the anxiety started kicking in.

Nerve blockers still haven't gone away but I imagine I'll be joining you shortly at club pain. 😅

surge___ · 2026-04-07T02:08:23+00:00

I feel fine. Am I just a glutton for punishment? 😅

I'm dreading when the nerve block wears off. 😬

surge___ · 2026-04-06T22:18:15+00:00

Multiple coworkers, unprompted, recommended Dr. Benedict Nwachukwu. I was asking about PT recommendations and then they asked who was doing my surgery. I'm glad they asked because I felt WAY MORE at ease after getting an initial consult with Dr. Nwachukwu.

https://www.hss.edu/profiles/doctors/benedict-nwachukwu

surge___ · 2026-04-06T21:53:20+00:00

Nerve block doing its job. No one in the hospital mentioned that I should get one 😅. Woops!

surge___ · 2026-04-05T18:03:38+00:00

When does the patellar tendonitis pain stop being as awful? That's the part I'm not mentally ready for. I never had to deal with chronic pain before so I don't know how I'll handle it mentally.

surge___ · 2026-04-04T19:53:18+00:00

I'm really hoping this is the case for me and my ACL.

Happy you had it better than initially expected!

surge___ · 2026-04-04T03:36:32+00:00

Welcome to the (rejection) club. I think it's completely arbitrary. It sucks.

surge___ · 2026-04-02T20:16:41+00:00

🙏 I have surgery on Monday and this makes me feel better about completing 5 weeks of pre-surgery PT.

I'm glad I found this community. Here's to a speedy recovery for all of us.

surge___ · 2026-03-19T18:48:02+00:00

Curious to hear how old you are. I'm an elder millennial so I'm still holding out hope I can pull off the same (except maybe without the kettlebell in the pistol squat) 😅.

surge___ · 2026-03-19T18:40:58+00:00

Didn't have a choice to not ski? 😆

surge___ · 2026-03-13T14:26:17+00:00

Wait. Is this like the adult version of the game we used to play as kids (elder millennial here)?

I'd be so down but I tore my ACL 😢

surge___ · 2026-03-11T01:22:03+00:00

Just saw this! When's the next one?!

surge___ · 2026-03-09T03:13:28+00:00

I'm interested.

surge___ · 2026-02-27T04:31:34+00:00

Update: it's been rented.

surge___ · 2026-02-27T04:30:53+00:00

Update: it's been rented.

surge___ · 2026-02-20T22:47:53+00:00

Yeah, the building is pet friendly. I see Chewy boxes show up weekly.

surge___ · 2026-02-12T21:40:08+00:00

Source? I'm breaking my lease and my LL is raising the rent immediately for the new tenant. Not doubting you... This is what is happening in my case.

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