26/Female- ACL Tear and Patellar Tendon Reconstruction

by Summer
(Michigan)

My Pre-Op MRI image

I tore my ACL playing co-ed flag football on 3-1-09. After some pre-surgery physical training, my surgery was performed on 4-14-09. My entire story (including MRI images, photos of progress of the surgical leg, PT stories, post-surgical x-rays and arthroscopic images from the surgery) can be found on my blog at http://acljourney.blogspot.com

Feel free to leave any comments or questions, though as of today (4/23) I am just over 1 week out of surgery!

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26/Female- ACL Tear and Patellar Tendon Reconstruction

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Apr 30, 2009
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Same surgery date
by: rebecca kemp

Hi. We had surgery on the same date!! I am off crutches, but still have to use the brace until the end of May (at least). At PT I can ride the bike for 15 minutes & a few other excersizes. How are you doing w/ your recovery?

The only real pain Ive had has been this past week with nerve pain. I had the ACL reconstruction w/ an allograft & also the lateral meniscus repair.

Best of luck

May 03, 2009
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4/14 & rehab
by: Anonymous

Summer - I checked out your blog. Very interesting since we've both had the same surgery date but way different procedures. I had the allograft, so I only have 5 small incisions, one you can't even tell it was ever part of the surgery, you'd think it was a bug bite. No brace huh? Lucky you. They told me I have to wear it until I go back to see him at the end of the month, but I've been walking around the house occasionally w/out it, just easier that way. I'm also doin the Pirate Gait! Kinda funny. Doc only has me going to PT 2 x per week, but I have at least 2 more months of this torture.

No pics here, when I thought to do it, I just wasn't up to having gross pics taken. The worst looking part of it was thee bruising on the shin.

Pain pills have come in handy the past few days, I think because I'm doing more, i'm in more pain. At the same time I feel like I should be further than I am in recovery, but understand that it was less than 3 weeks ago this major surgery was done.

Feel free to IM me on yahoo... Rebakemp72

Hope your weekend is going painfree!

Nov 06, 2009
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ACL veteran
by: Anonymous

hey! good luck with the recovery. im currently rehabing my left leg. this was my second surgery, i had the right one done by freddie fu in december of '08 after a collision in soccer. he also reconstructed my left leg (trampoline this time) this july. im almost at the year mark with my right leg, and the good news is that i cant tell the difference-its as if it never happened. keep up with PT!