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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.พ. 2025
- Hi again, here is my 2 week update after getting ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair surgery. I talk about pain levels, show how much I can extend and bend the knee, and I show the status of the incisions around my knee.
get well soon !
Thank you!
Hey! Thank you for sharing your experience on your ACL reconstruction, LET and meniscus repair journey. I had just received the same surgery about a week ago and was just wondering if you had any troubles when you first tried doing straight leg raises? I cant seem to lift my leg up and not sure if it's because I had a nerve block or something cause my shin still feels tingly to touch. I could move my leg side to side and slightly bend my knee. So just wanted to know if you had a similar experience cause your procedure seemed closest to mine.
Thank you!
Hi! Yes, I had to start with just simple quad activation exercises (flexing my quad muscle without moving my leg) before moving on to a full straight leg raise. I think that was in my PT protocol to incrementally work my way up to the leg raises. Wishing you a smooth recovery!
Hi,
Thank you for sharing your experience about your ACL reconstruction and meniscus surgery. I am currently going through the recovery week 2 process myself and find that my knee feels like it's getting "locked" beyond 30 degrees when I bend it. I was wondering if you experienced anything similar during your recovery? If yes, could you please share how you managed this issue and if it got better over time?
Thank you in advance :)
Hi! Yes I had a similar experience, earlier on in recovery my knee felt like it would “hit a wall” or get locked at around 30 degrees, then it happened at 60 degrees, and now it’s happening at 90! It definitely is something that just takes time as your knee heals but I have found heat to be helpful on my knee and thigh before trying to bend. I also use a CBD and herbal salve which seems to help the pain when I bend a lot. Other than that you just have to grit your teeth through the pain and maybe have someone else try to bend it further little by little. A helpful exercise is wall bends where you lay on your back with your legs up on a wall and slowly bend your knee as you move your foot down the wall (and you can use your good leg to push it further). Hope this helps, good luck in your recovery!!
@@megmed2860 Hey thanks will surely try that. I felt relieved haha.
Did you had any knee extension lag during these 2nd and 3rd week
Yes, knee extensions were pretty painful still at that point and I couldn't do it in one fluid motion