Biggest lesson I learned from my ACL surgery is that: I OVERestimated how painful the surgery would be (it wasn’t painful at all) and I UNDERestimated how painful recovery would be (first week was difficult). As I am typing this it is 6pm on day 8 after my ACL surgery. On day 6 I woke [...]
Last night I actually slept through most of the night without waking up. I woke up once to go to the bathroom but that was it. Getting up is a bit painful every time so it kind of sucks. I notice when I am lying down my leg feels OK but when I am standing [...]
I slept a little bit more last night. Day 2 was probably the day I took the most pain killers (just 1 every 4 hours). It was the most painful day so far. The painkillers cause constipation but fortunately I am a pooping machine. I normally poop 2-3x per day but on these pain killers [...]
Ok so I got the surgery Monday morning. You can read about it in detail here. The day after was interesting. The nerve block was starting to wear off and I was beginning to feel some pain in my leg. I still hadn’t taken any painkillers yet. In terms of movment I could walk around [...]
My surgery was scheduled for 9am on Monday morning. My girlfriend drove me to the hospital for 7am. Once there I registered and got changed into my “fashionable” hospital gear! My favorite was the hat! Once I got changed into the gown I was sitting in a chair hanging out with my girlfirend and waiting [...]