ACL Post-Op Post #1: Week 3
OK so here's what's happened: On April 18th, 2019 this year, I tore my right ACL playing soccer. On June 28th this year, I had it repaired surgically via a hamstring autograph. I had it done at UCSF under the care of Dr. Ma--they did an amazing job! I hate nothing more than pain and needles and did I mention pain, but they kept me comfortable and well taken care of. But now that that's over with, I've been faced with the 6-9 month recovery that follows. This is definitely the most intensive surgery I've had so far in my life, and I think it's going to be quite a process getting back to pre-ACL tear. But, if there's anything positive coming out of this, it's that I'm finding the surgery and recovery process pretty interesting, so I'd thought I'd start writing about it and tracking my recovery. Basically, the first week post-surgery was spent primarily on my couch, week 2 was more mobile, but still spent a lot of time layin...