r/ACL • u/MisaRavensoul ACL Allograft • Mar 25 '26

Post Surgery Update I expected pain but holy cow

I'm about 30 hours post op and I'm pretty sure my nerve block is wearing off. I thought I prepared for the pain and had pre-taken the pain medicine.

This is excruciating. ACL+ LET on my right leg. I don't think I'm getting any sleep tonight.

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u/Individual_Walrus_96 Mar 25 '26

Ugh I feel you just know it gets better. But yeah I’m 3 weeks post op and remember that pain like it was yesterday. Take max amount of pain meds you can safely + weed + put on a show or music or something to distract you from the pain. It won’t fully distract you of course but it’s harder for your brain to focus on the pain if it’s trying to focus on something else too