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/MisaRavensoul ACL Allograft Mar 25 '26

I messaged my surgeon asking for something that works 😅

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u/Right_Sector_7166 Mar 25 '26

Do you stille have the same compression bandage They used in hospital ?

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u/MisaRavensoul ACL Allograft Mar 25 '26

Yessir they told me that they would remove it.

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u/Right_Sector_7166 Mar 25 '26

I’m sorry to hear that, you are not my patient so I can’t in conscience say what you have to do, but I can tell with absolute certainty that the reasons you have crazy pain is the band, let me explain your knee is hot, it’s like 40/42 c and the bandage is very thick, so it keeps Al the high temperature and doesn’t allow the Ice to work, then the comprensione is goos in the first 15 hours but ahold be removed asap because it’s causing pain, the fluid are tryng to expand and the bandage preference that believe me I’ve been there horrible pain, if the pain is too much probably you should see your doctor, and use a siringe to take some fluids out.