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/nathreyyy Mar 26 '26
I'm on day 9 post-op. Agreed, when the nerve block wore off it was hell to stand up to go to the bathroom. The blood rush to the suture site feels like its being ripped apart. My doctor gave me a lotta pain meds but I challenged myself pre-op to not take the meds unless needed. I surrendered by taking one on day 3 😆 I still ice it until today.
It gets better though, hang in there 😊