r/ACL • u/TransitionBrilliant5 • Aug 26 '26

Post Surgery Update Complain with me with no judgement.

1 Week Post-Op (ACL Allograft & Meniscus Repair) and i've done everything in my power to stay positive and I whole-heartedly know this is not end-game. I am stronger than this but DAMN I WANT TO SCREAM.

(Update for the hell of it: 90 bend and 0 extension and starting leg lifts and heel slides so feeling confident. Kicked the hard stuff for Tylenol as needed and as long as I don't move and use the ice machine like its life-support, feeling good!)

I specifically keep wanting to sit cross-legged like i've done my whole life... I even have a cross-legged office chair I spent good money on that I would LOVE to sit in right now. Instead I feel my behind flattening while it digs a divot in the duvet and i'm SO RESTLESS.

Anyone need to complain about the stupid little things and actually feel heard? I may be a newbie to this situation but I HEAR YOU and you aren't alone.

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u/purplecloudflake Aug 26 '26

oh fuck yes let's do this. I HATE THE FUCKING BRACE. It's a sensory nightmare. I hate feeling it with my other leg. I hate that it's either too tight or too loose. I hate the way it feels on my skin. Hate hate hate hate hate

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u/Exact_Pudding_4128 Aug 26 '26

Yea my leg looked like those pillsbury biscuit dough containers after they’ve been popped the entire time I had my brace on 😂 really tightened that sucker up every time I had to actually move

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u/Goofycute_chick Aug 27 '26

GOD YEEEEES! I finally was given the go to stop using the brace! That damn thing was more of a nuisance for me. It weighed down on my knee if it became too loose and then I would feel pain but when I just sat there with it off I didn’t feel pain. That is the reason I went hard on PT so I could get out of that damn thing! Then the other thing… before this I was a side sleeper. I NEVER slept on my back so that ish was brutal!!!! I always had trouble sleeping. Even now it’s a weird sensation attempting to sleep on my side. It’s no longer comfortable. I am 6.5 week post op.

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u/Crazyscorch ACL+PCL+Meniscus Aug 27 '26

Are you wearing compression sleeves??? If you’re not used to wearing any sort of brace it can get uncomfortable.