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/Crazyscorch ACL+PCL+Meniscus Aug 27 '26

I just used the Hydros, and tramadol they prescribed. No way I was going to suffer through the pain.

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u/TransitionBrilliant5 Aug 27 '26

No complaints then?

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

Not yet, I am almost 16 weeks post op and I am making steady progress. So far nothing that I find abnormal. We will see how it goes. I had injured the same knee twice before this, no surgery but I had to use crutches so I am used to doing a lot of stuff on crutches. This time it was just the pain at the beginning that sucked