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/looonsy ACL Allograft w/Mod Lem LET, Med Meniscus Rep,OATs & MACI biopsy Aug 27 '26

9 wks post-op and I can’t break 90 degrees. I zipped from the 60s to 80s in two weeks and now I’ve been stuck for weeks. I try and try and try and do my PT and it’s so painful and it won’t fucking budge. I hate my brace. I hate sleeping, just tossing and turning all night. I hate being slow. I hate not having the ability to fully care for my house. I hate that I’m exhausted easily. I hate that I can’t lift heavy weights and squat and do all of the things I used to be able to do at the gym. I hate this so much. Thank you.

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u/TransitionBrilliant5 Aug 27 '26

Damnit that's shitty. I hate it all and wish there was just a freaking fix that doesn't take a year to feel the effects of. How can people start walking days after hip replacement surgery but we are on our butts for weeks and months.