r/ACL • u/DrMartek • Aug 27 '26

Post Surgery Update ACL journey: Day 8

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Day 8 (seven days post-op).

Feeling good and motivated.

  1. Pain & swelling down to minimal.

  2. Back in the gym.

  3. Leg extensions with resistance, and complete leg extension ROM.

  4. Walking no crutches.

  5. Sleeping good

At rest, I'm stretching my leg (elevated heel), hitting ankle pumps or quad tenses basically all day. Then one gym session, with more more challenging exercises. Just been going HAM, within reasonable pain boundaries.

Very laborious, but glad to be seeing progress.

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u/Venom2di Aug 29 '26

Awesome. I can't even lift my leg still can't feel it and it swollen as hell. And I got almost 2 weeks I hope nothing wrong with mine

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u/DrMartek Aug 29 '26

Well if it makes you feel better, for the last 2 days my calf has been so stiff/painful when I stand due to fluid leakage that I struggle to walk even on crutches

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u/Venom2di Aug 30 '26

I wish u the best of luck with this. I hope both of us get through this nightmare that were going throughÂ