Comments on: Pic: What My ACL Looks Like http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/ How a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) changed my P.O.V. (point of view) on life. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: topher http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-694 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:49:34 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-694 Nice pictures. Just got this surgery myself, and am reading up on others’ experiences. I had no idea that ACLs could disintegrate …

Topher

]]> By: magg11 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-656 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:24:54 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-656 i had surgery on my ACL as well a few years ago and the whole experience is traumatizing and takes a mental toll especially if you are a young athlete!

]]> By: yeskneecan http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-87 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:34:51 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-87 Aww, thanks, Dad! You’re the best. You would know because you coached me through years of competive sports, saw me shortly after the tear and watched me in the OR. I look forward to it working much better :)

]]> By: yeskneecan http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-86 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:31:59 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-86 Hi Kathy!
Great to hear your story! Keep me posted on how everything goes. The cadaver graft is the most popular, or so they tell me, but I hear the recovery time is quicker for it, as well.

]]> By: Kathy http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-82 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:44:49 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-82 I just had this done last week. I am 53 and was very active, so not really a choice to have it done or not. I blew out the ACL by falling off a ladder, taking wallpaper off the ceiling. I, too, have a big brace on, and am doing PT. I stop taking pain meds two days after surgery, as they gave me a hell of a headache. My knee feels stiff, but not really painful. We used a “donor” ACL because of my age, so I hope the person was nice and didn’t go around kicking people….lol.
Good luck with your recovery!

]]> By: bluestarmoon http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-81 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:06:08 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-81 I don’t know what it looks like, but its better than what you had. Works much better. Dad

]]> By: Al http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-62 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:31:12 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-62 I think it looks like hope. Red, stringy hope.

]]> By: Mireille http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-60 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:08:33 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-60 I agree with the crab meat. Hehe.

]]> By: bluestarmoon http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-59 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:14:49 +0000 http://yeskneecan.com/2009/06/12/pic-what-my-acl-looks-like/#comment-59 Looks like something that the dogs got a hold of and had some fun. Ouch!

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