This morning I saw my surgeon for my 3rd follow-up appointment. It’s been two months and one day since he sliced my knee and reconstructed my ACL and repaired my lateral meniscus. Here’s the stats and fun facts:
-I can start running, but just straight forward stuff; my meniscus isn’t ready for side-to-side, hard-core excercise just yet.
-I can return to sports in four more months … I missed last ski season and I’m determined for this one! Already thinking Tahoe, Park City for Sundance and Verbier, Switzerland. (Yeskneecan keep its eye on the prize!)
-The “numbness” I am still feeling on the right side of my knee is NOT from the nerve block, it’s from my patellar tendon incision. This may never go away, but unless I’m shaving my legs, I don’t notice that it’s numb–oxy moron?
-Quad muscle definition is good–everytime I am standing in line for something, I do “catwalk-model-pose stretches.” Think of the models at the end of the runway–hand on hip, with one leg bent and the other in hyper flex mode. That’s me, minus the 5’10 height and 00 dress size.
-Bending at 125 degrees
-Extending at 1 degree hyper extension
-Scar is still pink, slightly puffy
Got numbness too and it seems to come and go… Some days it feels better, others it doesn’t.
I really hope it goes away, though!
Such good news to hear that you can hyper extend again! I’m now at 22 days post surgery and am at near 0 and trying hard for that hyper extension to come back. Had first PT yesterday. Able to twirl pedals on the stationary bike for 10 minutes. That felt GOOD! Haven’t done much for exercise since the bike accident May 15. Think I’m at 115 degree bend. Glad I found your blog. Good inspiration!!
Wow it took you 22 days for 0 degrees good job im 9 weeks in i am 1 degree 130 flexion.