Happy St. Pat’s day to all from “Little Miss Lucky”–that’s me moments after my surgery. Thanks to massive pain killers and nerve blocks, I don’t really remember most of it. I remember waking up to graham crackers and ginger ale and the nurse directing me to eat the crackers. I just wanted to fall back [...]
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5 Months Post-Op ACL Surgery
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ACL encouragement, ACL Post-op, ACL scar, ACL stitches, ACL Surgery Recovery on October 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today is my five-month anniversary with my newly constructed ligament. Overall things have been going well. I think my biggest obstacle now is life getting in my way. It’s hard to stick to a 2/day PT schedule when you work long hours, socialize and overall are feeling a little bit more back to normal. Not [...]
Iowa Hawkeye Football Player, Chaney, Torn ACL
Posted in ACL Surgery News, tagged ACL encouragement on October 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This past Saturday I attended my first Hawkeye football game, and unfortunatley I brought my “interesting” knee luck with me as Junior wide receiver Paul Chaney Jr. sustained an season-ending injury–the dreaded torn ACL. Photo from Gazette Online As I braved the cold weather with the help of Hawkeye Vodka and watched the game from 30 rows [...]
My First ACL Post-Op Vacation
Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged ACL encouragement, ACL Post-op, New Zealand, Traveling after ACL surgery on September 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
In a few hours, I will finally be going on my New Zealand trip. What this really means is my declaration to getting back to living a normal life. Knee surgery takes it out of you. Confides you. Isolates you. Frustrates you. Confuses you. Puts weight on you. And changes you. While your knee may [...]
How To Get Through ACL Rehab (Without Really Excercising)
Posted in ACL Surgery, tagged ACL encouragement, ACL Post-op, ACL recovery, New Zealand, Traveling after ACL surgery on August 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My solution is simple: “Make no little plans…” Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1864-1912) 1. Think about your passions/hobbies pre-ACL surgery. 2. Make a plans to return to one thing a few months out, when you are mostly recovered. 3. Start an envelope/savings jar and start stashing away the money you would be spending at restaurants, [...]
ACL Happy Hour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ACL encouragement, ACL Excercises, ACL rehab, ACL Tear, lateral meniscus, patella tendon, Traveling after ACL surgery on August 12, 2009 | 22 Comments »
So I recently moved to a new city, San Francisco, where I don’t know a lot of people. That alone can be a little tough, but even worse when you are trying to find a new physical therapist and fellow ACL friends to share stories with each other. Lucky for me, my boyfriend’s cousin’s sister-in-law [...]
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