Ninth day post-op. The big patch of steri-strips cover my scar from the patella tendon graft. This is where they sliced my knee open to harvest 1/3 of my patella tendon in order to reconstruct the ligament for my new ACL. The tiny “x” scar, which was featured in yesterday’s post, is from the arthoscopic [...]
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Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged ACL scar on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1st Post-Op Dr. Visit
Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged ACL scar, Dr. visit on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stitches are out! Swelling is down! And I have the go-ahead to start physical therapy tomorrow! The dr. said things are coming along great in my recovery. It just goes to show you that if you follow the dr.’s orders, you just might end up in good shape. This is my tiny, little scope scar. [...]
The 1st Peek at My Stitches
Posted in ACL Surgery, tagged ACL Excercises, ACL scar, ACL stitches, crutches on May 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Five Days Post-Op. I realize not everyone wants to see my stitches (actually the steri-strips cover the stitches, but there’s plenty to see), so you can click here to see the damage from a patella tendon ACL reconstruction. You don’t have to look. My goal is to provide a realistic portrayal of recovery, so the [...]
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