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Little Miss Lucky

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2010 | 8 Comments »

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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One Month Post-Op

Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged , , on June 17, 2009 | 14 Comments »

So far, so good. Today, I walked into work without the aid of crutches! Big win for me. I can’t believe it was one month ago that I was braced, bandaged and doped on pain meds to ease the excruciating throbs. I’ve come pretty far in my progress. I’ve hit plateaus, got frustrated, thought I [...]

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Recent Famous Athletes w/ Torn ACLs

Posted in ACL Surgery News, tagged , on June 16, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I see my surgeon tomorrow for my 2nd post-op visit, so until I get my own ACL news, here’s some recent ACLs in the news: -”Growing New Knees”? Did you recently tear your ACL? There might be some new hope for you in this video from the local ABC affliate in New York -76er’s center, [...]

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Pic: What My ACL Looks Like

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on June 12, 2009 | 9 Comments »

More pics from my ACL surgery, courtesy of Dr. Nuber’s team at Northwestern Orthopaedics Institute. When they cut me open to reconstruct my ACL, they found (or didn’t find) my old ACL. Dr. Nuber said it disinegrated. And here’s the newly constructed and freshly attached ACL. My friend Katie said it looks like crab meat. [...]

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Picture of the Stitches Inside My Knee

Posted in ACL Surgery, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on June 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Happy Friday, everyone! I slipped out during my lunch hour to get tortured at PT. During wall slides, I could bend at 99 degrees and on the bike I could finally do full revolutions. This is all increasing my pain a little bit. My therapist told me I should start using the vicodin with PT. I’m [...]

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ACL Scar Update

Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged , , , , , on June 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Time again for more grusome, yet wonderfully intriging photos of my still-swollen and semi-scarred knee. (Stay tuned for the pictures of the inside of my knee that I just got from the doctor.) I often get asked the simple question, “Does your knee hurt?” Of course it does. Pain meds can mask most of it, [...]

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Two Days Until Knee Surgery

Posted in ACL Grafts, ACL Surgery, tagged , , on May 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I’m nervous. I’m restless. And as of last week, I can’t take any form of Asprin. And starting today at 6 a.m., I won’t be able to consume any alcohol. Not a big deal, except for I’m going to an Argentinian steak house for a last supper with my busted knee. Guess I’ll discover how [...]

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