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ACL surgery recovery phases

Week 0: Right after acl reconstruction surgery Super painful, swelling at its worse Couldn’t get outta bed for 1 day Focus is on straightening No weight-bearing   Week 1: Bandage removed No weight-bearing Physio starts with focus on straightening, control of quads & light bending Slight discolouration with swelling of ankle   Week 1.5: Bruising gets worse […]

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Traversing the road to recovery

A slow, healing journey to the one-month mark of my ACL surgery   By the time I walked out of the physiotherapy clinic, the heavy downpour had faded into a light drizzle. Light enough, for me to thread cautiously across the puddles on the wet floor to the next building.   “Hello, do you need shelter?”   I had been […]