20th week post op!

20 down, 6 more to go!

I have to admit I'm getting a little nervous that in 6 weeks my left leg won't be up to par. Unfortunately this weeks' new pair of shoes has given me extremely painful blisters on my feet that has left me limping around on both feet and unable to do my physio. Personal training started this week, however, all he ended up doing was manual therapy on me... which is somewhat disappointing. Apparently we'll be starting on muscle strengthening next week.

My physio has tossed around the word "proprioception" but I've never fully appreciated what it meant until I started juggling while standing one legged on the bosu ball. Normally, both my legs are fairly equal while standing on the bosu, but add juggling to the mix and it's completely different. I can balance a lot better on my right leg while juggling then my left. This is good news in one way: I can measure improvements in the propriocepters in my knee while doing this routine!

I've also crossed the 50 day mark, woohoo!

19th week post op!

19 down, 7 more to go!

The last week has been good to the knee. More agility exercises were given (figure 8's, S's) Everything feels normal and I have to say I'm quite happy that I'm still fairly agile. I'll be starting personal training next week to help speed up the recovery.

I've also noticed the large patch of numbness below the knee is slowing fading away. I can actually feel things on it now and although it's no where near normal, I'm happy that it's returning.

My physio was examining my knee today and the difference in muscle strength. Everything looks really good as I'm approaching the size of the other leg.

18th Week Post Op!

18 down, 8 more to go!

I've started back up into physio 2 days a week now as I'm now cleared to do the harder physio routines. Most of the exercises are about legs & core and jumping onto the bosu ball. I found all the exercises fairly easy so I'm hoping for tougher ones for the next session.

I may pickup a personal trainer for 1 day a week at a gym mainly for 2 reasons: a) I'm finding it's becoming more difficult to push myself on my own and b) the physio place I go to (Athletes' Care) doesn't have a big area to practice running / agility drills.

4 months in review!

4 months down, 2 to go!

I met with another random doctor today to go over my knee. The new ACL is great, flexion and extension are great. I mentioned the catching problem and she said to build up my muscles as there's a significant difference between my two legs. I also mentioned the pain in the back of my knee while fully flexing and her response was "It's nothing to worry about". Not exactly the answer I was looking for but oh well.

After looking over the surgical report that said I'd lost 50% of the lateral meniscus and the cracks in the cartilage she asked: "Are you planning on going back to Ultimate?". I responded with a resounding: "Oh Yeah!". "You're one of the diehards eh?". I have an appointment in 2 months with the actual surgeon who will either give me the green light to play again, or the red light backhand to the face. I've got a lot of work to do the next 2 months to get both legs equal in strength, but I'm up for the challenge!

The past month changes:

• Tingling in foot is now gone.
• Fat-Pad slightly catching every now and then, not as bothersome as it used to be
• Running is a lot more normal.
• One-legged hopping is better
• I can skip rope much more confidently now!

My goal for the next 2 months is having both legs equal in strength, balance, agility, and flexibility.

60 days left!!