So I got hell from my interim physiotherapist at Broadmead Physio for skipping a day of my exercises. Turns out he was the Olympic swimmer Matt Rose!
http://host.evolutra.com/Olympic_Swim_Team/teamcanada/index_e.aspx?articleid=1100
Who knew. I'm back to seeing Paul Mcintyre now who promptly put me on the bike today..10 min / twice a day now on the stationary, which means I can go to the gym now.
I can finally straighten my leg which is huge in the ACL world.
It's still swollen a lot compared to the other leg, but I am told not to ice it more than 3x a day as my body needs to start dealing with the swelling more on its own.
The exercises are labourious and boring- leg raises, calf stretches, etc etc blah blah..but they DO make a difference, so on it goes. I'm going to try to get to the gym to do a workout tonight for a change of pace.
One of the biggest advantages to being a cripple is the use of the handicapped parking pass. Rockstar parking!
I have really noticed that people treat me more nicely now that I look helpless. Canadians are so friendly. :)
This is my first experience with knee surgery. I hope that you all can learn something from it. I have surgery on April 26 (My birthday..yay!!)
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