Here I am, before and after knee surgery pics.
On Thursday, June 26th I had ACL Reconstruction and Meniscus surgery on my left knee. Trust me when I say it is NOT pleasant at all.
In the pre-surgery pic (where I'm wearing the stylish hair net), they had just given me my "happy shot" so I'm feelin' no pain. In the after-surgery pic, it's the same afternoon after coming home. I was still really loopy and don't remember anything from the rest of the day.
The good thing is, they don't "zipper-cut" the knee like they used to. It's all done arthroscopically with 3 small incisions and 1 bigger incision. For the ACL, Dr. Reiman removed 2 of my 5 hamstring tendons and used them to rebuild my new ACL. For the Meniscus, he just cuts-out the loose, torn part.
I have to wear the big brace for 2 solid months! The first month I have to keep it locked, straight-out. The second month I can unlock it so I can bend my knee. Can't do any kind of activity that requires twising or pivoting for 6 months because it takes that long for the new ACL graph to regenerate. So no, not really looking forward to the next few weeks!
But, hey, what's done is done, right? Only thing to do is grin and bear it.
