Week 5 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

Week 5 after my second meniscectomy was a major stepping stone for me. But before reading about this week of recovery, I suggest you first review my previous updates: In this article, I’ll review my fifth week of recovery after my second partial meniscectomy. How I Felt During Week 5 of Meniscectomy Rehab I felt …

Week 4 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

During the fourth week after my second meniscectomy surgery, I continued to incrementally progress. Before reading more about this week of my recovery, I highly recommend first checking out: In this article, I outline my fourth week of recovery after my second partial meniscectomy. How I Felt During Week 4 of Meniscectomy Rehab As I …

Week 3 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

My third week after my second meniscectomy was filled with a few key progress steps. Before learning more about my recovery during this week, it may help to review my Week 1 Rehab and Week 2 Rehab posts. Keep reading to learn more about my third week or recovery following my second partial meniscectomy. How …

Week 2 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

The second week after my second meniscectomy was still a pretty challenging one. If you haven’t yet seen it, please review my update for my Week 1 Rehab for background on my progress. Here, I’ll share the details of my second week of recovery after my second partial meniscectomy. How I Felt During Week 2 …

Week 1 Rehab After My Second Meniscectomy

On September 9th, 2022, I had my second meniscectomy, and third knee surgery overall. In case you have not seen my other content, I had my first knee surgery (ACL reconstruction and menisci repair) in April 2018, and my second surgery (partial meniscectomy) in May 2019. Here is an overview of my first week of …

pre-op for partial menisectomy

Another Partial Meniscectomy: My Third Knee Surgery

Three years ago, I recovered from my second knee surgery, a partial meniscectomy. That was a little over a year after recovering from my ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair. Since then, I’ve dealt with some minor issues, but generally nothing major, as you can read about in my 3-year post-op update. But since then, things …

dribbling the ball under pressure

Overview of My First Season Playing Soccer in Turkey as an American

I’m currently sitting on an 11-hour flight to İstanbul, which seems like the perfect time to reflect on my last season playing soccer in Turkey as an American. During the 21/22 winter transfer, I changed from U Olímpia Cluj in Romania to the Turkish Super Lig team Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor. I played with Karadeniz for …

ACL Recovery Exercises

Simple ACL Recovery Exercises I Did 4 to 6 Months Post Op

Before sharing my top ACL recovery exercises for approximately months 4-6, I’d just like to remind you of a few things: I had ACL reconstruction with medial AND lateral meniscus repair in April 2018, then a meniscus trim in May 2019, and have returned to playing professional soccer. I am not a professional strength coach, …

3 Years Post Op ACL and Meniscus Surgery

3 Years Post Op ACL and Meniscus Surgery, 2 Years After Partial Meniscectomy

I’m over three years out of ACL and medial and lateral meniscus surgery, and two years post-op from a partial meniscectomy. Things have just continued to improve since my last update over a year ago. After such a long recovery, I’m thrilled to be playing soccer again. I’m currently playing professionally in Romania, where we …