Following a nearly year-long recovery from ACL and medial and lateral meniscus surgery, my medial meniscus repair failed. Just 13 months after my initial surgery, I was back in surgery again for a partial meniscectomy. During both of my recoveries, I found it very helpful to learn about other peoples’ experiences, so I also documented …
A full year after my initial knee surgery (ACL and medial and lateral meniscus surgery) I was playing again and felt like I had gotten past that injury. Unfortunately, this was not the case. About 13 months after my first surgery, my medial meniscus repair failed. Looking back, the issue actually began much earlier. In …
Month 12 post-op was an important month for me. I finally felt very close to “normal” and was so excited to be back. I was still working on my power, cutting, and soccer-specific skills, but I was already making plans for playing in the summer and then overseas. In this post, I detail my 12th …
After being cleared by the surgeon at month 10 post op, month 11 was a welcomed relief. I still had about six weeks left of physical therapy and was not 100%, but I felt so much closer to being back. This month was all about continuing to increase my agility, power, and soccer progression. In …
Month 10 post op was another grind. I felt so close and really pushed myself physically as hard as I could this month. During month 10, I was still lifting weights only on my left leg, and I was really zoning in on plyometrics, agility, and ball work. At the end of this month, I …
After being asked to come back in another eight weeks at the end of month eight, I spend my month 9 post of recovery really pushing. I was only lifting weights on my left leg so that it could catch up to my right. This month, I really focused on strength and power. In this …
My eighth month after ACL and meniscus surgery was filled with hikes in Colorado, increased activity, and another follow up appointment. Throughout the month, I really focused on getting my quad strength up and progress my functional movements in hopes of getting cleared at the end of the month. In this post, I detail my …
Things continued to look up for me during my seventh month post-op ACL and meniscus surgery. After starting to jog at the beginning of month six, I continued to make substantial progress physically and mentally. This month was focused on building up my speed and continuing to strengthen my leg. In this post, I detail …
Upon being cleared to start jogging at the end of month five/beginning of month six, I was very excited for this month. This was a milestone I worked a long time for, and was ecstatic to takle. The focus of this month was focused on jogging, SL strength, and not irritating my patellar tendon. In …
After the disappointment I faced not being able to jog at the end of my fourth month of recovery, I turned the page for month five. My fifth month of recovery after ACL and meniscus surgery was focused on strengthening and stability. I was working as hard as possible to close the gap between the …