Try this- lay on your back, keep your legs fully extended. Now take one (I don't care which one) and lift it 12 inches of the ground (keeping it fully extended) and then put it back on the ground. Easy, right? Now, sit up and keep both legs extended in front of you. Basically, try to keep the back of your knees touching the ground for 10 seconds. Simple shit, huh? Well this is what I have to start (re?) learning how to do because this shit's tough with a week old ACL in my knee. I'm not trying to make a woe is me point, I just want to paint the baseline for rehab because it's going to be awesome when I start deadlifting again. The first PT appointment was more of an "evaluation" Basically the head PT guy interviewed me and made me do some basic movements to see where I was relative to the surgery. Then he massaged my knee and gave me a heating pad for like 10 minutes and the REAL appointments start next week (after my staples come out). Good times. In the meanwhile, he gave me some exercises to work on, which include those I mentioned above.
As for how I'm feeling... well, it's been exactly a week since the surgery and I can move pretty comfortably on one crutch and have actually started walking around the house sans crutches, period. I don't know if that's good or not... but the surgeon said "weight baring as needed" sooooooo.... Im still keeping around, that's for sure. Anyway, next report will probably be after the staples come out. I'd take a picture, but I'm sure most of you readers are a bit too queasy. But enough people ask.....
GO NOT PATRIOTS!
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