ACL reconstruction surgrey?!
Question: ACL reconstruction surgrey.?
has anyone had it themselves.? and how did you feel after.? What are the best things to do to help ease pain, aside from painkillers.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
I tore mine playing soccer.
Had ACL reconstruction surgery about a year later.
Well, unlike my scope I had done first..........They drugged me up real good, but I was still concious. All I remember is that the nurse said "Okay its going to sting in your IV cuz shes putting in the drugs" ....and I think I came too about halfway through and asked if i've gotten the needle in the spine yet for freezing. The nurse said "He's already working on your leg"...I replied with a very druggy - "Sweet"
Next thing i remember is being back in the surgical day care area.
The pain was never really an issue. It sucked when I first had to get up to go to the washroom...I almost yacked on the nurses and they had to give me the ol' cathoder. But yea, the worst is having to go to the washroom while your in the hospital because your gonna have to go like every 2 hours because of the IV...and you gotta drag the IV stand around with you.
But once I got home about 24hours later........I just laid in bed with my TV, put some pillows under my leg, and chilled chilled chilled. The T-3's were enough for the pain.
And your gonna have to learn to sleep on your back for a few nights.....then if you sleep on your side, it helps to put a pillow between your knees.
Before they leave the hospital, they will change your bandages,....if you got a weak stomach, dont look. Cuz your gonna see alot of blood on them, and some staples in your leg.
I got 4 months off work, PAID ! Best time of my life. Physio wasnt THAT bad, but at least it got my out of my apartment.
Dont worry about it too much, just think to yourself that its only gonna be 1-2 bad days.....then the rest is easy. The worst part is the fear of not knowing I guess.Health Question & Answer
Had ACL reconstruction surgery about a year later.
Well, unlike my scope I had done first..........They drugged me up real good, but I was still concious. All I remember is that the nurse said "Okay its going to sting in your IV cuz shes putting in the drugs" ....and I think I came too about halfway through and asked if i've gotten the needle in the spine yet for freezing. The nurse said "He's already working on your leg"...I replied with a very druggy - "Sweet"
Next thing i remember is being back in the surgical day care area.
The pain was never really an issue. It sucked when I first had to get up to go to the washroom...I almost yacked on the nurses and they had to give me the ol' cathoder. But yea, the worst is having to go to the washroom while your in the hospital because your gonna have to go like every 2 hours because of the IV...and you gotta drag the IV stand around with you.
But once I got home about 24hours later........I just laid in bed with my TV, put some pillows under my leg, and chilled chilled chilled. The T-3's were enough for the pain.
And your gonna have to learn to sleep on your back for a few nights.....then if you sleep on your side, it helps to put a pillow between your knees.
Before they leave the hospital, they will change your bandages,....if you got a weak stomach, dont look. Cuz your gonna see alot of blood on them, and some staples in your leg.
I got 4 months off work, PAID ! Best time of my life. Physio wasnt THAT bad, but at least it got my out of my apartment.
Dont worry about it too much, just think to yourself that its only gonna be 1-2 bad days.....then the rest is easy. The worst part is the fear of not knowing I guess.Health Question & Answer