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[quote=Anonymous]I am the OP and thought I would bump this with an update. I am 18 days out from surgery and I am on a good trajectory, particularly within the past 2 days. I have spent a LOT of time in a recliner with my leg propped up and using my Polar Care ice machine-- that thing has been a lifesaver.

I opted for the BEAR implant which is a newer ACL surgery. Instead of replacing the ACL with a graft, it is patched with collagen from a cow. The bovine collagen is soaked in your blood and then essentially stitched to each end of the severed ligament so the ligament can regrow. The recovery is slower but long-term outcomes are supposed to be better. I have another 3 weeks in a brace that is locked for extension and on crutches. We are gradually increasing the degrees we allow my knee to flex, but I can only unlock the brace to allow that when I am non-ambulatory.

So far PT is only 1x a week b/c with this procedure you're pretty limited in what you can do for the first 4 weeks (I do the basic exercises at home on the off days) but I will ramp up to 2-3x per week by mid-June.[/quote]

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