My ACL Story Week 1

I am on day three of recovery. I have not seen a lot of post on people's ACL story. So I wanted to put my story out there, I hope it is helpful. 

I had 3 tears in my knee. Meniscus, ACL, partial tear of my PCL. I had my ACL fixed with a cadaver. If you haven't read my previous posts, I tore it jumping at a trampoline arena. Let me just say this injury is a life changer! Sent me through financial difficulties, I hope you are luckier than I am.

I was told it was crazy painful, and unbearable. I guess it was good that people told me that, because I expected the worse. My orthopedic doctor was amazing. So was my anesthesiologist. They really made me feel comfortable.

When I woke up from my surgery.  It happened so fast, they told me to breathe deeply, and the next thing I know they was waking me up. It was quite an experience. 

They gave me some pain meds via IV it wasn't morphine, I can't remember what it was called, but it didn't last long. I had a few shots of it. They had me practice with crutches. I didn't do to well because I was little groggy. I was able to put pressure on my leg. 

I'm not in a lot of pain which I am really surprised. I thought I would be in a lot of pain. But I'm okay. I am taking OxyCondone 5mg.  The brace I have on tho is very uncomfortable it was too long, they cut it to size but it is still ill fitted. 

I was told that I needed to keep my knee straight.  Elevating my leg by putting a pillow under my ankle instead of under my knee. It is irritating, but I want to listen to what the doctors tell me. I want to heal 100% and efficiently.  

The day before my surgery I prepped my meals, I made sure my meals are full of fiber because when I did my research I seen that OxyCondone causes constipation!

I'm smiling in this photo probably because I am not in pain, but I am constipated. It's still early but I normally have regular bowel movements. So me not using the bathroom since my surgery (3 days ago) has started to be bothersome.  I will be posting updates