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ACL rehab: How do you know it's time to give up?
There’s much commentary on the importance of having physio tailored to your own situation - I have - if only I was getting anywhere with it
ejg054
May 30, 20246 min read
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ACL madness: The post I wasn't going to post
I'm actually posting this update a full five weeks after I wrote it. I just discovered it, sat on my desktop, while wondering whether I...
ejg054
May 27, 20244 min read
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ACL/HTO blog: The irony of misalignment
When you undergo surgery to treat an injury, how do you know you're on the same page as your medical team re target outcomes? A random...
ejg054
Apr 12, 20243 min read
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HTO update: Ask the awkward questions
If the hyperextension is back - so not going to be part of my marginal gains - and the ACL is lax - it would have been useful to know
ejg054
Feb 6, 20245 min read
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HTO Christmas update: Fun, physio, festivities (and hope)
As Christmas Day marked exactly three months since my HTO surgery, it seems like a good time for a progress update. Physio Normal not...
ejg054
Dec 29, 20236 min read
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HTO update: Follow ups and OCN Jail Break Week
Well I guess the fact this is closer to a four-week update than a three-week one tells its own story. Lots has happened, lots going on....
ejg054
Oct 21, 20238 min read
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Bryan Robson, Taskmaster and The Barbie Movie: Week 2 post HTO
Two weeks on from surgery day now so it’s probably time for a progress update. I’ll try not to repeat too much from the insta account...
ejg054
Oct 9, 20235 min read
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Pre-op protocols
Two sets of blood tests 30 minutes apart? Really? Why?!
ejg054
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Post of thanks
Post of thanks to those who’ve helped get me this far
ejg054
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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All original parts
Sat looking at a blank page realising it's less than one week now until Operation CTN gets underway and thinking I really ought to blog...
ejg054
Sep 19, 20234 min read
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Feeling the fear (and doing it anyway?)
So today marks one month until my surgery date. Sh1t is beginning to get a bit real. While I’m glad there is another avenue to explore...
ejg054
Aug 26, 20234 min read
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Operation 'Change the Narrative' - all systems go 🎉
After two consultations and three sets of imaging, I went back to see the surgeon today to finalise the plan for what, from here on in,...
ejg054
Jul 31, 20235 min read
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Knee rehab to prehab
One of the things that ultimately forced me to seek the Second Opinion was that every time my knee gives way completely, it takes around...
ejg054
Jul 9, 20233 min read
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Time flies when you're having…fun?(AKA Second Opinions pt2)
They say time flies when you’re having fun so, with a whole two weeks to wait for my follow up (I know, that’s nothing), I threw myself...
ejg054
Jun 20, 20235 min read
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Second opinions (chronic ACL deficiency) pt 1
After putting it off for three years and trying to convince myself I could live with the chronic ACL deficiency and the associated knee...
ejg054
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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FFS!!
Sometimes there is absolutely nothing more eloquent than swearing. This is one of those times. In short, this whole game is a bit of a...
ejg054
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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New year, new update... tennis, braces and food for thought
It has been a while since my last post as not a lot to report but those of you who’ve been following this blog for a while will know that...
ejg054
Jan 6, 20226 min read
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Nine years, four operations and endless physio
Nine years, four operations, endless physio and here we are at the end of the road. Blogging on an ACL repair experience.
ejg054
Feb 25, 20208 min read
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ACL, TKR and bone density - is it time to update the post-op advice?
Is it time to give patients advice on optimising bone density following ACL surgery?
ejg054
Sep 11, 20194 min read
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Perspective
It’s often said that swearing is indicative of a lack of vocabulary but sometimes there is simply nothing more eloquent to say. Today, I...
ejg054
Nov 9, 20182 min read
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