ACL rehab: How do you know it's time to give up?
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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 27
- 4 min
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
- Apr 12
- 3 min
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
- Feb 6
- 5 min
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
- Dec 29, 2023
- 6 min
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
- Oct 21, 2023
- 8 min
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 9, 2023
- 5 min
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
- Sep 28, 2023
- 2 min
Pre-op protocols
Two sets of blood tests 30 minutes apart? Really? Why?!
ejg054
- Sep 24, 2023
- 1 min
Post of thanks
Post of thanks to those who’ve helped get me this far
ejg054
- Sep 19, 2023
- 4 min
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
- Aug 26, 2023
- 4 min
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
- Jul 31, 2023
- 5 min
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 9, 2023
- 3 min
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
- Jun 20, 2023
- 5 min
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 19, 2023
- 3 min
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
- Apr 12, 2023
- 3 min
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
- Jan 6, 2022
- 6 min
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
- Feb 25, 2020
- 8 min
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
- Sep 11, 2019
- 4 min
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
- Nov 9, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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