BMWs, Boditrax, Cotton Wool (and Cake!)
I thought it was about time I provided another update so here goes. It has been an interesting two weeks so apologies it’s a long one…...
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ejg054
Jul 25, 20172 min read
The not so Great Dane
So I’m writing the latest update after another – hopefully small – set back following a party with friends over the weekend: 16 adults, 9...
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ejg054
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Freedom (and kicking Quasimodo into touch)
Three weeks back after my holiday and, after losing the first week to a virus, I’ve been back in the gym and making good progress. In...
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ejg054
Jun 7, 20173 min read
A moment's distraction
In a change from my usual musings, the last couple of weeks of General Election campaigning and terrorism mean I have more political...
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ejg054
May 30, 20172 min read
Progress and Running Down Dementia
I’m still whispering it quietly, crossing my fingers, touching wood, saluting magpies and watching out for black cats crossing my path...
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ejg054
May 7, 20174 min read
Marathons, psychology and BS bingo
I'm not really sure where to start today's post - there have been lots of part posts circulating round my head for the last couple of...
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ejg054
Apr 28, 20173 min read
Bouncing back (just not yet)
If you've been reading these posts for a while, you'll gather that getting back to being active is the main goal for my ACL rehab. So,...
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ejg054
Apr 23, 20173 min read
Hello Robocop (Bracing for a brace)
Following my latest consultant appointment, the concept of wearing an ACL brace has been raised, either for when I'm ready to have a go...
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ejg054
Apr 22, 20172 min read
Revision ACL - Time for some answers: Good news and bad news
Revision ACL surgery, MRI results, Next steps and braces
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ejg054
Apr 9, 20175 min read
Consultants and Cornwall
Back with a quick update after my last post. I caught up with my consultant on 1 April (hopefully not an April Fool) and chatted through...
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ejg054
Mar 30, 20176 min read
A combination of cock up and calamity
I should start this post by acknowledging that my ACL journey hasn't, in the truest sense of the word, been a calamity. True calamity is...
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ejg054
Mar 8, 20172 min read
The history of ACL reconstruction
Digging around online, firing new questions about ACL treatments into google, brought me to this article, which I thought would be worth...
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ejg054
Mar 1, 20172 min read
Happy a-knee-versary to me
I feel like I should post today as it's my anniversary. The first anniversary of my revision ACL surgery, to be precise. Is that an...
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ejg054
Mar 1, 20173 min read
Revision ACL surgery
I was definitely quite nervous about going in for the revision surgery, although dead set that I wanted it done. But the prospect of...
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ejg054
Feb 8, 20172 min read
Being a boring Mum
One of the most frustrating aspects of being stuck with dodgy knees is the impact it has on the activities I can do with my little girl....
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ejg054
Feb 6, 20174 min read
Getting the physio right
"If you have good surgery with good physio, you should get a good result. "If you have poor surgery with good physio, you can still get a...
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ejg054
Feb 5, 20172 min read
ACL Reconstruction - Round One
My first ACL reconstruction took place in 2011. I didn't sleep particularly well the first evening (to be expected) but there was cricket...
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ejg054
Feb 5, 20172 min read
ACL - Here we go again
Having finally made it back to the gym in November last year - and managed three whole months of activity incident free (first swimming,...
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ejg054
Jan 31, 20174 min read
Journal articles and resources
Websites, blogs and forums are all useful sources of information about ACL injury, but when you're choosing between procedures, graft...
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ejg054
Jan 31, 20172 min read
Parallel come back trails
ACL is a pretty common injury, particularly in the sporting arena. I first heard the term when Gazza injured his knee back in the 1990s...
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