The hardest half is behind me

A couple days ago was the 3 month mark, and if I go along like an average person, that means I am halfway there. As far as the ACL goes nothing new since last time. I'm at that plateau stage where once I was able to start walking normally, progress is hard to see.

ROM is complete, and I can press down on my folded leg without pain. I guess the only noticeable thing is that after long walks it gets pretty sore and the muscle gives out once in a while but that's just weakness in the quad.

Recently I have started working out again and added some quad workout to my daily routines and its been pretty great. Knees feeling a lot stronger. I also started swimming which is awesome exercise because of the low impact on the knee. Jogging will come in a few weeks I believe, I see my orthopedic surgeon again in 12 days and am aiming for a clear to jog.

As a tip to those who are going through this, workout your quad insanely, then use a foam roller. Those things may hurt like hell when being used, but it truly relaxes all the muscle knots after just 10-15minutes.

Almost halfway?

In about a week or so it will be 3 month post op which means I'm halfway to the expected full recovery!

Nothing really new to report, been going to therapy about once every two weeks now (trying to conserve those insurance visits). I walk normal to the untrained eye, but the therapists can tell my hip is weak when I take a step. I am working on hip and hamstring strength mainly.

The graft is holding up pretty nicely except the last 2 times I lost my balance and was forced to bear a lot of weight on my right leg there was a sharp pain but I guess that is natural.

I can smell the finish line!