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Message: [QUOTE="WFO, post: 455769, member: 16977"] I went the patella tendon approach (mainly because I was never even told there was an option). LESSON #1-Don't let your doctor out the door without asking him about everything you're hearing on this page. For what you'll be paying, he can hang around and answer questions. I've had great luck with my ACL re-construction. No pain what-so-ever after 20 some odd years of off and on aching (and #@$%# pain near the end). Physical therapy is essential, but physical therapists are a joke. LESSON #2-An extremely expensive joke!! Find out what you basically need to do, then join a gym and do it for a fraction of the cost. You don't really need somebody to say "...one more time..." for $100 an hour. LESSON#3- As noted above, strive for full motion, but make sure it's NORMAL motion. This is a major operation and you're not gonna be up in 3 days. I never experienced that much pain (more like discomfort) so I'm not a big fan of doping up on pain killers for a better work-out. Pain tells you when you've gone too far. Don't mask it with dope and screw it up permanently. If you're serious about recovery, you'll work hard enough on your own. LESSON#4- Passive motion machines. MUCH worse than enemas and last infinitely longer. No way around them. Forget you read this part. LESSON#5- Use your crutches! Be a big man (like me) and walk too early without them. You'll end up favoring the leg and walking in an awkward motion to compensate. Gives you back problems AND slower recovery. LESSON#6- Just before they put you under anesthetic on the operating table, ask everyone there if they know what procedure you're in there for. It never hurtsd to be carefull! In all seriousness, this needs to last you the rest of your life. Overdoing it too early now to get a trophy isn't going to be worth it unless you can use that trophy as a crutch for the next 50 years. Use your head. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]

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