OK...yesterday had MRI..today appt with OS. ACL graft is in great shape. I'm sure you can imagine the sigh of relief on that one. When he did the ACL reconstruction he took a good bit of meniscus, so no tears or anything like that. Nothing else looked out of the ordinary for a 50 year old knee. OS said there was bruising of the bone, which could take a couple of months. He said there was alot of fluid on the knee, offered to pull it out...I declined, opting to wait a few weeks, since it will most likely return. So, I'm to continue taking Motrin 800's, use compression, ice as much as I can, and baby the knee for a couple of weeks until I have to go back.
So, is this common? Anyone else out there have this happen? He didn't say anything about doing anything to maintain strength in the leg...should I be doing some straight leg raises, hamstring strengthening exercises? While babying this thing I don't want to atrophy...God knows everything went so quick when I had the ACL recon. I've done some already and it doesn't seem to bother me at all.
Anything will be appreciated. Have a great new year. Kathy