I was on crutches, for sure.....and percocet
. Just don't think that you are healthy after 1 week and decide to stand up without crutches while on percocet and bbq yourself a steak. My leg swelled up so bad I could poke it and see the finger mark for a minute afterward.
I did lots of stretching, and light strengthening for the first few weeks. I had a very light tension band from physio as well. Once the knee was reasonably stable, I went to the gym and did light work on the quads and hamstrings and increased gradually until I had my muscles mass back.
The biggest thing was stretching a ton. Range of motion is #1 to recovery in my mind.
You will be a little girl for a few days, but the percocet makes it ok. Get yourself some good video games and movies... (Halo comes out on the 14th
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