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Tiger · 04-13-2011, 01:26 PM

It's just four weeks after my surgery. There seems to be a lot of horror stories on this thread and others, and I heard a lot of horror stories from friends and family etc. Truth is for me (and I consider myself lucky). I had no pain, I'm rehabbing well, walking without a limp, so there is a potential of things going well.

To the people that had issues, what type of ACL replacement did you get? Patella or hamstring? Mine was Patella, I don't know if the type has any outcome on pain or recovery.

as for the brace, my work insurance will cover it not AHC. I haven't picked it up yet because my doctor didn't want me to use it during rehab at all. And depending where you go to get the brace, you only get to resize it so many times.

04-13-2011, 01:26 PM	#18
Tiger Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Slightly right of left of center Exp:	It's just four weeks after my surgery. There seems to be a lot of horror stories on this thread and others, and I heard a lot of horror stories from friends and family etc. Truth is for me (and I consider myself lucky). I had no pain, I'm rehabbing well, walking without a limp, so there is a potential of things going well. To the people that had issues, what type of ACL replacement did you get? Patella or hamstring? Mine was Patella, I don't know if the type has any outcome on pain or recovery. as for the brace, my work insurance will cover it not AHC. I haven't picked it up yet because my doctor didn't want me to use it during rehab at all. And depending where you go to get the brace, you only get to resize it so many times. __________________ It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle Last edited by Tiger; 04-13-2011 at 01:32 PM.