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Originally Posted by Kybosh
I tore my ACL skiing and ultimately had a hamstring graft to recreate the ACL about a year an a bit ago. Leading into the surgery I did significant strength and mobility training so I went into surgery really strong (I was cycling constantly, squatting, deadlifting, various other exercises . . . continued rock climbing etc.). I couldn't jump or run before the surgery though, so that's why I selected to do it.
Based on all the prehabilitation work I did, I started recovering from the surgery pretty dang quick. I was slowly walking around without crutches a few days after the surgery on flat ground but used assistance for stairs. Things quickly came back over the next few months in terms of strength but mobility took a while. I can sit on my heels now if I warm up, but if I'm cold, forget it. I'm back to pre-surgery strength levels and can run and jump but my mechanics are a little wonky for the running still so I need to work on that. The only thing that bugs me is my hamstring craps out pretty easily, although seems to slowly get better. To be honest, my legs have gotten bigger and stronger as a result of tearing my ACL due to all the work I put in.
I don't regret the surgery but the rehab post-op was significantly harder than recuperating from the initial injury.
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Yes, I have heard that post surgery rehab is a lot of work if you want to get back to normal. I have a lot of motivation to do this so I hope that would help.