According to dozens of sites in both the sports and medicine realms, an ACL tear is one of the worst injuries you can sustain as an athlete. Not only is recovery extremely painful, but it’s freaking LONG. The fact that you have to spend an entire year working on re-gaining the most basic functions of your leg is absurd, but on the bright side, it teaches you to appreciate every little bit of progress. I may or may now have cried tears of joy when I was finally able to bend my knee enough to put my own socks on and tie my shoes. Here are some of the highs and lows of recovering from an ACL tear as told by GIFs:
When The Doctor Says You Tore Your ACL
When You Tell Someone About Your Injury, They’re Not An Athlete, and Say “Oh, It Could Be Worse!
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Coming out of surgery
The First Ten Days Post-Op
Did someone put a chainsaw in my leg?
When It Rains
Walking Again
When Your Knee's Stiff After Sitting For More Than 20 Minutes
Realizing How Out of Shape You’ve Become
When Everyone Else At Physical Therapy Has At LEAST 50 Years On You
Seeing Other People Run, Playing Your Sport, Etc.
FINALLY GETTING BACK TO BEING A FUNCTIONING HUMAN BEING
Here's to coming back better than ever before!!
