HGH Log for knee recovery

[Proximal]

Alta, I know you had a lot of varied advice on your other thread, but ultimately you're going to be just fine.

1. How bad was the ACL tear - did it warrant repair, if so, longer, more extensive recovery/rehab, but excellent and full return to activities.
2. The meniscal tears can completely shut your knee down, so what you are experiencing is not out of the ordinary.
3. When you have meniscal surgery see if the doc wants to repair it - if so, more extensive recovery/ rehab and a history of possible failure (just ask Derrick Rose of the Bulls).
4. Removal of the damaged portion called a menisectomy is a fast recovery IF you have immediate surgery.
5. The longer you wait, the more negative changes occur:
a. Loss of ROM and tightness which rehab will have to address post surgery.
b. Progressive atrophy/weakness which rehab will have to address post -
surgery.
c. a+b = a longer & more difficult recovery to a typically easy surgery.

[Alta]

Alta, I know you had a lot of varied advice on your other thread, but ultimately you're going to be just fine.

1. How bad was the ACL tear - did it warrant repair, if so, longer, more extensive recovery/rehab, but excellent and full return to activities.
2. The meniscal tears can completely shut your knee down, so what you are experiencing is not out of the ordinary.
3. When you have meniscal surgery see if the doc wants to repair it - if so, more extensive recovery/ rehab and a history of possible failure (just ask Derrick Rose of the Bulls).
4. Removal of the damaged portion called a menisectomy is a fast recovery IF you have immediate surgery.
5. The longer you wait, the more negative changes occur:
a. Loss of ROM and tightness which rehab will have to address post surgery.
b. Progressive atrophy/weakness which rehab will have to address post -
surgery.
c. a+b = a longer & more difficult recovery to a typically easy surgery.

Tear was diagnosed as mild (likely a sprain) but I only have maybe 50% ligament left in the first place. I can't really tell the extent of it until I get all the swelling out, which is coming along. THis morning I have around 30% ROM and can put weight on it (down to 1 crutch not 2!) so there is some progress. Now my ankle is messed up from walking like a gimp, and THAT is affecting me. No worries though, been through this before.

Thanks for the info though, it gives me a little more to look into.

Also getting weird sides right now. Headache, night sweats and blurry vision (tracers like you get on clomid). I'm hoping these subside quickly and I don't have to lower my dose (currently at 2iu 5 days on 2 days off). I'm sleeping like the dead though, which is really, really nice. I'm a heavy sleeper to begin with though.

Going to hit the gym this aft and do some shoulders/arms, maybe some light circles on a bike to see if I can open my knee joint up.