Thank you all so much for all of your prayers! God has answered wonderfully. The therapist told me today that I’m ahead of schedule with the healing. The swelling has gone down enough so that my knee actually looks like a real knee instead of a balloon. The therapist said that one of the hardest things to do after ACL surgery is to be able to flex my knee enough to straighten it out completely, and I was able to do that today without any discomfort. They won’t let me off the crutches yet, and I’m still taking drugs, but I’m going to try to cut back to three doses per day instead of four starting tonight. Things are looking up… 
Onward and upward! October 14, 2008
Out from under the knife October 9, 2008
To all my wonderful family and friends who prayed and, most of all, to my loving heavenly Father who is the Healer–thank you so much! The surgery well really well, and the pain is far less than I had expected. The doc said that I can do as much weight bearing on the leg as I want up to the point of pain, and he’s already got me working on leg stretches to keep the scar tissue from lumping up in my knee. Therapy starts tomorrow, and in eight months, I”m planning to walk onto a volleyball court and start making up for lost time.
Under the knife October 6, 2008
Tomorrow morning I go in for an ACL graft in my right knee. I’ve been too busy to fret about it up until now, but I can’t lie–I’m pretty nervous about it. I really expect it to hurt a lot for the next several days, and I’ll appreciate all your prayers. Thanks so much!
