Well, unfortunately my progress is weak. Still unable to walk normally and still using a crutch. Not sure why things are turning out this way- as I have followed all instructions to the letter and am doing lots of PT and home exercises. Every step without a crutch is a lurch and it is painful. Should have a better idea of the situation when I go to see my doctor for my 12 week check up. Maybe this is normal(?). At this point I feel like I have made a mistake by having the surgery, but hopefully that is the depression talking. Thinking about canceling yet another trip planned when I assumed my recovery would be normal. Ughhhh. Will not write again unless I have good news or figure out what the problem is.
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desperate2run 
Read you blogs with interest, 43 year old female runner, only one marathon under my belt though. Had an ACL reconstruction in April 2011 post a ski injury. Never managed to get back to running and following an arthroscopy today have been told I now need an ACI…gutted. How are things progressing for you?
Hello. Good luck with your surgery. I sympathize with where your at right now- as i was very anxious to get a feel for what this surgery would mean. I am walking around pretty normally now. It has been 4 1/2 months. I can not do stairs normally yet and my quad is very weak and small. I am lifting weights, using the elliptical (up to 4 miles) and walking a lot (up to 3). Recovery is definitely a marathon and not a sprint. I think if I had known more about what to expect I would have handled it better mentally. For me running is very important and not running has definitely led to a poor mental state. I am hopeful that when I hit the 1 year mark I will be glad I did this. I will be honest and say its pretty darn painful. I hope that you have an easier recovery than I had in the beginning. Physical therapy is very helpful and I would get into pt as soon as possible. Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions! Hang in there!
Thanks, I may wait until January to have the op and grab a quick ski in over Christmas (crazy I know!), it’s never a good time to plan it in though. Hope things continue to progress in the right direction for you.
What hurts the most is when friends that I introduced to running are going out and I can’t join them.
The Olympics has inspired me, all sorts of injuries that people have bounced back from.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience here. I really needed to find SOMEONE that wasn’t back to normal at 3-4 months, which is most of what I see on the blogs/forums. I kept thinking I can’t be the ONLY ONE recovering so slowly when I’m doing EVERYTHING right. 😦 I’m only 8 weeks out, flexion is 115, Ext is 2-3 degrees from normal, but was also told I’d be walking without crutches in a week. My main PT just laughed at that, knowing how many ACI recoveries he’s rehabbed on knees that hadn’t had 5 other surgeries like mine. He keeps reminding me it’s a marathon and will take a LONG time, and he keeps saying I’m literally in a category all of my own because of my surgical history. To make my frustration worse and add to this overwhelming feeling of “Am I doing enough?!”, my last post-op appt was at 9 AM when I wasn’t stretched or warmed up (they forcefully bumped me up from 1:30 PM), so he freaked a bit from seeing such limited range of motion. I’ve had to start using some home splints to hold the flexion longer during the day (3X day for 45 mins each ), and the extension at night (2-3 hrs) plus a 1-2 hour stint during the day–all hoping to stretch the scar tissue more and maintain the gains I get from PT every visit. All in all, I know it’s part of the process and should speed things along, it’s more to plan around and work into the already crowded home-exercise plan. I’m glad to not be working right now, as the PT at home is a full-time job. Add to that my 9 yr old son. His food allergies require most things to be cooked from scratch. Luckily, I have a wonderful husband and mother-in-law. :). Anyway, thanks again fro giving me hope in such a hopeless time right now. I needed it.