Author Archives: Bertha

I’ve just finished my third week of therapy, and it’s been more than a month since my surgery. I still have lag- that’s what you call the bend in affected knee. It still takes long to complete heel slides and I haven’t progressed to wall slides successfully yet. On the bright side, I am walkingContinue reading “I Lost 10lbs in one month since surgery”

One major perk from getting your ACL fixed is having a reason to borrow a wheelchair at a theme park.  This is me three weeks after surgery at the Universal Studios Singapore.  It would’ve been too difficult to be walking around the park all day and standing in line for rides, so we rented aContinue reading “Wheelchair bound in Universal Studios Singapore”

I tried this here in Singapore and I’m glad it’s not available in Manila because it’s pretty yummy!!! Had one at Universal Studios and it was the perfect snack. Still limping, Bertha

Lunch at Marche. Walk around 313@Somerset, check into hotel. Nap before a huge dinner at Long Beach at the East Parkway Seafood Center. Bamboo Clams, Pepper Crab, Chili Crab, Fried Bread dipped in chili crab gravy. Yum! My knee is tired and I haven’t walked this much since I got injured.  But I’m well fed andContinue reading “Singapore Day 1: Long Beach Seafood Dinner!”

MONDAY May 16 3:00 Arrive at therapy 3:00-3:15 Ice 3:15-3:18 Patellar Mobilization 50 reps 3:18- 3:50 Heel Slides 50 x 90 degrees – ending with 100 degrees 3:50- Quad setting with electrical stimulation- 20 seconds 10 reps 3:57- 4:03 Co contractions 20 seconds 10 reps 4:03- 4:08 – Co contractions with ball squeezing 20 secondsContinue reading “Second week of therapy: Day by day recap”

I’ve graduated from normal heel slides to wall slides. It looks like this! Yay! This was what I did yesterday:Therapy Friday2:50- 3:08ice3:08-3:09 patellar mobilisation3:09-3:16 heel slides 50×90 degrees final reach 105 degrees3:18-3:32- co-contractions with electric stimulation on vmo and rectus femoris 20 seconds x 10 reps, bent and with ball3:34- 3:35 hip flex 50 repsContinue reading “Wall slides for therapy Saturday”

I’ll be absent from therapy for a week because I’m off to Singapore for a family holiday! I’m still limping a bit so I hope the rest of my family walks slightly slower for my sake. I was at the Football Philippines Magazine launch last night, bumped into the my team captain Marielle and updatedContinue reading “Heading off to Singapore with the family next week!”

Just to recap, I had surgery on May 2 (Monday)  then my follow up checkup was on May 4 (Thursday). I pretty much just stayed put at home after surgery because moving around was difficult and it was still painful. I took Arcoxia, the painkiller for 3 days, and antibiotics for a week. As forContinue reading “One week of therapy done. Two weeks after surgery.”