Happy Easter everyone! After the Nega list (Negative), here’s the silver lining to my dark ACL cloud. 1. I will now have ACL surgery scars on both knees. 2. I get to ride around in a wheelchair if I don’t want to walk, like today in S&R. 3. I will be forced to go toContinue reading “Top 10 Reasons Why this Injury is a Blessing in Disguise.”
Category Archives: ACL
Top 10 reasons why this injury is a bummer.
1. This is not the first time it happened. I tore my right acl in February 5, 2006. It took me around 9 months to start playing football again. 2. I tore it during a leisurely Sunday pick-up game with friends. Not in some high level competitive game. 3. I tore it trying to getContinue reading “Top 10 reasons why this injury is a bummer.”
Before I can rant…. Thank You!
When an athlete gets injured, they get really sad, irritable, unreasonable, annoyed, weepy and needy. So I consider myself lucky to have such a supportive, funny, understanding and patient boyfriend, always there to cheer me up. It’s only been less than a week since I got injured and Justin’s been great. I’m also writing aboutContinue reading “Before I can rant…. Thank You!”
Welcome Letter to an fellow ACL Patient:
I wrote this in October 2009 for a golfer friend who tore his ACL. It was supposed to encourage him and cheer him up. I’m reposting this to remind me to stay positive, and remember that I’ve done it before and I’ll just have to do it again. Dear Miko, First of all, welcome toContinue reading “Welcome Letter to an fellow ACL Patient:”
The MRI experience
After seeing Dr. Canlas at St. Lukes in Quezon City, I scheduled an MRI appointment for my ACL knee at the Asian Hospital. Here’s how the machine looks like from the outside. I wanted to take photos up close but the technician told me that my camera might get damaged inside, so here’s all IContinue reading “The MRI experience”
>Oops, I did it again!
>This is reposting my blog entry from Multiply dated February 10, 2006 ACL Tear and Grade II MCL sprain definition of terms1. anterior cruciate ligament injury – extreme stretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee. A tear may be partial or complete.2. The knee is essentially a modified hinge jointContinue reading “>Oops, I did it again!”
At St. Lukes Medical Center
>I’m writing this from the waiting area of the Rehabilitation Center of the St. Lukes Medical Center in Quezon City. I got hurt my left knee playing football at the Alabang Country Club yesterday, so I’m waiting to see my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Canlas. He fixed my right ACL 5 years ago when I toreContinue reading “At St. Lukes Medical Center”