Hang in There.

A lot of us know how you feel.

I'd say the most depressing thing is how long it takes to be 100%
again.

Most of us aren't NFL athletes with full-time personal trainers
whipping us into shape as quickly as possible.

I had my ACL reconstruction November '02, and I'd say only within
the last month-2 months have I been feeling "fully-functional". I'd
estimate that I'm still only %80 what I used to be. That's a lot of
months feeling less than normal.

Just take it easy, day-by-day and remember one year is a tiny
portion of the rest of your life. Because 1 year from now the only
thing that will probably remind you of your injury is when you see
that scar.

Good Luck,

Chris G.

> Does anyone have any words of advice? I'd appreciate any
experiences
> you could share. Perhaps the most depressing thing about this
> condition (any knee conditions) is how subtly debilitating it can
be.
> Thanks and take care, Suzette