Pre-admission appointment
A blow-by-blow account of my appointment today with pre-admission. 12.30 – arrive at the clinic directly across from my “accommodation” for next week (the hospital). I am handed a green document detailing all the things that could happen to me today, including possible blood tests, cardiograph and x-rays. I am a bit shocked by the [...]
Countdown: 14 Days until Surgery
With only 14 days left until surgery, it still hasn’t become real to me yet. This whole time I don’t think I’ve really felt the impact of what the surgery means, and I haven’t had a moment where I got upset or depressed about it. On the contrary, I’ve actually found myself being excited about [...]
Phases of ACL Knee Reconstruction Rehabilitation
Now that a date has been set for my surgery I’m starting to consider my rehabilitation a bit more. What I can and can’t do, if I can continue with my plans for Christmas etc. Luckily our office is shutting down for the Christmas break for 3 weeks (instead of the usual 2) and they’ve [...]
Next phase of the knee – Surgery date has been set
Wow, I didn’t realise it’s been 4 weeks since my last update of my knee , so I have a little bit of updating to do. I found out from my old coach that I was actually covered by insurance from the netball centre, but it had been 2 months since the initial injury. It [...]










