Day of

grabbed my ipod, a book and my wallet. Put on loose pants (sweats) as they're easy to pull on over bandages and with a stiff knee. Had my kids put stickers on my crutches. Forgot to get plenty of reading material for my time on the couch. Hopefully my kids will take pity on me and get the paper. Didn't eat anything and don't expect to until tonight. Also forgot to get regular aspirin which minimizes the chance of clotting. Not worried about it, just a precaution. Going with my own patella tendon this time. First time I used this on my left knee, and 15 years later still holding up. Right knee was an allograph, borrowed parts, and only lasted 2 years. I don't expect this is typical but is the case with me. And as far as my doctor's is concerned is the gold standard. What sucks is that you are recovering from 2 surgeries, the removal and repair of a 1/3 of your own patella tendon and then the acl recon itself. Saw some xrays of my knee, the screws shows up very well and look a bit freaky. Probably will need a special card to go through the metal detector at the airport. Heading out the door...