22nd Update – The Eighth Month

35 weeks after Knee ACI

8 months have passed since my knee ACI operation. Although feeling stronger, I don’t feel that I’m making much progress. I’m still using the walking stick to protect against accidental falls, as I’m still experiencing several episodes of knee buckling, in particular, going down stairs and walking down slope. Up staircase and up slope are ok. On several nights, I was awakened when my right leg was momentary locked up and I couldn’t straighten it without pain. It would disappear after some flexing of the knee. This is a bit worrying. Hope the scheduled MRI scan next month would reveal the cause of the problem, if any.


During my last fortnightly physiotherapy session, I was asked to stand on one leg and attempt a single leg half squad, but couldn’t do it with the right leg, as the pain was unbearable. My physio said I still have some way to go. He put me on a new leg extension machine to strengthen the front thigh muscles. After the Lunar New Year next month, I would be seeing the physio again before the MRI scan. The Prof (Orthopaedic) will then review my progress after the results are in. I don’t think I’m ready for any jogging sessions as yet, sigh!