I had ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the knee) surgery on Monday and everything went A-OK! Neither my surgeon nor myself were sure if it was indeed a complete tear, despite the MRI results which indicated a full tear. My leg was pretty stable and I felt awesome! I did a technical, steep trail run on the North Shore mountains the day before my surgery, and apparently without an ACL!
I tore my ACL 2 months ago while skiing on the Pemberton Ice Cap (British Columbia) I did a 2 month ‘pre-hab’ which included acupuncture, massage, physiotherapy, ayurvedic therapy, bio-energetic feedback, Energy work, Infrared Sauna, Yoga, visualizations, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), Naturopath and REST…I am sure that I am missing a few things ☺ Last but not least, I just went with the FLOW. I did not stress out when I crashed and heard the ligament rip. I thought ‘Hmmm, interesting…I just tore my ACL – time to change my focus of energy (usually I am running around on mountains or on splashing around in water) and learn from this experience. Trust me, this makes a HUGE difference. With anything actually, but I’ll stick to the topic here! Just go with it and don’t resist. You’ll always take something positive out of a situation that sometimes seems painful or upsetting!
So, thanks to the advice from my TCMD (Chinese Medicine Doctor), I am supplementing for healing with Vitamin C, Bromelain, Arnica (for bruising/swelling and also took 3 days prior to surgery), Probiotics (to help my gut get back on track after all the drugs they put in for surgery…need a healthy gut to heal!), and Vitamin E (anti-inflammatory). I also have my regular supplements and amongst those is Turmeric, which is also a natural inflammatory.
I truly believe that we all have the power to heal ourselves if we BELIEVE we can. We are just not taught to think that way in our culture. It is a ‘quick fix’ world we live in, ruled predominately by Big Pharma. I don’t buy into this world and am determined to find alternative, natural ways to treat myself and to use in proactive ways. I have discovered my true passion and intend to share what I’ve learnt!
Along with many posts on proactive health, I’ll blog my ACL re-hab progress which will talk about some new, innovative ways to heal. I’m already walking around without crutches and have minimal pain, so the pre-hab has definitely sped up the healing process – hooray!
Will keep you posted on progress!
To YOUR Health,
Kim
