Thanks a lot for your reply and I apologize for this late reply, I was taken aback when I saw that you've had your 4th ACL Reconstruction ! I've been depressed, and thought that I was going through a lot. You've inspired me and have instilled a lot of confidence in me ! Its been a while since I've met such a strong person.

I happened to visit my Doc, two days back to get my suture removed. After I had my sutures removed he told me to walk on my own, without any support. I tried, but couldn't do much. He chided me and asked me to get rid of any support ! After that he looked at my swelling and asked me to increase my Quad sets, and sent me down to the Physio for a bit Walking training.

I had a very helpful Physiotherapist who guided me through walking, climbing on stairs and stuff with minimal support. He thought me a few new exercises ( Full Leg raises - 10 sets of 10 counts per Day). I did explain about my relative inability to do Quad sets, he mentioned that it was the most important exercise and needed to be done on all costs, it reminded me how spot on you were on your post !

I came back home and religiously did a lot of Quad sets ( a touch more than 10 -15 sets of 10 counts each ), 2-3 sets of Leg raises and stuff. The Quad sets seem to push on the head of the Patella and cause a bit of pain, I've soldiered on with the pain. Got rid of the Walker, and walk with a slow limp ( which I was advised to get rid off by my Physio ) The swelling has gone down a bit, although the pain is recurring.

Today I'd missed out on my Quad sets could do only 5-7 sets with 15 counts each. Hope to remedy this ASAP.

Extension has improved a bit, and walking is good immediately after my Quad sets. Not so much after a while.

I can't thank you enough for how much you've inspired me, I've been catching in on the Football action and intend to play it again ASAP. So, that has been driving me towards the goal. Hope I do reach it.

P.S. Since you're almost into 6 weeks Post-Op, I hope that you've fully recovered All the best getting back to Skiing again