Background

In February 2010, while playing football, I ruptured my right ACL and tore off some of the cartilage in the joint. It wasn't a tackle or anything out of the ordinary, I just kicked the ball, landed on my left foot, put my right foot down, my body twisted, I heard a tearing sound and that was that.

I was wearing astro trainers (trainers with litle studs on the bottom for extra grip) and we wee playing on astrourf which I think were important factors in why this happened though.

Anyway, I went to the doctor who referred me to the orphapeadic dept of Exeter RD&E who sorted me out an MRI scan which showed what I had done. I'm 36 and want to play footy again, and do other things so I opted for the reconstruction.

Now, 7 months after I did it, I've ust had the op yesterday...and here's how it's going...