I know I have been MIA these past few weeks so I thought I'd put up an update. Things have been going really well lately with recovery from surgery and I am finally feeling normal again.  It is very deceiving because I am told that between 6-8 weeks post surgery is apparently when the graft for the ACL is at its weakest.  As a result of the graft being weak at this point, this time is a common point for re-injury because people are feeling good, there is no discomfort, and are starting to return to work, etc.  So I am being cautious, but still enjoying finally having more freedom of getting around. I was surprised at how slow I was to get off crutches.  I was starting to get concerned because I was told that I needed to wait until I could walk normally before I was allowed to go without crutches, but I felt like I wasn't getting there.  By week 3, I could get around the house without them easily, but for anything out of the house, I took my crutches just in ...