Anyone had ACL reconstruction on knee and does Ashtanga?

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Hi,

 

I had ACL reconstruction via arthroscopy last week. Touch wood, I'm recovering

well. I can

walk unassisted although a bit slowly and can bend my knee 78 degrees. I've

heard that I

can return to yoga 4-6 weeks after the surgery. However, I was told that by my

doctor and

physiotherapist, neither of whom does Ashtanga.

 

I'm wondering if there is any fellow Ashtangi out there who had the same surgery

as me

and is still practising. It would be great if you could clarify the following:

1 - Is it realistic to go back 4-6 weeks after surgery?

2 - I was doing secondary series prior to surgery. Would I be able to pick it up

again? I

mean, would it be advised to omit some of the poses because of the knee injury?

3 - How long would it be until I can jump through and jump into a handstand?

 

For info, my ACL injury was not caused by yoga but rather caused by a nasty

accident of

someone falling on top of my knee.

 

I also welcome any other advice.

 

Thanks!

Enjoy your practice...

Sasibha