u/Ban-samia-upma

Hey guys,

I have recently started working as a part time (20 hours per week) tech writer and QC for a start up. So, I need help in setting clear expectations. Yesterday was my first assignment and it took me a really long time to reproduce the article well (it was 5 pages long).

I really want to explain how long it will take to produce a single article, like I know it depends on the number of words and all. But I'm struggling a little to quantify the amount of time I'm working on it, as I have ADHD and I'm getting back to working again after a health related thing.

Any tips will be helpful.

Thank you!

So, I have been craving tangy chips for a while. Monna ma annaya techadu normal chips, adi salsa toh try chesa, aa tangy kick rale. Ivala na protein bread, tofu stock aipoindi, so vatito patu discount lo vachindhi ani 2 bingo mad angles tomato flavour order petta.

16 mins delivery annadu app lo aa sarle, edokati ani phone charging padesi nenu tea pettadaniki ella, ala kurchoni mummy toh sollestu unna. Appatiki order inka rale, entabba idi ani poi chusa, order delivered ani undi.

Blinkit lo complaint raise chesa, alage ma venakinti vallani adiga by chance vallaki emaina vellinda ani. Bell kotti mari verify cheskokunda ichesadu anta, which is crazy because usually blinkit delivery boys ask for names before giving the order.

Evarni tittaledu le, mothaniki na order naku vachindi, blinkit vadu call cheste jarigindi cheppa, vallu papam sorry cheptune unnaru parledu ra ayya ani vadilesa

Ma bro oka packet teskunnadu, tarvata ma neighbours call chesi chepparu, vallu oka packet tinnaru chuskokunda ani.

Atleast my brother gave some share from his packet 😩🥀 lekapothe psych aye danni as I have been holding back that craving for so long 🥲

Sarle tinindi pillale ga honest mistake ani vadilesa 🫠

So, when I was 16, I went to my aunt's place once I got Dasara vacation and she said she will teach me two wheeler and I went with her and my cousins to learn. Few things went wrong and I ended up in an accident, both my knees were hurt, my aunt pushed me to walk and I did.

My left knee had an injury on the outside but it wasn't bad but my right knee was hurting a lot. They just gave me pain killers and I went back home. I was complaining about my right knee but no one was taking my pain seriously. They didn't even take me to the doctor, so I lowkey gaslit myself into thinking I was just making a mountain out of a molehill and continued. I went to college (intermediate College) and I was carrying like I usually do. On my way home, I was on a seven seater while getting down from it, I heard a loud pop and my knee was in a lot of pain, I could barely move.

Luckily, my school senior was there and she helped me out, I was basically stuck at one place, she called my parents, my dad picked me up and even then I was getting shamed for complaining about my pain, like my mom was saying that I'm unable to take this how will I handle child birth, etc.

Anyway we went to the doctor the next day and finally! Finally I was taken seriously, he ordered an X-ray and asked me to rest completely for a week and I did that. After that I got back to college but I was still in pain, managing with the doctor given meds now, when I was still complaining that the doctor ordered an MRI.

Finally we got to know that I had a complete ACL tear and Meniscus damage along with a blood clot.

That's when I started getting proper treatment, my mom cried that day, when the doctor said I might need surgery.

So, I started getting into hiking like for the last 2 years, and finally this year I got to a place where I could financially afford to go on more vacations and focus on fitness so my knee got unstable and I fell in the gym. I decided to pay for my own stuff because last time in 2024 I fell from the bed, the doctor ordered an MRI but my parents ignored it. So I continued to live in a lot of pain since.

After getting the MRI done, the doctor asked me to get surgery, we went for a second opinion and it was still the same. Finally my surgery was done on the 13th of August.

So, I started being more active on ACL subreddit and did a lot of research and got to know that, when you hear that pop from your knee is basically a sign that your ACL tore. Maybe till then, I had a sprain there instead of a tear? It's because no one took me seriously the first time I ended up in a place where I tore my ACL and needed surgery, unfortunately.

This is why I'm telling y'all, never let anyone Gaslight you into thinking your pain is exaggerated. Go to a doctor push for it, ask them to take you under any circumstance. Women's pain isn't taken seriously in general and all my life I have lived struggling with trying to understand what level of pain usually means I will be taken seriously and what level of pain indicates that it's time to go for a doctor.

I have a problem, my surgeon keeps saying one thing while my physiotherapist is advocating the other. At first my surgeon said I can stop using walker by week 2 and I followed that, my physiotherapist said that I need to use it for 4 weeks (I'm 3 weeks post op now, and can straighten my leg well and regained my balance with walking). But once my surgeon cleared me to walk on my own without it she didn't argue much, in the latest appointment, my surgeon said I can stop using brace once I get used to walking, my physio is pushing me to use brace all the time.

I'm yet to talk to my surgeon regarding going back to gym, with all the research I did, I got to know that it's very important to get back to gym at a the 2 month mark? My physio keeps saying I shouldn't go to the gym and even if I do, I shouldn't exercise my lower limbs. Also, she doesn't answer my questions, she keeps brushing me off, like it's not important right now, etc.

It's getting so annoying atp, I really wanna return to hiking slowly and do more physical activity stuff, I haven't been much active all my life but being active genuinely helped me later on but unfortunately I only got active after my ACL injury. My injury happened when I was 16, I'm 23 now and being told that I can't be active is genuinely making me sad and is incredibly frustrating.

Like my parents aren't exactly pro exercise, and my physio is doing more harm than good, what do I do?

So, I got my ACL reconstruction surgery 20 days ago (on Aug 13th) and ever since I told my grandmother that I needed to get this surgery, she has been worried about the scar that this surgery will leave on my knee. I love my Amamma she covered some part of the surgery expenses and I'm grateful for that.

Both my grandparents came over from the village to take care of me post op for a week. And I'm genuinely grateful for that but it's also annoying when she keeps worrying about how it affects me in future when I'm looking to get married, etc. Asalu ee surgery ainappatinundi savagodtunnaru relatives pelli Chesko pelli Chesko ani, ma pedda Mamayya (ma nanna ki brother in law le) velli sambandhalu kuda chustunnadu mammalni adagakunda.

Ento ee karma 🫠

I just got free from walker and been walking more independently for the last 2 days, only using walker to go to the bathroom as I'm still regaining my balance and I want to avoid any embarrassing fall 😔 now I'm back to using walker almost all day because I feel so dizzy. It feels like I have regressed in my progress smh 🤧

ETA: this pain is so much worse than post op pain I feel like I'm having a slow d*ath smh

I got my ACL reconstruction surgery on 13th August, I'm 10 11 days post op now, last night while using the washroom I almost fell but somehow gained my balance by holding on to the wall and walker. I slowly got back to my room, my good leg was shaking, my operated leg also remained stable but somehow I kept moving my leg to see if I had damaged my new graft.

The first 2 days after my surgery every time I closed my eyes, I kept having the sensation of falling and my knee would start to hurt :/

Also what to do about the itching? It's everywhere 🫠

So, for me I received a spinal block for my ACL reconstruction surgery, they did a hamstring graft. The research I did here, on the internet, and talk I had with another doctor are completely different from what I got in the end.

So, the first doctor I went to quoted up to 2.5lakhs INR (with everything covered), while the second doctor the one I got my surgery from quoted 1.3lakhs INR (with everything covered). I didn't expect to stay in the ICU after my surgery for almost an entire day. The medicine I received was mainly through the vein for almost 2 days.

After an entire day in the ICU, I was shifted to the room. I walked with a physiotherapist in the ICU a day after the surgery. I was asked to walker assistance with full weight bearing on my knee. My physio started on Sunday (the day after my discharge), it's day 5 of post op, and I'm able to walk up and down stairs, bend up to 45 degrees in the sitting position already.

The previous doctor said, I will be needing crutches, and I will stay in hospital only for a day, I was really hoping to get general anesthesia but they went for spinal block as they have to put a ventilator.

How different was your surgery experience from this?

Finally got discharged today, got a new hamstring graft and the damaged meniscus was removed. Started walking yesterday but I have a headache, every time I sit, I got regional anesthesia. The doctor said I will be able to walk without a walker's assistance at home within a week or two.

I'm from India, and I'm 23, my family is forcing me to get married soon. They think that's beneficial for me, one of my uncle's (whom I'm not even close with started looking for matches even, like wtf??) Really hoping for a speedy recovery. Will I be a bad daughter if I move out for the sake of me, to explore my independence idk?

Anyway, my physio will start from tomorrow, I have already practiced walking yesterday, and today with a walker. I was able to go up stairs as well.

Can't wait to unlock more physical abilities 😬✌️

Hello everyone,

This is day 2 of me documenting my ACL reconstruction surgery+ recovery. I did everything to prepare but damn! I'm nervous af today smh. I cleaned my bathroom, kept my kneebrace aside along with clothes required for the hospital. Started my fasting window, although don't know what to do with all the excessive saliva, can't even have water right now lol.

Anyway, hoping for everything to go smoothly, after my usual post meal walk I definitely regretted the choice that got me here. Maybe that day I shouldn't have gone to learn two wheeler? Idk... Anyway it's been 8 years now. The last 8 years have basically lead me to this moment which is tomorrow. Nighty night! See you on the recovery side.

Hello everyone,

This is me attempting to document the first surgery in my life which is ACL reconstruction in my right knee. Right now it doesn't even feel like there's any issue in my knee but the pain starts the moment I bend it in a certain way so gotta stay humble. Lowkey nervous ngl! Got my clothes ready for hospital, already informed at where I need to inform. So, everything is ready, well almost! Gotta clean my bathroom tomorrow, go visit my grandmother, and go on a fast till the surgery time 😮‍💨

Hoping everything goes well 🤞🤞

With how life's been going on lately I just really wanna start smoking. My dad has the habit and he keeps it out sometimes it's like dangling in my face dawg. Just give me reasons on why to not smoke, please don't tell me how to not do it, just give me reasons on why I shouldn't do it 🫠🫠

Man, I swear every time I think I have solved a problem and surviving somehow and things start to get better something else comes up and pulls me down, it's been like a two steps forward, 10 steps backward situation for me. I don't think I can take it anymore, just tell me how to get it over with ig.