For Years, I Thought My Slow Recovery Was Normal
You’ve been told recovery takes 8–12 weeks.
Rest. Ice. Physical therapy. “Give it time.”
Meanwhile, your kids are growing up asking you to play.
Your wife’s watching you move like a man ten years older.
Every week on the sidelines is another week of missed moments you can’t get back.
"I thought that was just part of getting older—until I learned my body wasn’t actually healing. It was just coping."