3 surgeries. 5 years. Still not 100%. I’m building the Digital Twin I wish I had when my ACL gave out.
I’m writing this because I’m tired of the "standard" medical path.
Five years ago, I tore my ACL and meniscus. I thought it would be a 9-month fix. Three surgeries later, I’m still not back to 100%. I’ve spent half a decade as a "professional patient," and it taught me something the doctors never mentioned: Healthcare is great at the surgery, but it completely abandons you during the recovery.
Once you leave the clinic, you become a ghost. You're left with a few PDF exercise sheets and "let us know if it hurts." There is no data loop. No simulation. No way to know if you are actually on the right path or just setting yourself up for surgery #4.
I decided I couldn't just be a victim of this system anymore. I’ve joined a team to build a new kind of medical framework—one that uses Digital Twin technology to map out the "Full Path" of recovery.
We aren't just building a tracker. We are building a way to simulate a patient's physiological recovery in real-time so that the "recovery gap" finally disappears. It’s the first time in 5 years I’ve felt like I have a map instead of just a compass.
I’m keeping the project under wraps while we refine the predictive model, but I’m looking for fellow founders or anyone who has been through the "chronic injury loop" to talk to.
If you’ve felt abandoned by your own recovery or you're curious about how a Digital Twin actually works for a knee injury, drop a comment. I’d love to share what we’re doing and get your honest thoughts.