A Sydney-based influencer was recently “devastated” when she “ruptured” her ACL and was left with two knee fractures during a scooter accident in Croatia.
Tanja Gacic, 44, shared the horrifying story on Instagram on Tuesday, revealing she suffered the injury five months ago while visiting her home country.
She said doctors advised her to undergo surgery to repair the damage, but she “stubbornly” refused and tried to heal the injury with Wellness and a sports doctor.
“As some of you know, I was in a scooter accident in Croatia five months ago and damaged my knee quite a bit in the process,” he told his followers.
But being a stubborn Balkan Aries, I thought it was just a small sprain and went on with my life with the usual vigor, but with a bit of a limp.
“My delirium ended when I returned home to Australia, where an MRI showed a fractured knee in two places and a torn anterior cruciate ligament which, naturally, left me quite devastated as a lover of beach volleyball, basketball and tennis “.
Tanja Gacic, 44, (pictured) was left “devastated” recently when she “ruptured” her ACL and was left with two knee fractures during a scooter accident in Croatia.

The Sydney-based influencer shared the horrifying story on Instagram on Tuesday, revealing she suffered the injury five months ago while visiting her home country.
Tanja went on to say that her first doctor said it was impossible for an ACL tear to heal on its own without the help of surgery and a leg brace.
“But something inside me made me feel like I wanted to wait,” he added.
Tanja adopted “visualization meditations” and drastically changed her diet in an effort to “heal” her injured knee without medical intervention.
She claimed that eating “crispy animal joints,” marrow, gelatinous fat, real bone broth, citrus fruits, clean meats, vegetables, goat kefir, and magnesium helped her heal.
“Walking barefoot on the beach almost every day, I imagined my leg whole and healed,” she said.
‘When I asked them for advice on my stories, the name Dr Tom Cross (sports doctor) kept coming up over and over in my DMs, so I got a referral to see him.
“Tom has been healing ACLs without surgery, is a pioneer in his field and a disruptor of the almost universally accepted belief that torn ACLs cannot be repaired without surgical intervention.”
Tanja said Dr. Tom considered her “one of the 15% of people whose rupture is at the optimal point for healing to occur.”

She said doctors advised her to undergo surgery to repair the damage, but she “stubbornly” refused and tried to heal the injury with Wellness and a sports doctor.

Tanja said Dr Tom Cross (right) considered her “one of the 15% of people whose rupture is at the optimal point for healing to occur”.
He advised him that his ACL would heal in another six months if he didn’t re-injure himself.
“I feel so grateful for this miracle and amazed at what the body can do when the circumstances are right,” she said.
Tanja shared an image along with her lengthy caption.
The snap showed her sporting a big smile as she put her arm around Dr. Tom’s shoulders and flaunted her very bruised and injured knee.
She shared a video of herself at the end of the video, in which she is seen walking through the streets of Croatia with bandages around her knee.
Tanja was once known as a close friend of PE Nation co-founder Pip Edwards, but the couple split during the Covid lockdowns after more than 20 years of friendship.
As fully vaccinated Pip, 44, jetted to the US and frequented glitzy events across Sydney in 2021, My Empirical Life blogger Tanja used her platform to oppose mandatory vaccinations and support the protests of “freedom day” against closures.
Tanja attended one of those protests in November of that year and shared a photo of herself at the demonstration with the caption: “I’m proud to be here, with the people, opposing the overreach of the totalitarian government.”
The fashion influencer stated in the caption that she comes from a “line of anti-fascist warriors” and listed factors she believes are contributing to “fascism” in Australia.
“The legislative changes proposed by the current state, the obscuration and manipulation of data and information, propaganda in the media, Pfizergate (sic), ignoring and minimizing human rights in the courts and attempts to grant emergency powers without precedents by some of our leaders are exactly how fascism operated,” he wrote. .
“This is the hill I die on: democracy or failure,” he added.
In the posts, Tanja also refers to herself as a “citizen journalist.”
It’s the complete opposite of what Pip, who has not been photographed with Tanja since May 2021, was doing at the time, as she embarked on a lavish trip to the US to celebrate the launch of her suit collection. bathroom.
Of course, Pip would have had to be double vaccinated to enter the country, and while there, she was seen letting her hair down at a star-studded party and enjoying a glass of champagne with friends.