Had a little meltdown today when the Dr. office called to let me know " I really did a number on my leg" The MRI showed a complete tear of the ACL. From what I've heard that means surgery - if I want to be active again.
Funny though how when a Dr. calls another Dr. they suddenly have room in their schedule. Dr. Anderson's office got me an appt at the Ortho Dr. for 2:30 . Steve had trouble getting off work in time - so I was a bit late, but was able to see the Dr.
He was really nice - reviewed the results and said that none of the other ligaments were torn and I had the option of either having a reconstruction or focusing on rehabilitating the knee. He said there were some studies that showed people who had surgery and people who did rehabilitation 5 years later and there was not significant difference.
I have to trust he knows what he is talking about although - it is no secret I have trust issues. I have a follow up appt. in 2 weeks - and will start physical therapy this week.
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