Tess,

Sorry to hear. I've been down the road already.
If you have a complete tear I think you'll want to have it fixed.

I rehabbed my knee for months after I tore it. Mainly because I was
too stubborn to go to the doctor and find out for sure what was wrong.
It buckled on me anytime I did more than brisk walk. Not a fun
feeling as you probably know.

The surgery and the rehab suck. But in the end, you will be able to
return to all of your sports and activites.

So I say go for it. Who wants to live with a broken knee their whole
life if they don't have to.

Best of luck. Keep us posted on your progress.

--Chris

--- In kneesurgeryforum@yahoogroups.com, "tttlauren" <tesslkoch@h...>
wrote:
>
> hi all, i just tore my acl a few days ago and am going in for my mri
> tomorrow. any words of advise as i look for a doctor? i am a runner
> which i love with all my heart but had the accident skiing, which i
> never need to do again. (it was my first ski experience ever:-(.)
> Would you all advise surgery or try to make do with a lot of physical
> therapy? thanks so much for your advise, tess.
>