hi brook,

 

i'm sorry you are needing surgery once again and you are so young!  but if you want to continue in sports ( especially basketball which involves pivoting) you have no choice.  i didn't tear my acl, i severed it!  my dr ( or should i say my ex-dr) said i was too old for surgery.  i had just turned 50.  but i think what he meant was that i wasn't athletic.    get the surgery.  my walking is not the same.  i can't get in my car the same way.  showering is a scary place, etc.  anything that requires a pivoting movement ( just shimmying up my pants) can cause my leg to buckle.  get the surgery.  you'll have plenty of seasons to play...

 

randi