Knee Surgery over, no ACL

[Linda Flemmer <bluewolfranch@yahoo.com>]

Well, ride season is over in the NE and I finally "got
around" to having my extremely sore knee looked at. 
MRI showed torn ACL and cartilge, so I agreed to knee
surgery last Friday.

I sit here propped in front of the computer wondering
what to do next.  Hoping someone has "been there, done
that".

The cartilage tear wasn't bad, but I have no ACL left.
 None.  Evidently the "unstable knee" has caused a lot
of arthritis in my 40 year old joint.  The surgeon
wasn't prepared to do an ACL graft Friday (MRI hadn't
looked that bad & my leg muscles made the knee look
more stable than it actually was), so I'm faced with
that decision now for a future surgery vs "live
without it".

Has anyone had a ACL graft done vs riding/walking in a
brace?  I was told it was 4-6 mo of rehab after
grafting versus a lifetime of braces for any athletic
activity.

Any words from the wise!

Linda Flemmer
Blue Wolf Ranch
Bruceton Mills, WV

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