Surgery!
Well it's official, I'm going under the knife!
I'll be having a cadaver ACL put into my knee on November 13th.
It's an outpatient procedure, but does involve general anesthesia. According to the doctor, I can look forward to having the knee totally immobilized for a week, crutches for 3 weeks, 6 weeks to be able to walk without a limp, 10-12 weeks to be able to run, and 6 months to resume sports/martial arts. So it'll be a long process!
The average success rate for ACL surgery is about 90%, although this doctor says he has done more than two thousand, and can count the number that did not take on one hand.
I'll be having a cadaver ACL put into my knee on November 13th.
It's an outpatient procedure, but does involve general anesthesia. According to the doctor, I can look forward to having the knee totally immobilized for a week, crutches for 3 weeks, 6 weeks to be able to walk without a limp, 10-12 weeks to be able to run, and 6 months to resume sports/martial arts. So it'll be a long process!
The average success rate for ACL surgery is about 90%, although this doctor says he has done more than two thousand, and can count the number that did not take on one hand.