Tore mine while skiing.
After surgery I was off crutches within a few days, although obviously I still had to take it easy. I can also echo the poster who got doctor's advice that 3-4 months in is critical because you're confident but your leg is really just starting to get really into healing.
I was really lucky in that a spot opened up on the MRI list and I got in less than a month after the doctor put me on the list and surgery pretty quick after that. I had the surgery in late July (or early August) of that year and was playing rugby on it by the next spring (still play rugby and that was 7ish years ago). Follow the physio plan. You feel like a moron sometimes with some of the exercises and in my case going up stairs for several weeks one at a time (one leg up, next to the SAME stair, repeat), but it works and take opportunity to strengthen as you are able.
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