As of today I'm at 9 weeks post op and the one thing I can say off the top of my head is the surgery was (at least for me) way more difficult than I anticipated. I figured they're making things better how can it possibly be worse then the original injury right? Boy was I wrong... No regrets though, surgery is the right thing to do if you plan to be active in the future.
I found it incredibly encouraging just how many people have actually gone through this injury and surgery. Once you're part of the club every day you meet someone new that has been down the ACL road. Some of them you've known for years and had no idea they have a "bad" knee. That to me is a testament on how well you can recover from the surgery!
You have to rehab before anyway so get on that right away! It's going to take a while to get in and see a surgeon so you've got time to make the decision. You might find that you feel comfortable without your ACL and opt to not have surgery. With a brace and lots of physio I was snowboarding comfortably (albeit like a girl) 2.5 months after my injury.
Um there's really so much to say I don't know where to start... haha.
Edit: I should add, when I said harder then I thought, I assumed I'd be ahead of the curve with rehab. Turns out I'm pretty damn average after all...
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