I ruptured mine three years ago playing squash. I opted for surgery, but I don't think it really matters which option you choose.
I worked pretty hard to re-hab it after surgery. I got a good physio and went twice a week for the six weeks or so after I could walk on it with an air cast. They did a bunch of stuff including ultrasound, flexibility exercises and then eventually some strength training on it and gave me a program do to do on my own (which I worked hard on). I made really good progress on flexibility and strength until about the 3rd week and then plateaued for two weeks (no improvement in strength or flexibility at all). It was really, really frustrating and I was starting to panic thinking I was going to be stuck like that forever.
My physio suggested I do acupuncture on it (which I had never done before and though was complete bunk (and thought was gross)), but I was so desperate, I gave it a try. After two acupuncture sessions, the plateau was gone and we were both shocked at how quickly it improved after that. The theory is that acupuncture stimulates the nerves to enhance healing. I don't know if there's any science behind it, but I can say that it appeared to really help me. Maybe think about including it in your recovery program.
Good luck with the recovery. It's hard to imagine that you'll get over it and recover, but you'll be back to normal before you know it. Bear in mind that it probably happened for a reason (which is that most men are very inflexible in their posterior chain), so try to work on your flexibility on your hammies, hips and calfs from here on in (become a yogi?).
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