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Originally Posted by Csquared
I tore my acl and meniscus skiing a few years ago and did choose to get surgery.
Curious are you waiting to see a particular doctor, as I've known people that tore their ACLs slightly before and after you and some of them have already had surgery and all that have wanted to have been through their surgical consults.
The good thing if you are waiting this long is that you should definitely know whether you want surgery or not by the time your surgical date rolls around.
I did choose the surgery route, retrospectively I don't think I should have done it even though my surgery would probably be classified as a success.
I got the hamstring graft. Quad graft is also done by some surgeons. I assume you have already looked up the pros and cons of each and just want personal experience. My hamstring did feel tight for quite awhile and is probably still slightly weaker. I am able to sprint without pain.
You'll probably have to take a few weeks off of work, even if you have an office job.
When you exhausted your physio benefits did they say you were good to go and test you, give yu exercises to practice pivoting and lateral movement?
Both for general recovery and for doing the surgery and post surgery you'll want to strengthen your leg as much as possible
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Well thats a bit concerning/perplexing to hear. I have done all my knee appointments thru the Acute Knee Injury clinic where I was led to believe the wait times would be slightly reduced to get into the surgery lineup. I have been told the name of the surgeon that I was referred to, but when I called them at the 7 month mark since referral. (called because I hadnt heard a peep from them) they told me that the wait for a
consultation is between 12-18 months!
Definitely finding this frustrating but I was being patient in not wanting to bother/nag, especially considering the healthcare situation we are in now.
I dont want to have to be "that guy" and complain about timelines but if you know of others who have managed to get care dramatically sooner that is concerning to me.