I'm getting an MRI soon just to be sure but the doctor said I might have torn my ACL. This will probably end up with me having to get surgery done on my knee. Anybody gone through anything similar? How'd it feel during surgery? How long to rehab?
UPDATE: I went to get my MRI done which is a tubelike machine and they stick your body in there. Its loud so the guy asked if I wanted to listen to music while it was being done. I'm glad I said yes because I could still hear it while I had the headphones on. Anyways...the results came back and the doctor said that I didn't tear my ACL but there is a tear in my meniscus. He recommended physical therapy twice a week for 4 weeks. If it still doesn't improve, then I will need surgery.
My question is: If I've had this pain already for 4 months and its still lingering around, how would physical therapy help? Shouldn't I just go ahead with the surgery?
UPDATE: I went to get my MRI done which is a tubelike machine and they stick your body in there. Its loud so the guy asked if I wanted to listen to music while it was being done. I'm glad I said yes because I could still hear it while I had the headphones on. Anyways...the results came back and the doctor said that I didn't tear my ACL but there is a tear in my meniscus. He recommended physical therapy twice a week for 4 weeks. If it still doesn't improve, then I will need surgery.
My question is: If I've had this pain already for 4 months and its still lingering around, how would physical therapy help? Shouldn't I just go ahead with the surgery?