Pre-surgery/first update

So I was spending some time reading a bunch of forums about ACL reconstruction and many people seem to have a blog to keep record of their recovery and I thought this seemed kind of cool..something to look back on through the long long weeks of rehab. This will also be posted on the forums to help out others going through the process in the future as I found another person's blog to be extremely helpful and inspiring.

Anyways, this all started when I was playing basketball for IM sports about 6 weeks ago. I don't even remember what happened specifically but I just remember hearing this pop that was intensely loud, considering it came from my knee. And that was that, my ACL was gone. The trainer had no idea what he was doing - I was afraid to let him do anything but give me an ice pack, which he couldn't seem to locate in his trainers bag.

It hurt for a couple of days so I though I would go see an orthopedic surgeon while I was at home who suggested I get an MRI. Sadly my suspicions came true and the film showed nothing in between my femur and tibia.

I started reading up on ACL tears and found out as much information as I can before I went in to see another orthopedic surgeon. I even did a whole bunch of research on my doctor, seems logical to find out as much about a person as you can before letting him cut open your knee. The doctor was extremely helpful and definitely earned my trust by just talking to me. I decided to go with a hamstring graft with a cadaver allograft standing by as a backup incase my hamstring tendon was not thick enough.

My surgery is scheduled for March 24th - 9 days from now. I think I've gotten over the fear as well as the dissapointment from knowing I'll be "limpy" for a good few months. I'm actually a bit excited now to get started, jump into my physical therapy and heal as fast as I possibly can.

Next update will be when I wake up from surgery, expect some grogginess in my writing. I will try and do short, brief, and informative weekly updates if possible.