Got a letter from the NHS, I am due to go into hospital on Tuesday 16th August for my reconstruction job...
Following the arthroscopy and keyhole cartilage repair last year, my doc said I could quite happily soldier on with a torn/absent ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), provided I could learn to avoid the loading patterns that might cause my knee to come apart. However he advised that ACL reconstruction is a good option whilst still young (ish) and if I wish to continue to be active e.g. play sports. He advised that the procedure has a high success rate nowadays and can return the joint to normal stability; which will also help to guard against premature further gradual wear of the joint as I get older. Might still get arthritic once I'm older, but the later the better, we both agreed.
I will be out for about 5 weeks and have to pretty much learn to walk properly again afterwards!...but with decent physiotherapy, in 12 months it is pretty solid and can return to limb-imperilling high-jinks should I wish
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