Torn ACL….recovery and rehab time?

[1st amg]

Well it finally happened to me…at 53 years old, downhill skiing with my family. I have been skiing my whole life, even an instructor at one point. I managed to do a severe tear (90%) to my ACL and small partial tears to my MCL and LCL. Get this…..I was not moving at the time. I was waiting for my daughter at the very top of the mountain with my tips pointed as in not to move forward. Only issue is I was on a slight decline and my skis started to separate to such a maximum distance that my right knee finally popped. It was all in slow motion. So I got up and refused to believe what just happened and I skied all the way down which was about 8km. All the while grimacing in pain with every turn. Both my kids were pleading to get help with a ski patrol, but I refused. Anyway, that’s the damage.
I have to get surgery and because I am quite active with sports and gym workouts, I am freaking out as to the rehab process.
Any of you have any recommendations and real life experiences with this injury. Would love to hear your experiences and any insight would be wonderful.


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