(Fuk, heres my story)
Yeh, welcome the new member(I'm fukkin with you)
I tore my ACL on November 12, 2006, didn't really know it was an ACL until I got an MRI at the end of March, went in for surgery April 5, 2007 on the hamstring graft program(I got pictures I'll post soon)I woke up halfway through the surgery, asked them(surgeons)how we were doing, they said, "Great!" and at that point they were just about done so we were bullshitting. After that I started PT going 3x a week. Fast forward to present, the doctors & therapist's are tremendously happy with my progress, I go to PT once a week now for another 2 months and I've even skated a little flatground yesterday
:)but the party's kinda just getting started as I have to join a gym after I'm done with PT and will also have to wear a knee brace for about a year until the hamstring tendons fully grow back. My advice at this point is:
1. DO NOT skimp on the excercises(Leg raises, crabs, etc.)
2. DO NOT over excercise(yeh, I know)
3. DO NOT over ice, as you need a consistent flow of blood in that area
4. If you got a pool use it(when you come to that point)if not, join a gym that has one, if not, fuck it the YMCA...
5. Pay special attention to the Quad/ hamstring area as that where you'll most of the instability after you've healed to the point of being able to walk un-assisted.