I've torn my MCL and Meniscus 3 times in the right knee, but it never tore 100
% so I've gotten by with just Arthro surgery. ACL has to be fixed surgically though. No way around it. And don't rush the rehab, or it can tear again. They have excellent results these days with ACL reattachments though. Don'tdo too much rehab on your own either! Your knee is very uustable, and you can cause more harm than good with self rehab.
Unfortunately, ACL rehab takes a long time after surgery, but you just have to put up with it and be patient. I recently had a 4 hr surgery on my shoulder, doc said there was 6 different things he had to fix once he looked inside. Rehab was 6 months, and even after that it was 9 months before I could ride hard but it was well worth the wait. I can ride all day without pain now. In my shoulder that is. Everything else hurts, but my shoulder's great!
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