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Can I postpone my surgery a year?
I (22 F) completely tore my ACL 2 months ago. I went to get an MRI a month ago. The reason I postponed my MRI is that I have a genetic patella issue, which already caused locking and buckling for the past 6 years, and I thought it was a dislocation relating to that (that I have learned to live with)
I am moving countries in a month and a half for my master's, and I have no support system where I will be (Paris), and I will finish my master's in 2027 so I want to be able to do my surgery later.
I went to two doctors, both of them said surgery is necessary; both of them said that if I do physical therapy and take care of not sudden movements, it should work.
But I want to know if there is anyone who has postponed their surgery?
u/NoReference5844 — 20 hours ago