14 weeks non op… it hasn’t been easy
After 14 weeks, finally able to be get off boot and full weight bearing last week but it hasn’t been easy. My leg is swollen after walking for a few minutes. I had to go back to my hometown and decided to continue pyshiotherapy there at one of the hospital here and the physiotherapist was shocked that my doctor decided to go for the non op routes as it was a full 0.8 cm rupture - she never experienced a non op patient before and told me that my recovery process will be longer than those that was went through operation.
My doctor mentioned that by mid aug I should be able to do some light exercise like running but my physiotherapist disagrees
So I am spiralling cause the actual recovery begin when you are off boot and trying to learn to walk again. Everything hurts and not being able to release my outlet as sports use to be a way for me to release stress.
And for now walking hurts and my leg keep swelling . It is exhausting, not sure if I should have gone for surgery instead . But being here in this Reddit channel gives me hope. Any one from non op able to share their experience- does it get better?