Since scar tissue will not form and my full ACL tear cannot tear any fuller, my surgery is not time sensitive and can be scheduled around personal convenience.
I actually do not even need to repair my ACL. I work with a woman who tore her ACL while skiing and never had surgery to repair it. With her torn ACL, she remains relatively active and plays softball, or the "other contact sport" as I refer to it now.
However, since I want to continue to play volleyball which requires pivoting and jumping, I need my ACL repaired. Besides, I'm too much of a wimp and not a suck-it-up person as my co-worker apparently is.
The main determinant for scheduling my surgery is work-related. The procedure itself is out-patient and will take only a few hours with me returning home the same day. The recovery afterward is a bit more strenuous where I will probably be on crutches for two weeks.
According to my orthopedist, people can return to office jobs three days after the surgery. Clearly, he does not realize that I am very much a wimp and not a suck-it-up type of person...
I am also considering purchasing a condo since interest rates are still below 4%, but I am willing to hold off on purchasing a place so that I can have my surgery unless an amazing place comes on the market.
In the meantime though, full steam ahead on knitting to rehab as I still need something to occupy my time now that I can no longer play volleyball.
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