Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

[phillyp369]

hi all, 4 weeks ago i was playing football, i turned my foot stayed planted in the groung and my right knee turned. I heard a very loud pop as did half the field, immediatly my knee swelled right up. I was whisked away to hospital where i had 180ml of blood taken and advised to come back the following day. I went back up the next day and the surgeonadvised me that i had almost certainly damaged my side ligaments. 4 weeks later ( today) i went for a follow up and am still in pain , my knee still very hot and still swollen, the dr thinks that i have snapped my ligament because of the swollen knee still. I have been booked in for an MRI scan to see. He advised me that if thats the case then i will need surgery, how probable will this be?

I still cant walk on it albeit iam trying but just more a limp and a drag of the right leg. i cant climb the stairs without a lot of pain. Touching the left side of my right knee is really sore as is the knee cap at times. Iam still badly swollen.
I have been off work since the 4th of oct and my line up 15th nov how much more time off does it require.
I have found the docs talking big spangled words i dont understand. Any help would be great.Cheers in advance

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