Oh THANK YOU for thinking of me.
I just came on to let you know what happened!
He's assuming reconstruction surgery. I COULD survive by adapting as I have been, always thinking about placement so knee never twists, but it takes constant thought. BUT apparently the diagnosis from the imaging company was poor - ACL definitely in two pieces, but they said minor horizontal tear of meniscus. It's a MAJOR VERTICAL tear, which could mean it flips over and folds between the two bones unexpectedly. What I've been doing is relying on the meniscus for stability, which won't last. I could continue to do that and avoid the reconstruction now, but it'll most likely lead to needing a complete knee replacement several years down the line - better to reconstruct now.
He was really good about the 'age' thing - didn't believe in 'letting it go' due to my age. Said that a 35 yr old surgeon probably wouldn't advise reconstruction, but this one is the same age as me!
I'm to STOP any jumping, squats, aerobics, step, ... He's written to the physio for him to give me either a programme or a list of do's and don'ts. I'll go ASAP for that (tomorrow if I can). Also need a more detailed MRI & CT scan. Again, ASAP.
So I'm walking Alice, for max 30 min at a time until advised otherwise. Not even yoga (eg no warriors), no squats, ...
Physio advised two kind of squats, slow lightly weighted, and fast sit'n' stands, BUT he only had the written diagnosis, which had the meniscus error. He showed me the image, and I could see the torn part.
He did chuckle though, that the injury happening whilst doing a 180 jump on roller skates was the first he'd seen.