Complete ACL Tear. Should I Defer?

[bamf]

I'm sitting next to my roommate who is a physical therapist. he says don't defer.

FWIW

[MisterManager]

I know every injury is different, but I tore my ACL not too long ago. I tore mine in September and did not have surgery till Jan 3rd. After the swelling went down in september...i had very little pain and was able to walk around, but i didnt play any sports or anything like that. If your doctor sees this scenario for you, then id reccomend stickin with LS. Remember that you can get a handicap pass and that makes things much better. Healing time was not terrible after surgery...i had it jan 3rd and i was walking without crutches about two weeks after that.

Again, I realize every injury is different, but mine was a fairly severe tear and I did not consider the entire process tough enough to where I would defer law school if this happened to me again.

Best of luck..

[Soft Factors]

Your doctor probably has a pretty good idea of what you're in for physically and academically.  Does he/she have an opinion?

Yeah, he thinks I should go.  He thinks I should have the procedure done a month before I leave so I can rest at home and begin rehab in law school. 

I trust Dr. Uribe.  If you follow football, he operated on Willis McGahee and Frank Gore who both had complete ACL tears.

I'm just going to get into the pre-op rehab and see how it goes. 

I'll probably go ahead with it.  As a person I look up to said, "this could be a great opportunity.  There won't be the added distraction of going out or playing basketball." 

I would always be in a position to study.

[protagon]

I've torn my ACL and I definitely think returning to school is doable. As long as there's no meniscal damage to repair, you should be able to walk on your leg immediately. So mobility won't be a huge problem. As for therapy, three hours a week isn't too much to give up.

I faced a similar decision. I had brain surgery for an aneurysm about seven weeks ago. Decided not to defer. I outsick you, don't wimp out.

[Catherine Morland]

 I went two years before having the surgery after I tore my ACL. You aren't going to be on crutches - they'll give you a leg brace that you'll forget to put on half the time. Your injury seems a little more severe than mine, though. Seven days after the surgery I was at prom and in three more days I gave a graduation speech. I had crutches, but they were already starting to wean me off of them. Rehab is comparable to working out daily - if you already do that, you'll know how to carve out the time around studying and classes.  It's not worth deferring a year.

[Astro]

I faced a similar decision. I had brain surgery for an aneurysm about seven weeks ago. Decided not to defer. I outsick you, don't wimp out.

I know you're a n00b, but this is sig-worthy.