The MRI Results and weeks leading up to surgery

May 4th - May 18th (pre op Doctor's visits, MRI, ect)

During this time I spent time researching who to go see for the diagnosis. I elected to go with Doctor Harris at Nebraska Orthopedics. He was highly recommended by several people that I talked to, even though he's been at Nebraska Orthopedics for less than a year. My MRI came back with a complete tear in my ACL, a tear in MCL, and cartilage damage - there was too much swelling to confirm.

After lots of research, asking various people, and discussing with the surgeon, I elected to go with a hamstring graft. Recovery begins a lot faster with a hamstring graft and it came recommended from the doctor.

I wanted to get into surgery as fast as possible to help with the post surgery recovery. I wanted my quad and hamstring to still be in good shape going into the surgery. We set surgery date for May 18th at 7am.