My brother had an accident at work where he slipped on oil and landed on cement on his knee. Shattered his knee cap. After surgery and reattaching tendons etc, physical therapy, etc, the mobility of his knee was drastically limited due to the scar tissue.

The doctor basically decided for my brother that they were going to FORCE his knee to bend as close to 180degree angle as possible, thereby "breaking" the scar tissue which ultimately would help him have more use of his knee.

He said the pain was worse than the actual breakage of his knee HOWEVER it is greatly improved and he is bending it now at a 90degree angle, plus some, whereas before it was about 40-45degrees bendable.

I am not telling you this to scare you. I am telling you this so you can decide if the pain is worth the benefits the "operation" could offer you.

You are only 12. I would hate for you not to have full use of your arm the rest of your life if the only thing preventing that is some pain.

My prayers are with you.