Quote Originally Posted by Deborajen View Post
The doctor said it's likely I'll need to have surgery at some point, but if I want to try something more conservative first that would be fine.
Is your Dr. the surgeon? I realize modern medicine is an amazing thing and is indicated and the best option many times. But so is the human bodies ability to heal.

The thing I liked most about both the orthopedic surgeon I saw (torn ACL, blown meniscus) and the Podiatrist (broken big toe) is that when I said I wanted to pursue PT, non surgical options first they jumped at the chance.

Both said surgery would be the last option.

OTOH some wait too long for surgery and miss years of activity trying to tough it out. So it all depends on the injury, you and your doctor.

Whatever keeps us moving I guess.