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So.....DS has a torn ACL. Great news. 
We are off to the ortho tomorrow to discuss options. The ortho wouldn't even talk about it before the MRI because he didn't want to "cross that bridge unless we have to". He did tell me it was a complex issue. From what I gather, since DS is 11, surgery is not recommended. It can cause issues with the growth plate and it is usually safer to delay until after he's done growing. So, he will have an unstable knee for all of middle school and high school? No high risk sports? Like football, basketball and *gasp* soccer? Egad. That's a blow.
I feel bad that he's been playing since age 5 and is on all these competitive teams -- and now -- that may be off the table for high school. We live in a town that worships high school/rec sports. He's always played rec sports and all the social life around here centers on that. DS is not that athletic but he's managed to do well with soccer all along. (Travel teams and what have you.) I hope I'm just in mommy panic mode.
:badday:
Damn internet. I know I should wait for the appointment tomorrow before I think about what's off the table and what he can do from now on. I know we can't do basketball, skiing or indoor soccer. Baseball? Fencing? I wish the kid liked swimming. I never pushed that. I've never been an overscheduling mom so soccer has been his one big focus. We've just lost his only activity outside of school. I'm glad I signed him up for guitar this winter.
Any advice would be appreciated.
We are off to the ortho tomorrow to discuss options. The ortho wouldn't even talk about it before the MRI because he didn't want to "cross that bridge unless we have to". He did tell me it was a complex issue. From what I gather, since DS is 11, surgery is not recommended. It can cause issues with the growth plate and it is usually safer to delay until after he's done growing. So, he will have an unstable knee for all of middle school and high school? No high risk sports? Like football, basketball and *gasp* soccer? Egad. That's a blow.
I feel bad that he's been playing since age 5 and is on all these competitive teams -- and now -- that may be off the table for high school. We live in a town that worships high school/rec sports. He's always played rec sports and all the social life around here centers on that. DS is not that athletic but he's managed to do well with soccer all along. (Travel teams and what have you.) I hope I'm just in mommy panic mode. :badday:
Damn internet. I know I should wait for the appointment tomorrow before I think about what's off the table and what he can do from now on. I know we can't do basketball, skiing or indoor soccer. Baseball? Fencing? I wish the kid liked swimming. I never pushed that. I've never been an overscheduling mom so soccer has been his one big focus. We've just lost his only activity outside of school. I'm glad I signed him up for guitar this winter.
Any advice would be appreciated.
) He is at a risk of injuring other parts of his knee right now because of the ACL injury, so my biggest challenge is keeping him down. 
I'm hoping we can get him some level of recovery over the winter months so that when the weather turns good in the spring he can do something - soccer or baseball or at least skateboarding. Poor kid.
. They just don't seem get it at this age...I hope it he understands and takes it easier 
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