first acl surgery

by Alex
(new york)

Hii, im 13 and I tore my acl in a soccer game the day before tryouts for school. I went to the hospital that day and was told I only sprained my knee. Then i went for my mri about a week later and they called back that very night to tell me, I cried for days literally. I am an athlete truely,I basically cant live a day with out playing basketball or soccer and now this ment i wouldnt be able to play for months! And this year me and my bestfriend were supposed to play for the JV team and now that was done. I couldnt believe what I had thought was this little sprain turned into my worst night mare. My friends helped me through it alot and I had my reconstructive surgery a week ago today, I have no pain and can put wait on it, but its hard, really hard does it get easier? Does anybody have tips for me beacuse honestly I have no idea what im getting into with recovery and everything.