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genuinely happy for you and Sneeker that you were both able to fully recover from your injury and still be able to perform and enjoy life and bball to its fullest, but that encourages me alot.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I really do appreciate you taking the time. I will take it for account for sure!
I'm currently confronted with choices and there are still alot of unknowns yet, but I've been in contact with my physio twice a day since the injury and the latest conclusions tend to go in the very same direction you did.
If everything else is done right, given my background, even though I'm 47 right now, if inflammation reduces to a reasonnable level fast enough, as it is there is still a chance for the ligament to heal and re-attach on its own if we can stabilise the joint and get the ligament edges close enough. Will need MRI and/or scintigraphy in the coming days to recheck for the bone damage and a tendon state before making a final decision as there are signs of possible injury there too.
Basketball is my life and 100% mobility and full function is critical to me in the end. As a coach I think it's important to mix it up with my players on court because it enables you to have a better feel for their game than by just looking from the sidelines, plus it creates stronger bonds and it motivates me day in and day out to challenge them in a fun positive way and showing them young pups we're not all dead wood or dinosaurs! lol Talking can do so much, so I like to lead by example so that's the thing that hurts me the most right now...
Anyhow, I was soooooooo anticipating playing in my 38 too since its part of the fun as well to me experiencing the latest J's or choosing what older Air Jordan I'm gonna wear to practice on a daily basis to try an inspire the kids any way that I can or create bonds and after a rough patch, it's the first pair of shoes I was able to finally afford in almost a year...unfortunately some of that will still have to wait. (Just chatting, NOTcomplaining, I know there are way worse things in life)
Meanwhile I can always come to NT and dream about the next colorway or retro or read you guys comments to help make the wait seem shorter. Much love NT
Appreciate you guys!
You’ll be good man! Lots of options out there. I am generally a no surgery guy. I tore my meniscus in college… declined surgery and healed up perfectly. Ankle you already heard about. I hurt my knee about a year and a half ago pretty bad. I finally got an MRI in May and it came back as a partially torn ACL and a few other complications. I’ve been playing on it since a week after it happened. It’s been a long recovery and it hasn’t been quick, but after a year and a half, it really is starting to feel close to 90+%. I never stopped playing, mind you. I think my approach adds time to the recovery. Modern medicine could probably get it fixed in half the time. I’m not anti-medicine or doctors at all… I just don’t like getting cut on unless it’s absolutely necessary. Seen some really healthy dudes get operated on and never were the same again. It’s a tough choice, brother. For context, I’m 45 now and just won a men’s league championship last night! Good luck man and keep us posted.