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MRI Done now just wait for results

Sooo had my MRI today and now just have to wait a week to get the results back.  if for those who don't know already, according to my X-ray I have a small tear in my meniscus as well as a small tear in my patella tendon which supports the knee cap which on the xray is actually above where it should be.
 My thinking right now is that depending on how severe the tear in both my meniscus and tendon are is to get surgery to clean/repair my knee.
 As much as I would like to get the quick fix with rehab and strengthening my knee which would allow me to  get back on the field as soon as I can, I need to think of the long term effects of not getting surgery and going out onto the field and potentially injuring my knee further.
 I don't want to be out on a field and be worried about whether or not this game would be the one that my knee is injured further, I want to be able to focus on the game at hand and that is why I am seriously considering getting the surgery.
 From all that I have read about arthroscopic knee surgery, and from talking with friends who have had it the recovery/rehab is about 4-6 weeks which if I was able to get a surgery date at the end of February or as close to the beginning of March as I could, I would miss at most the month of April and be back on a field by May.
 I want people to know that I don't regret hurting my knee, because going to Professional Umpiring school was a goal I had hoped to achieve for the last 3 years and I loved every single second of being there, and the friends I met will be friends of mine for the rest of my life :)
 I will keep everyone updated on the progress of what I choose to do and how everything goes!
Thank you to everyone for your support, encouragement, throughout my journey at Umpiring School and now when I am making a career choice about my knee.

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