My ACL (anterior cruciate ligamet) knee surgery

Back in November I was playing basketball in the Katy Stake Women's Tournament and wripped my ACL and meniscus in a two places. I didn't realize that is what had happened until January. I heard a big pop and it did hurt, but it gradully got better. Until, I would step or twist or turn the wrong way and it would bring me to the ground in tears and I would have to catch my breath to get up. After that happened a few times I decided to go see a doctor and that's when I found out what I really had done to my knee. We decided that I needed to have surgery, just didn't know when the best time to do that would be. Steve and I were so excited to go on the Pioneer Trek in March and my doctor said I could do it, but how would my knee really do? We had a friend of ours who was a Physical Therapist show me some exercises I could do to strengthen everything around my knee so there would be less chances of it giving out and I guess I did a pretty good job strengthening it along with a few prayers because I had no problems on the trek. I just had surgery May 2 and I was not at all prepared for what was to come. They arthroscopically replaced my ACL with a cadaver's and then repaired my meniscus. So I have one big stitch and 5 little scars. I was suppose to come home the same day but stayed in the hospital overnight because I couldn't keep anything down and felt miserable. I had crutch training the next day after feeling like a really old person walking around with a walker and then eventually made it home. Steve took really good care of me and the kids were OK. It has been 3 weeks now and I have pretended like I couldn't go up the stairs in our house for a little too long, but it has been nice letting my children do most of the upstairs work. I am going to physical therapy twice a week. The first week I couldn't do much. They really focused more on trying to get me to straighten my leg more than bending it. Now they have me on a bike. It gets better everyday. I just have to wear this huge brace for 6 weeks. It is really obnoxiously huge. The sad thing is that I am getting used to it, however, thankful that I am able to repair it and that I will be able to be back to normal. We did have some wonderful help with meals and babysitting during this and am so grateful for everyone's willingness to help.