Do you have a local minor injuries unit?
Maybe go see them if it stays this bad, and maybe the MRI results can get expedited.
Thanks this seems like a good tip. I’ll call 111 in the morning and see what they suggest.
I’ve torn my ACL it was awful. I was on crutches for a while and didn’t play football for nearly a year.
Get to the hospital and get it checked. I waited 4 days until I couldn’t physically move anymore and the doctor said I probably exasperated the injury.
Dude, you have to go to the emergency for that kind of injury, not wait 3 weeks for an MRI.
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Can’t really say anything for certain without seeing you in person, but if I were there, I’d do a Lachman test to confirm if you suspect the ACL has been ruptured.
I’d recommend you to go see an orthopedician straight away so as not to invite the faintest chances of any complications due to delayed repair. Don’t wait those weeks. Get yourself near a specialist as soon as possible mate.
PS though I’m mainly speaking from my context of where I’m from, as patients can directly pay a visit to specialists without going to GP or ER if they please.
Yeah I’d say go to minor injuries, you should get seen quicker than in a&e as well.
Your results should also be in the system if you’ve had your scan, so hopefully somebody can go read your report or if you go now they can chase it up and get somebody to look at it.
It sound like you’re stating this from a qualified perspective, is this correct? If you’re from the UK can you recommend what I do next?
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I’m not from the UK and neither a specialist yet. But been working as an ER house officer for the last couple years. If you were to be here(South east Asia), you could go to the ER or directly to a specialist(as we guys at the ER have to consult the specialists ultimately once the imagings and tests have been done). Can’t speak for certain about the UK, but I’d recommend you go the a specialist straight away if possible, or to the ER at the very least.
One of my Grandad’s had a similar injury and was advised to undertake surgery at one time or injury. But he declined undergoing the knife. He still managed to play squash and go for long hikes, He was looking to become a semi-pofessional runner when he first got injured, but apparently always lost out to this guy at school, Reg Parks, who was supposedly one of Arnie’s inspirations
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Not ideal I know but you can buy crutches on line. Ten to 15 quid.
Thanks for the advice, I will look to get an appointment or seek out the relevant service tomorrow mornining
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That is kind of handy, I didn’t think they’d be that cheap. It sounds like I need to seek out extra health care either way though
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You’ve got surprisingly good advice from a football teams message board so far I must say 
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Best clued up set of supporters on injury tbf.
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I swear I was so close to making a post only saying that there was already a thread about this (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine pack out now!) and he should try his luck there if he didn’t get any help here, I typed it out but didn’t press send lol
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Reg Parks was symmetrically amazing - one of my favourite bodybuilders.
You take good care, bro.
Get the MRI ASAP.
I blow up my knee a decade ago… I know how it feels.
I was never the same person again after that injury
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Ridiculous.
I’ve torn acl’s in both knees. Yes, playing the sport. 
You can’t really get anything other than a MRI to tell what’s going on.
My advice if you do have a torn acl is to take the rehab seriously. I did “pre-hab” before the 2nd surgery and that helped. Full recovery, more or less defined as going back to doing what you were doing is about 6 months give or take depending upon your fitness level.
Also, you likely did some damage to the meniscus. If you require a menisectomy that can add to some of the recovery.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Yep. I look at guys like Reg Parks as being kings of symmetry, proportions and lines… The way they flowed was unbelievable.
My favourite bodybuilders have always been the guys with the best conditioning and aesthetic lines. You don’t get that often these days.
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