Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
In anterior cruciate ligament tears, the recovery depends on the extent of tear. Small tears do heal spontaneously after proper immobilisation and rest to the knee joint. The larger tears are best treated surgically. Your treating orthopedician is the best person to assess the extent of damage and further line of treatment.
The better the repair is performed, better will be the recovery. You can have full recovery and can play football even if you follow your physiotherapist's instructions properly.
Usually after surgery, it takes 6-8 weeks for healing and the time to recovery can be decreased with arthroscopy.
The time of stay in hospital varies from patient to patient but usually 2-3 days are sufficient if there are no complications.
The cost of treatment depends on the doctor and the procedure adopted.

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Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Delay in surgery will only be painful to you. It does not affect the prognosis or extent of recovery in most of the cases.
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Meanwhile continue taking the pain killers, give adequate rest to your knee joint.
Avoid weight bearing.
Do physiotherapy as advised by your orthopedician.
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