Biggest Fear After ACL Surgery

One of my biggest fears of ACL recovery is definitely getting back to full health.  I had surgery on Feb. 15th, 2013 and I am on my way to recovery. I am definitely struggling because I am having a hard time seeing past the present.  I am slowly learning to celebrate the smaller victories as I progress through my recovery and am trying to tell myself that it will get better.  I am quite busy with my job (teaching, coaching) and other things that are taking over a lot of my time, and I am worried that I will not have time to do the physical therapy.  I try to find time to do it, but it is hard to motivate myself after a long day.  I am really trying my best to do my physical therapy work at home.  Similar to you, I tore my ACL playing soccer.  It was in an adult league and it was a non-contact injury where I felt my tibia and femur seemingly go in different directions as I planted. Hurt like madness.  However, I want to be able to play soccer again, but I am giving myself time to get back and be fully healthy.  I don't see myself playing soccer in a competitive adult league until probably this time next year.  I plan on kicking around sooner than that, but not before. I do not want to have to go through this again. Like I said, I'm trying to improve a little bit each and every day so I can celebrate the small victories and not to get too discouraged.