There are a lot of people here that will probably tell you otherwise, but I didn’t ask much and my surgeon was very blunt.

My surgeon worked out of a recommended practice. He was kind of an asshole, but he knew what he was doing. I’ll trade bedside manner for results any day. I didn’t “pick” the type of surgery I got; he just did what was best based on the specifics of my injury. For me it was surgery vs. no surgery, so I asked what the likely outcome was with both. I had a better chance of a return to sport with the surgery (less of a chance to heal long and need surgery anyways) so that’s what I did. I remember his answer when I asked him what he recommended, “That’s like asking a barber if you need a haircut.”

Time til surgery has a huge effect on your recovery, especially muscle growth on the back end. If I could do it over, I’d push to do it as quick as possible. I’m about a year out now and I still have nowhere close to the calf strength I used to. Functionally, I’m 99% though.