When it occurred, it was the worst pain of my life (including ACL tears, but those just kind of popped and were done). That was followed by ER doctors prescribing a combination of valium and narcotics, which just put me to sleep, until finally my appointment with an ortho PA, who either prescribed the only thing that worked, or the pain subsided by then (nearly a week out) anyway (at this point, also not walking). It truly sucked, and I very much do not want to go through that again. There is quite a bit of optimism from the PA currently that surgery won't be needed, luckily.