So....

the general thought at this point is for the teenager to try to play with his injury. He's not in pain right now and the trainer has not, as yet, required a Dr. visit. I did schedule one for tomorrow, but right now the teenager is adamant about not going and my good friend, who is an RN, is with him. She basically said if it's torn it's torn and he can't really do any further damage. He will have pain and his knee locking up if he gets the flap of cartilage caught, which must have been what happened last night. We think he must have injured it about a year ago in a football accident with his friends and it hadn't hurt again until last night when he stepped out of his car weirdly. So, the thought seems to be that he should play and do what he can for as long as he can as it won't matter if he has surgery now or in December when the season is over. And, actually, my friend said that any good orthopedic doctor will do what they can to help him play and postpone whatever needs to be done. So right now it's about getting it past the trainer... Better news than this morning though! Keep your fingers crossed and your prayers coming!