My wife tore hers. She did exercises and got along well enough for a while, and then while roller skating (yep) fell wrong and tore it some more. This time, the pain was constaint and they cut away more of the torn part for reasons I won't go into. Her knee is very unstable.
My advice would be to go for the reconstructive surgery if you can afford it. You might be okay for now, with exercise, but the potential for a severe reinjury is signficant. Because the knee is just not as stable as it was, no matter what you do.
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