More pain than playing: My process to get back to sports

During a game for JV basketball in December,I went up for a layup and landed hard on my knee. The good news was that I made the basket, but the bad news was that I broke my kneecap in the process. 
It would be bad enough if basketball was my favorite sport, but baseball is my main sport, so I was worried that I might not get to play. I am one of only 11 players on the team, so I was going to get a lot of playing time even though I’m a freshman. I am a pitcher and I also play outfield.
 The day after I broke it, I went to the doctors to get evaluated and get X-rays on my knee. They told me that I had a broken knee cap, and that I would be out of sports for a few months, which was one of the hardest things for me to hear. Then they fitted me with a huge brace that went from my thigh to my ankle which locked my leg into place allowing no bend in the knee. 
I was also on crutches for a few weeks until I felt comfortable walking on my own. For about eight weeks, I did no activity at all and missed the rest of the basketball season. I went to support my friends and teams at all the home games, but it wasn’t the same as actually playing. 
After eight weeks, I got a smaller brace and was able to have more bend in the knee allowing me to do more activity. I also began to start physical therapy to strengthen the muscles around my knee to get me back to playing. 
In PT, the things that they do that help the most are Russian Stem and water and pressure. In the stem, they attach cords to your knee, and it shocks the muscle to loosen up for 10 seconds and then kick your leg out then it stops for 30 seconds. It repeats for 15 minutes. With water and pressure, a bag fills up around your leg and tightens to keep pressure until it loosens and repeats. 
With my rehab time coming to an end, I have been doing more things to make sure that I am ready to play as soon as I get back. At almost every practice I have been throwing and keeping my arm in shape. At home I have been hitting off a tee into a net to get used to hitting again. Finally, I have been running and jumping to get back into shape for the season. 
I have been practicing with the team again and I hope to play in a real game next week.