RE: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ! ! ! Not good ! !
Did you already have an MRI done? Or did some Dr. just palpate the area and tell you his diagnosis. If you went to the ER and the on duty Dr. is who gave you the news, I would wait til the MRI results came in before you jump to conclusions. There are some ER Dr.'s out there who will say just about anything. I mean they are going to refer you to a specialist, so who cares if they are right or not.
Sorry, just haven't had good results with ER doctors.
BTW, I am a coach, so I know how they tend to err on the side of caution.