Well, here I am at week seven (since the surgery) and doing better than I ever expected!!! They let me walk without crutches last week, and on Monday they let me remove the brace too! Now I can walk around normally again, drive a car, wear pants, and start getting back to my normal life. I’m so happy. I thought that it would take much much longer to get back on my feet. :)

Of course I still have months of PT to work through... My right leg is still visibly smaller than my left, and I can only bend it to 110 degrees. I have to endure a lot of pain while I break through the scar tissue that built up as my meniscus healed. But I am gaining strength and flexibility with every passing day. They have given me a long list of daily exercises and stretches to keep me busy, and I am trying to take some pilates classes to keep from getting soft. I can even do some basic plies and tendus so long as I stay in parallel. :)