Will be thinking of you. I also had the surgery three years ago. I honestly was in less pain walking out of the hospital a few hours after surgery than I was going into the hospital.
I was in very good physical condition going into the surgery and only took two weeks off from my yoga & pilates teaching schedule following. I found the recovery to be pretty easy. If you rest the first several days, elevate the leg when sitting/laying down, and ice frequently - you'll do just fine. Make sure you intentionally move around and use the stairs after the first couple days. This will help the healing. Because of my teaching schedule, I didn't do physical therapy as I knew I would be doing more on my own anyway. The only thing the remained uncomfortable for about a month was kneeling on the knee.
Hope everything goes smooth for you!!!!
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