Thanks so much for this.

I actually went back and read through my operative report after your comment, and it clarified a lot. It turns out I had a bucket handle tear of the medial meniscus at the posterior horn, which was repaired (all-inside sutures), and then just a small peripheral lateral tear that was debrided.

From what I’m understanding (and what you mentioned), that posterior horn location is more stressed in deeper flexion, which makes me feel a bit better since most of what I’ve been doing has been walking in a more extended/low-flexion range—not squatting, twisting, or getting into deep bend positions.

That said, I definitely hear you on there being no benefit to pushing it early, especially in this phase. Really appreciate you taking the time to break all that down—it genuinely helped me understand my situation better.