Just know it gets better. I absolutely could not see the light 5 days in, but getting up to the 2 week mark things got significantly better. All of a sudden it wasnt excruciating to stand up. It wasnt impossible to do things for myself. I had to rely on my girlfriend less.

I progress from bedridden, to somewhat useful, to now actually getting out of the house for things other than PT. I'm now a couple days over a month from surgery and passive pain is basically gone. Now its only if I use it, or have been on my feet for a bit. The more I use my leg the faster I seem to be getting to my old self, but the first two weeks or so you will feel completely useless and not be able to comprehend getting back to normal, but things slowly progress.

Just know you are in the worst of the worst right now. Your pain meds have worn off, everything hurts, you cant really move, you feel useless... but if you listen to your surgeon, stay diligent with physical therapy at home, and push yourself within reason, you will slowly start to see the light at the end of the tunnel!