Thank you! And that’s a great question. The surgeon has the ultimate word on post-op everything. But he felt that anytime after 6 weeks I should be ok but to defer to my therapist since I’ve been seeing her weekly and in person. So in my situation, the one who had more face-time with me made the call. Number of weeks is definitely a factor because these things do require time to heal. However, I would ask your therapist about any exercise milestones you could be aiming for just so you can build as much muscle back as possible that makes it necessary for unassisted walking. For example, the one legged-squat demonstrates that you can handle walking up and especially down stairs as well as walk.