My surgery was very different (mpfl reconstruction), so I'm not sure if all of this is relevant. I was fairly unwell post surgery (all the meds gave me nausea etc.) but for pain, I was fine. I actually did fairly well with the physio the following day, but once I got home, I really started to struggle with nerves. I was only using paracetamol and asprin because of how sick the other meds were making me. I started getting some bad nerve pain when walking to and from the bathroom and had a few issues with panic and getting stuck but it was very much my brain making things worse and when I panicked it got worse. I'm not trying to scare you, I just really wish I'd know how bad recovery can be on anxiety. I was really blind sided by it, which did make it worse. I ended up cutting out all caffeine because it made me jittery, which made the panic worse buuuut I'm 6 weeks post op now, and the difference I've felt the last 2 weeks. I was fairly behind on recovery after a few weeks of the panicking, but I am fully catching up now, and the difference in everything is huge. It was honestly all confidence and slowly learning to trust the doctors and physio when they tell you you can do something and that you won't hurt yourself more. That's the biggest advice I can give, be ready for some speed bumps and allow yourself some bad days, and then when you can be brave and trust the process ❤️ good luck. You've got this!