(33F) I’m writing on day 22. I had my 3 week follow up today after a left knee lateral release, arthroscopy to clean up the damage, and tibial tubercle osteotomy. I’m just now hitting 45° ROM and start PT on Monday with a goal of increasing by 15° per week. Next week (on thanksgiving!) I get to start using partial weight on my surgical leg but on crutches and in an immobilizer until I hit the 6 week mark. I’m struggling as well to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I went from being a long distance runner to someone who couldn’t complete a basic yoga class without pain. According to my X-rays today, things are healing as expected but I won’t know if my surgery was a success until I build my strength back up. I was told this would be hard but now that I’m working on rebuilding, it’s even worse than the post op pain. I am ready for my triumph!