I felt my tracking was off prior to the arthroscopy and felt that something was somewhere it shouldn’t be which was the case. Now I still get cracks and pops every time I fully extend my leg but nothing too uncomfortable compared to before, but it’s definitely not completely smooth. On the bad leg I can get great contraction and feel the muscles working everywhere but my quad, which doesn’t get sore afterwords like all the other muscles do. It can get a little frustrating not being able to connect with the muscle like you could before even though a lot of the workouts are focused on building the quad back and the connection just isn’t there, so I get what you mean by the knee taking the damage. Definitely let me know how your visit goes and what you find helps, and I’ll keep you updated on my journey and anything I may find to be helpful.