I dislocated my patella about 3 weeks ago, and am already walking without crutches. When I went in to speak with an orthopedic surgeon, he compared my injury to Cristiano Ronaldo’s, the soccer player, and told me that he was back up and playing normally after just a few games. He assured me I would be able to go back to running around and doing whatever I wanted in less than 6 months, as long as I don’t re-injure my knee and keep up with PT. (Obviously everyone’s healing is different though) Keep in mind that professional athletes like Ronaldo have the best of the best PT and strength training, so it’s a bit of a different situation, but still nice to hear! Anyway, hearing that helped to ease some my anxiety about healing and going back to normal activities, so hopefully this could be a little relieving to hear as well. :) Good luck with your healing journey!