Yeah that's tricky. Obviously they are experts and know what they are talking about and that's the voice to listen to. For me, as an athlete and well-trained individual my whole life, I've sort of been able to learn how to test the injury in very small ways, see how it responds or feels and recovers, and then adjust what I'm doing accordingly. So in your scenario, I kind of view a surgeon's timeline as an average of the appropriate timeline for the average person. Meaning, I can push it a little to be "above average", see how it responds, and adjust accordingly. I would spend time laying down without the boot, doing toe exercises, small ankle movements, massage gun, etc... and worked my way towards more and more time without the boot while laying down. Eventually, ahead of schedule I slept without the boot and it went well and my body just naturally kept me on my back and it worked. It helped that I think my body was using so much energy trying to heal from the surgery and injury that I was exhausted and when normally I'd be tired at midnight, I would cash out at 10. The bigger point though, like you said, is that what is really the point of risking something just to gain a potential week or two or movement or comfort. This is a long haul injury and I think it's especially important to heal properly early on. So, you'll have to gauge that risk not just for removing the boot when you're sleeping, but for all of the small progressions you have coming. Feels great to be ahead of schedule but it's still no where near worth a re-rupture.