Knee Surgery

You'd think so wouldn't you! If you've got an MRI booked then at least they're taking it seriously, when you've got the results you can weigh up the options. If you definately want surgery work out your arguments in advance (can't work, can't drive, chronic pain, depressed etc).

Recovering from surgery is when the slow recovery begins tho. 9 months after surgery its my meniscus rather than the ACL that causes most bother if I walk too much or lift heavy in the gym.

Good news is, cycling was the least painful exercise to do. I was back on my bike - gently! - 6weeks after surgery.
I don't have an MRI booked, though I probably would have asked for one by now. I am moving to London tomorrow, so I was discharged from the Bournemouth hospital physio unit 10 days ago with instructions to go to a London GP and get referred to London physio. I didn't know precisely where I was going to be living so they couldn't refer me.

I don't have ligament or ACL damage. I guess you must have had fully blown knee surgery? I only have meniscus damage now, so it would be treated through knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery). There is literally a couple of days recovery time for that apparently. ACL damage is pretty bad though, hope you have recovered from it properly.