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Did they get the right leg? They nearly got the wrong one with me (and anaesthetic requirements), then beefed it and made it worse (would randomly jam up with pain similar to what I imagine being shot in the knee would feel like, making drivign/walking/working/sleeping almost impossible) and took 2-3months until they finally bothered to get round to remedying it.
When they hit it the second time they got it right, and I spent about 3months in light physio (part nhs, part private) to get knee back up to strength.
I would say you could ride a few weeks after (once swelling/bruising is down), but nothing demanding, no hills, no loads, no speed, always keep a few gears down from what you normally ride and don't push anything for up to 3month (in my case because of the mess inside my knee). It really does take that long, and I was 20 when I had that surgery, if your older, it could take longer still!
I would say a roller/ trainer is a good call, again keep it easy, you just want the motion of spinning without the load. Physio will probably say the same thing.
Steps, in cold weather you might find interesting, for upto a year afterwards I would get very loud clicking followed by 9/10 worst pain in life if I attacked a set of steps (like ones at office) in cold weather too quickly. Que a 20year old hobbling around like a pensioner, not fun.