[gchappel]

I have 8 bolts in my knee from a mountain bike crash. PT is a *****. The only time I took pain med, was to go to PT so they could torture me some more.
My ortho surgeon- who does the magic basketball team and a few others- expected me to walk with a cane the rest of my life. 16yrs later it has been great. I can cycle, climb, hike. Lost 5-10% strength- but no cane, no limp, no nothing. It is starting to ache so a knee replacement is in my cards in the next 5 yrs or so.
Go to PT. Do all the exercises. Do more of them.
Knees tend to have good outcomes.
good luck
gary