it sucks 8-10 months well by the time it is over won't be carring the extra 15 pounds they said. and will be in great cardio shape , so i guess some good comes out of it, but loose a whole year of golf ,sking water and snow and most anything else that i do as recreation. i will live in rehab and gym they did my scope about 2 weeks ago and did the meniscus they were able to repair it now on the 13th i have the acl,mcl and patella tendon being grafted , they are going to take 2 muscles from rt hamstrin and 1 from left and graft them in. at my age it is much better useing my muscle as if i was in 50's they would lean towards a cadavier and take parts from it going to suck right now i am 0 weight bearing for 3 months with the meniscus repair if they took it out would of been able to walk in 3 days but repair 0 for 3 months then 8 months of hard rehab for the reconstruction, i will have rehab the next day after surgrey its going to suck. but have no choice it was all tore up .