Do you mind if i chime in? I was in the 8th grade when I broke my femur and my knee playing baseball. Basically my lower femur snapped and took my knee out along with it, as I left my foot planted going after a wild pitch (I was catcher). I'm 23 now.

I went through 3 knee surgeries, the last of which was a rebuild and clone implant process. That CPM is your worst enemy right now, but in the end of it all it will be your best friend....as will DonJoy braces. I was bed bound with no weight put on the littlest of my toes for something like 5 months and crutches for at least 8 or 9 months which consisted of multiple grade levels as my other knee is bad as well.

The doctor who did my surgery is Robert Palumbo, he worked with the womens olympic/world cup team when Michel Acres and Chastain and such were on it. Great guy. Anyway...best advice I can give you is to listen to the advice given by your doctor and therapist.....no one else. These two people know exactly what was done to your knee and how it will react to what is done to it.

One other thing...make sure your diet is spot on or you WILL blow up like a balloon as you are pretty much sedentary through out the day.