About 4 years ago, I had a car accident and tore my ACL and two meniscus. The OS replaced my ACL and repaired my meniscus, but then he fractured my patella during surgery. I have six screws in my leg. Since then, I've been doing pretty well. I avoid going down stairs with my repaired knee, and I don't think my strength ever quite returned to normal, and if I slip on the ice, the repaired leg is the one that always slips. Otherwise, it's been pretty good.
I've recently started going to the gym and working out.