Hey everybody!

I am scheduled to undergo MACI surgery on my patella in January. 
I am really scared, and do not now what to expect. I would really appreciate it if someone can tell me what to expect pain wise as well as what I can do to make the weeks after the operation easier to cope with.

Thanks so much in advance

Alisson 

Not had the op (just a bit of patella tidying last year) but there are plenty of posts in the cartilage repair section http://www.kneeguru.co.uk/KNEEtalk/index.php?board=35.0 (and maybe the patello-femoral section)

and also some post op diaries...look for posts by cdubb, she had patella ACI with a TTT I think and also someone called thabo (among others)

Are you having any sort of realignment at the same time - to address any tracking issues that have caused the damage? 

Good luck, it's a pretty big op.  Make sure you ask your surgeon lots of questions and get a good physio sorted.  As with any knee surgery, getting the muscles as strong as possible beforehand is very important