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Hi everyone! We have a brand new poster here! How's everyone doing? Where's everyone from? Hope everyone is recovering nicely and using the wealth of information in this thread. I've read this thread for hours so far. Really good stuff. People seem nice. I fell down some stairs and found out I had a ruptured patellar tendon. I'm currently on day 9 post operatively. Adjusting post operatively has been difficult. I was originally taking a lot of percocet but after a week I decided to change just to Tylenol. I'm hoping that I can be off Tylenol soon too.Sleeping has been a challenge. I usually sleep face down and sometimes to the side, but due to the discomfort in my knee while in the zimmer splint, I usually just wait till I am so tired that it doesnt matter what position I'm in. I saw someone post that you should put a pillow between your legs such that the pillow supports your knee and ankle. That helped a bit.I'm scheduled to see my OS on March 14th for a post operative followup. This followup scheduled 2 weeks after surgery is something I am looking forward to. I'm hoping to get my staples out and have a detailed plan on what my recovery might look like. I'd also like to know what the PT schedule may look like. I've been told that I should be able to see an improvement within 6 weeks post surgery. I don't know what that means. Right now I cant bear too much weight on my operated leg.