And the brace comes off

kind of. The MD actually said that I should still wear it when I'm outside and it's slippery. Aside from that, he claims the knee is healing decently well and I can start to do more in therapy. (Currently I'm very good at walking slowly in a straight line. Lifting the leg over obstacles can be tricky and definitely don't ask me to do side motions quickly.) I also get the pleasure of being off work for another 6 weeks. yay? I still have some swelling and bruising to the area, but all in all, I'm amazed by how pretty it all looks and that the MD was able to do so much with such small holes.