Will I be able to attend a wedding 4 days after arthroscopy?

Hi, at the beginning of June I just stood up awkwardly & ended up with an extensive tear in my medial meniscus (as opposed to the lateral meniscus) The tear was too much to mend so they removed the torn portion on 17th June. I was told I should be able to weight bear and walk out of hospital, maybe with the need for crutches for a couple of days or so. And be back to 'normal' within 6-8 weeks. My story isn't common (the who does loads of arthroscopies each week surgeon says he sees it in one patient every 5 years) so don't worry! But basically for 3 days post-op I was in utter agony, couldn't move leg, couldn't put even the smallest amount of weight it it, husband had to take me to the loo/dress me etc. Crazy! Eventually called hospital in tears and they got me back in - I'd had bleeding into the knee joint which had caused all the pain. Had to have that syringed out. Huge relief! Felt better straight away but then got worse again over the next week - back in & another syringe of blood removed. Couldn't bend leg far at all, and I just had gut feeling it wasn't just due to swelling, eventually saw surgeon again & he said I likely had internal scarring which was stopping me bending. Suggested an MUA (manipulation under anaesthetic) to forcibly bend and straighten leg to break up the internal scar tissue. First one didn't help, so went a few weeks after for another, this time with a steroid injection. This did the trick. But basically I'm the midst of all this, I still couldn't lift my leg up off the ground, and I was referred to physio due to 'profound quad weakness' So I've spent the past 3 months working on getting my right leg to work again. Was on 2 crutches, couldn't drive for 3 mths as had no strength in leg. Managed to build up quads enough to drop to just one crutch and am finally able to drive again as my leg is strong enough to do an emergency stop finally again!  Still can't crouch/kneel/walk fast/walk without a limp/pivot on it, BUT I have some independence back. 

My story is t common I promise, but you asked for the details so there you are!

Most people won't get that, I just had crappy luck, the bleeding wasn't surgical error that i know of, just one of those things that can happen but doesn't often.

I would just give yourself time to rest post-op, to sit and elevate your leg to reduce any swelling. I think the majority of meniscetomys are pretty straight forward and uneventful, I just pulled the short straw!!

Thank you. I guess you are a "worst case scenario" type. I do appreciate your story. Had to postpone my surgery a week. It's not that it's so unbearable right now, but it gets better/worse and you just never know when. And it's getting progressively worse in that the pain is more frequent. Thought about not having the surgery but figure it's coming and I might as well do it while I'm in good health AND my deductibles are paid for the year. A plus.