I signed up for the ticket lottery whIle recovering from surgery anesthetic and lucked out by getting in. At first I was afraid I would not be able to attend so soon after surgery and I even contacted the Apple Developers support team about the possibility of bowing out. They would have let me but luckily when I talked to my doctor he gave me the go ahead to fly down and attend. For me it is only a couple hours flight so not a huge issue.
I talked to MrBikePT and he gave me a few pointers. I had already booked a slightly more expensive hotel because it was really close to the Conference center. He suggested I take an ace bandage to use for a little compression therapy at the end of day. Also told me to find the ice machine and if available I might want to use a whirlpool.
As it turned out the week has not been too hard on the knee. The worst was day one when we spent hours in lines! By two thirds through that day I was ready to pack it in and found a seat where I could download the software I wanted and then headed back to the hotel. I had brought along a gallon ziplock bag which I filled up with ice for a bit of a lie down with feet up and ice on.
Between Conference and a bit of sight-seeing I didn't take time out to workout in the gym.... Bad Linda! I did manage to get my leg up with ice on it every day (I needed it!) and I booked a massage where I had the masseuse work on my legs mostly. I did have to skip out on several sessions as I was not able to sit for full days.
