Not me, but Carol had her ACL replaced and meniscus repaired in the spring. She's doing great, but it's sucked.
After the surgery, she had the ice machine cooler combo with a big gizmo that moved her knee for her. I they told her to use it 8 hours a day to keep the knee from tightening up. I think she made a good call when she slept with it on. I think she used it about 20 hours a day. They had her on pain killers every 4 hours for a week. I got her on a 2, 6, 10 schedule, so the only crappy time slot was waking up for her 2am pill.
After the surgery though she walked under her own power into the house with a walker and a knee brace. She had the brace off in 4 - 6 weeks. PT 2 to 3 times a week. They even had her do PT before the surgery to help keep things from getting worse.
If you are looking for recommendations she had hers done by Dr. Robles(sp?) down at Grant. You'll be on the couch a bunch, a free 30 days of Netflix would be your friend.