Meniscal repair and weight bearing?

Hi guys. I need some advice/help. My orthopod is taking the "softly softly" approach to my knee, so rather than leap straight into a reconstruction, he's going to do an arthroscopic meniscal repair on it this Friday. He's said he won't know until he's in there whether he'll be able to stitch the gaping hole in it or if he'll just have to remove the damaged area, but either way I'm looking for advice or experiences regarding when it'll be safe to put weight on the joint again, especially if he stitches it given our problem with suturing. I've got hypermobility type, but my skin is pretty fragile with it, and with almost every skin lesion I've had removed, within 24 hours of having the stitches removed the wound's popped open again. I know internal stitches are different, but how long do I have to be paranoid about ripping them open? Any and all help appreciated, especially anecdata.

(x-posted to ehlers_danlos and ehlersdanlos)