hi, my pcp in boise is an internist. i will be visiting my preferred pt later this week to see if there is anything else i should be doing pre-op. i am hesitant to leave scottsdale for 10-days post op ... goal is to get the harder part of the pt done and to be in condition to fly home. i will be chatting with mayo to see if their onsite residency for patients will be available along with transportation back and forth to pt. a local 'short list' orthopedic surgeon for knees wasnt interested in talking about the saphenous nerve and avoiding the mayo thoughts on tucking it away from the tissue involved in closing the incisions...and suggested i go elsewhere.