Had my ACL and meniscus done a few years ago as well. Had an Allograft because I'm not going to be using it for any crazy sports or anything other than golf... So my ACL was a sterile one from a cadaver.
Also had a bucket handle tear in my meniscus that was cleaned up at the same time.
The first two days after surgery were spent doped up on pain killers, but after that it was just a wrap around the knee, along with a constant ice machine on it to keep swelling down. I was out of work for two weeks, but that was more because I was working just checking emails and everything at home.
The first week I was using a machine in bed as often as possible that you strap your leg into and it moves your knee for you so you try to get as much range of motion back as possible.
If you push your PT and rehab strong you can be back pretty quickly as you can see from 10sec's post... I wasn't in a hurry and just wanted full range of motion again, I'd say I felt totally comfortable using it and not thinking about it like 6 months after surgery. Range of motion is actually better in the reconstructed knee versus my other knee.
Your surgeon will go over what the expectations are, if he suggests allograft (like me with a cadaver ligament) or an autograft (like 10sec had where you use your own parts). Definitely shoot for the constant ice machine too, just had a rotation of 6 water bottles in the freezer or in the cooler. Then it pumps water to the knee all the time, keeps down swelling and then goes back to the cooler to get cold again. Helped a TON with swelling.