<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I went in a few months ago to get my knee looked at for some pain and swelling.  I was told I had a superficial tear on my lateral meniscus and the doctor recommended an arthroscopic meniscus repair.  He said it wasn't urgent, but would just continue to get worse if I didn't do anything about it.  The pain was very manageable, so I resolved to get the procedure done once I could afford to take the time off work.

Fast-forward to about a week and a half ago, the soreness/stiffness suddenly graduated to a sharp nerve pain all the way up and down my leg, like someone was hammering on my funny bone.  It wasn't too bad when I woke up in the mornings, but by the time I went to bed, it would usually be in a lot of pain.  At its worst, it feels like a snake made out of garrote wire is coiled around my leg under the skin.  I figured now was a good time to schedule the surgery and I went in for my pre-op appointment on Thursday.  He gave me a once-over and still seemed pretty unconcerned, even after I described my pain.  He said that the cyst that formed in my knee could be pressing on a nerve.  He just poked my leg at various points to make sure I could feel it, and that was that.

Well, now I'm getting some surface-level numbness on my knee, and it's concerning me a bit.  The first time I felt it, it went away on its own after a couple of minutes.  Now it's staying numb longer.  My surgery is scheduled for this coming Thursday.  I guess my question is, should I try to move it up to avoid doing permanent nerve damage to my leg?  I've been using crutches for a week now to keep the weight off of it, but I'm 25 years old and really don't want to deal with a permanent leg injury this young.
<bot>: Have a torn meniscus and am noticing numbness in the knee.  Wondering if I should try to bump up my surgery (which is scheduled for next Thursday) to avoid doing nerve damage.