All we can say is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution as far as deciding on surgery is concerned. Your orthopaedic surgeon or other doctors involved are going to be the best people to determine when you can go ahead with the surgical procedure. The key factors to be taken into account are whether you happen to be in excruciating pain, if there is decreased mobility or if at all the injury or condition has started to adversely affect your body.