Cent wrote It depends if you partially tore it or fully tore it to be honest. I partially tore my MCL 2 years ago and I started walking again after 2 weeks and then was cleared after another two to play football again.

You can try walking on it, but I would stay away from it so you can rebuild the tissue in your knee faster with help of icing it, keeping it elevated and going to physical therapy.

Scizor wrote Seeing as it's only been 11 days since your injury, I would say you are far from being able to return to normal work if your job involves any kind of standing or lifting. If it does turn out to be a tear you should be icing it and avoiding putting unnecessary weight on it until you hear back from your doctor. I would wait until your MRI results are back, and depending on if it's a full, partial, or no tear, go from there.

Ask your doctor about a time table for returning to normal work duties, but I'd say anywhere from 2-4 weeks off is a decent amount if your job requires stress on the knee joints.