Had a great 4 mile hike today with Winding Road on a nice trail for my 56th birthday! This trail has more personality than the park I've been hiking in and it was great! There WAS one part with a short sharp decline that was so sharp that I wound up sitting down and sliding down on my butt. My knee wasn't unstable, but that felt safest - and probably looked hilarious I chose that trail hoping that it would be challenging without being TOO much so, and that was indeed the case. I'm not yet ready to hike it solo, but it was fun and my knee never tried to buckle. I will take it! My gait IS uneven, though I am not limping. I will check with my Ortho when I see him Monday to see if that is to be expected.

For those of you who have had a lateral release, do you remember having problems with an uneven gait 3 months or more post-surgery? Is it too soon for me to worry about it? Just wondering.