Cycling after knee surgery

[SadieKate]

Sum total of 4 ops for chronic and acute chondromalacia:

1) arthroscopic surgery on my right patella when I fell backpacking and changed a chronic condition to acute
2) reconstructive surgery (see pretty pic) to realign everything where it should have been when I was born. Included a big bone graft and 55 mm screw.
3) arthroscopic surgery to remove screw
4) arthroscopic surgery on left kneee for same chronic chondromalacia

This was all 25 yrs ago. So, here I am on the TE Girls' Hill Training Program. Yeah, my knees need some special attention (Vitamin I and rest), but they haven't let out a squeak all year with my much more aggressive climbing. I use small gears and don't mash. Because I was so much stronger climbing this year, I rode UP some technical trails that would have stopped me last year.

Don't know the type of surgery you had, but cycling is usually the way to go. I had to give up competitive volleyball and tennis, but I'll ride forever.

Look at all the Olympic and pro athletes who have surgery and compete again. Just takes the proper treatment, attention to recovery and mindset.

Editing this to add that I started racing 10 mile TT a few months back which means big gears. The kneesies are doing great! Faster than expected. Woohoo!