That's good to hear Pax and Emily. I've had friends tell me that from the outside it looks as if the opposite sides of my body aren't in sync - apparently it doesn't look like limping. They say it doesn't scream attention to itself, unless someone is watching me in particular. This morning I tried to walk closer to my normal speed to the office and it was SO strange, it really felt like that knee had a mechanical barrier - but that doesn't mean it DOES. Very frustrating, and yes, I am a little afraid that this is my "new normal". Sigh, I need to try and put it out of my mind - but it is so hard to do that since I am literally incapable of walking at my old (fast) pace. I feel like I've had to give up so many of my old activities and I was hoping that I could at least be walking normally by know and use that for exercise. Kettlebells are great, but it is good to have more than a single fitness activity. I can hike, but very slowly as WR can attest to :-)

Thanks for listening to me vent, and the information is very helpful. Back to trying to be positive about all of this. The pain is MUCH better than prior to the surgery so that is a thing to be positive about