Knee replacement at two years...

[Catrin]

Pax - so sorry to read there is permanent impairment but that there is good news as well. It's been very encouraging reading of your journey along the way. I think it's helpful for all of us, especially with broken bits, to be aware of and cheer for each other in our journeys.

[Pax]

Thanks, Catrin. And I agree, we're all getting older, and seeing what others paths look like may in turn help someone else. It's been a huge help having the support of my online friends as I sat at home month after month, cut off from all my daily norms.

[emily_in_nc]

Well, I sure am sorry you didn't have "perfect" results, Pax. Riding a bike sounds icky, when you put it that way!

I know my step-father had a close-to-perfect result in the first knee but a much less good in the second, so you truly never know. A lot of it has to do with your particular anatomy, of course. When my step-dad came back after his second knee surgery, he said that the surgeon called it "interesting". Not something you really want to hear wrt your surgery!

[Pax]

Well, I sure am sorry you didn't have "perfect" results, Pax. Riding a bike sounds icky, when you put it that way!

I know my step-father had a close-to-perfect result in the first knee but a much less good in the second, so you truly never know. A lot of it has to do with your particular anatomy, of course. When my step-dad came back after his second knee surgery, he said that the surgeon called it "interesting". Not something you really want to hear wrt your surgery!

Emily, I was sitting a the bar area in a local pub back in FL and the guy sitting next to me saw my scar, then showed me his. He was one with a perfect result, loved it and wished he'd done it ten years sooner.

I've had people ask me "should I have it done" and I always reply I am NOT the person you want to be asking because I will scare the hell out of you.