Knee replacement at two years...

[Jean_TZ]

I had some scar tissue tear loose on the 'bent at the gym, it felt glorious after it stopped throbbing. I am starting to think my very conservative doc is wrong about not riding, my knee felt more fluid whenever I tried. They are concerned about me tearing scar tissue and it reforming, impairing my gait even more... but at this point I can't imagine it could get a whole lot worse, I can't even put on socks without laying my leg on the bed.

The key thing for me when biking was (and is) to use a comfortably fast cadence with low force. To minimize scar tissue reforming, take anti-inflammatory med (like Advil, etc) after a work-out.

[Pax]

I still ice and take two advil every morning, I think if I can start to ride again, I'll just shift that regimen on those days to after I ride.

I've been going back and forth with a very nice fella in the UK about those pendulum pedals, they seem like a great choice as they accommodate the bad leg so nicely...and are designed with disability in mind. They are spendy at $210 for the one plus $24 shipping, but if it can get me mobile it would be worth it.