A bit of an update! I was back on Friday to see the OS and I'm good to go! He asked me if I am really as comfortable as I look with the knees? I am! He was amazed at the recovery of the right knee (pkr Oct 24, 2012), its at 145 flexion and 0 extension (it was at zero right from the start), everything there looks good! The left knee (the one I had done back in May, 2012), is lagging behind the right one, its at about 128 flexion and 0 extension so it still needs a bit of work. I asked him about the slipping feeling I was getting in the left knee, he says its from the knee cap tracking a little, he lifted it (I think that's what he said) to take bone spurs off it. That was new information to me, also, the right knee didn't have any bone spurs so he didn't have to mess with it as much.
I am back to driving with zero discomfort, oh the sense of freedom I felt on Friday when my hubby passed me the keys, it was sense of relief too. I can also attempt downhill skiing should I want to....I am starting this afternoon with a couple of friends, a conditioning program to get the legs back in shape, hopefully by the end of February I will be back on the slopes, even if its just the beginners ones.
The difference in the recovery of my knees is almost hard to believe, so much trouble (still) with the left one and the right one breezed right on through it...maybe because I knew the second time around to not push things and let the knee/leg heal. It was a lesson learned for sure. For anyone who is having a replacement or just had one/two, patience is really the key, letting the knee dictate the activity level and listening when it says its hurting, and again patience. Its usually a long process that seems like there is no end to it, especially around the 4-5 week mark when you think you should be healed and back to doing what you want when you want. That's when you need to hunker down and realize you are in this for the long haul. It does get better, it does get more comfortable just that it takes time.
Before I left his office, my OS asked me, are you happy that you had it done? Without even taking a pause to think about it, my answer was a YES! Then he says, be sure to not fall at least for another few months...lol! He knows I am gung ho and can't wait to get out there in the mix again!
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I like that you're going to work on the conditioning program with friends. It always seems to be easier with someone doesn't it? Take care and keep us posted! 
Tomorrow WILL be better.
so while we were in Puyallup we looked up a park to take them to and wound up at Bradley Lake Park which had snow on the ground from an earlier snowstorm. Just a crusty layer left but it was COLD! And I wore myself out a bit climbing up and down the bank along the lakeshore. It was exhilirating but exhausting too. Got this great photo though!
