Made it to the doctor today and the good news is the knee joint is perfect. According to him, the pain is coming from the fact that I'm still getting a little soft tissue swelling in there. He said most people are finished with that by 5 or 6 months out, but I'm one of the "lucky" ones who has it longer. He said to be patient and it will get better. Take Aleve when it hurts and don't worry about it. There were absolutely no hairline fractures or problems with the new knee joint at all. He also xrayed my right hip as it had been hurting too. Saw only the slightest of arthritis there and said it is probably the same thing causing pain....soft tissue swelling due to some activity I've been doing. So I am very happy. I needed to hear that reasurance from my doc looking at an xray and showing me how purty everything is. I don't have to go back again for any more checks....only return if there is a problem or question. I'm glad I went ahead and saw him a little early. Sometimes a person just needs to hear that everything is fine.