Hi all. When I was 19 the cartilage in the medial compartment of my left knee was removed. I remember the surgeon telling me I don’t really need that cartilage, not to worry. I have enjoyed a very active life since then - skiing, hiking, mountain biking, etc. But of course the lack of half of the meniscus caught up with me eventually and a half century later, on June 10, 2022, I had another surgery to hopefully fix the damage triggered by the first one. I had a PKR in the medial compartment of my left knee. The first two months of my recovery went very well indeed. It seemed like every day was better than the one before. By mid August I was out doing 10 mile hilly bike rides and doing shortish but strenuous hikes. Clearly, the bone on bone problem in that part of my knee was fixed! I was thrilled. But… (you saw this coming, right?): I seems that my recovery has stalled for the last 2 months or so. Stalled at a pretty good level, to be sure. But my goal is get back to what I enjoyed doing 3 years ago, which included hiking, say, 12 miles with 3,000 feet of climbing. Maybe skiing again. I couldn’t do that now. Will I ever be able to? My knee tends to be sore and stiff, and there is usually pain around my kneecap now, sometimes making it uncomfortable to walk up stairs. No improvement in the last 2 months. I’m starting to wonder if I might have patellar femoral problems that didn’t appear on x rays. Or might the recovery resume at some point. Thoughts?