"On a side note to all, I am going in for replacement knee surgery tomorrow. I will be in hospital for a very short time the rehab facility for about two weeks. So I will be out of touch and railroading will be halted. Thanks for everyone's help, advise and encouragement. It is very much appreciated.
Starting work on RailRoad and loving it !"
Here's to a very good surgery and follow-up rehab!
Your knee will be great and any pain will diminish. Rehab is THE MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do! It can hurt at first, but that will change. My surgery cured a knee injury that occured when I was 20 (a long time ago!).
I had 12 sessions of PhysTherapy and I've continued with PhysTraining 2x or 3x per week for the past year. Best thing I've ever done. The trainer comes to our house, she brings the equipment, the backyard is our "gym" (we live in coastal CA so that's pretty much possible year 'round), and the work-outs are about 75 minutes. Hurt like h*ll in the beginning, but now it's just relatively pleasurable "work".
Good luck! That knee will be better!
