Too soon!!!!!!

[Dianne]

Thanks for the well-wishes!!!

My knees are a mess too. I just had a second surgery on one a few months ago. Luckily, the cortisone is helping the other...for now...but I've got screws in both (along with a metal rod running through my tibia from knee to ankle and screws in my thumb, mostly hockey injuries).

But it's inevitable I'll need the other knee done eventually, as well as replacements in both. I'm really hoping to avoid shoulder surgery though. Knee surgery these days is a breeze (I had my first 25 years ago and what a difference in medical advancements!!!) but I understand shoulder surgery will be a whole lot tougher.

You're so right about predicting the weather. I usually know 24 hours or more before a storm is coming, especially during colder months.

Ouch...you really do have some reasons to hate the cold and wet. Luckily I haven’t had to have any surgery yet. Arthritis in the knee I injured for at least the past 5 years. The surgeries are better these days, but I don’t think any of us want any more of those than necessary. As for shoulder surgery, a good friend had to have his done and it did not seem like fun, but it’s been a whole lot better since he did it. Word of advise, follow through with all of the physical therapy, it really does make a difference.