Morning all. I had my surgery thru CenterPoint Hospital, Dr. Gregory Ballard and will be doing my 4 month follow up on 5-9-16. I feel real good about my progress to this point. There have been some days though that I feel that I have regressed due to the tightness in the knee and also my knee can tell now when it's going to rain now. The pain at this point is minimal though I do feel where the cut was made to fit the knee into to bone. It comes and goes and will make you sit up in the bed if you're are laying down , but the good thing it only last a few seconds. It almost feels like someone hitting a punching bag for a few shots and that's it. Prior to this surgery I was in pain with every step that I took. My first knee surgery was Dec.1972 torn cartalidge , and over the years it had just got worse. I am very athletic, loved to run, cycle, play softball, but for the last five years I have not been able to run and now the doctor and P/T's have told me not to run because of the pounding the knee will take. I will be 62 yrs old 6-9-55 and plan on playing softball next year and getting my legs in the shape they were 20yrs ago. The one thing I know is that it will be a long hard road to recovery with some setbacks ,but my mind is geared for that to keep pushing and stay positive. And as always this to shall come to past..