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Thanks Kris. You make a lot of good points.
We've heard it before - some people are just blessed with good genes. For me that has been a mixed blessing. I did inherit a disposition for osteoarthritis (both big toes fused, both knees replaced, next year I'll have my right hip and left shoulder replaced, my lumbar spine is a disaster area and in need, at some point, of multiple fusions).
But I was also blessed with whatever gene endurance athletes have. I could run miles and miles, and did until OA took out my knees at age 48. So now I spin and again, my endurance genes allow me to do what others can't, or at least it's easier. So I don't complain too much.
And age is certainly a factor, as you mention. I feel relatively young at 70 - but if I were in my 80s I'm not so sure I'd want to go through the grind of TKR rehab and rehab.
I wish you the best Kris, and all others who suffer with joint pain. I have to wait three months to get my hip replaced. In the meantime the pain is certainly messing with me, along with my shoulder. Even so I consider myself fortunate.
Joe
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Good luck to you Joe. You are a person who endures and is just keepin' on, keepin' on. I think many of us are like that, but we can't exactly recognize one another on sight in the grocery store or in the park. I look at myself while I am grocery shopping and say that none of those people who are walking by can have any idea of how painful each step I am taking is. I try not to show it and blend in with the crowd most of the time. Once in a while when my knee twists slightly I let out an unexpected groan. Luckily, I am usually not close enough to draw attention! Same goes for those I pass by. There is no way most of the time for me to know what ills their faces don't reveal. So, here we are on this site sharing our woes and our appreciation for the opportunity to talk it out with like minded people. It is a very good thing.