Hi Ray, and thank you for your kind words.

The fact that your surgeon isn't rushing into the second replacement means you've found a good Dr. My rule of thumb, well in retrospect, is to wait until daily activities become disrupted by the pain - sleeping or climbing a flight of stairs for example, and it can't be fixed with cortisone or another remedy. Then bone is likely rubbing on bone, and a replacement is, for now, the best way to go.

As for running, yes I do miss it quite a lot. Ironically, with the new knees, I'm able to do a HIIT/spin session 5x/week and that feels absolutely great. My knees have never felt better.

What I miss most about running are the people. During the winter, we'd have a weekly Sunday 10 mile run from a friend's home. We'd train together for races and marathons, we'd run these events together. I don't get that from spinning, although I have made some new friends at classes. I did manage to reach my #1 goal of running a few marathons under three hours. So mostly I'm grateful I had the experiences and friends that I did.

Thanks again Ray, and all the best to you.

Joe