Good and bad

Good news, or at least, reassuring news. Talked with (at least, heard on voice) from Shirley, Dr. Steadman's nurse. Her basic message was "I can't tell you you're going to have surgery for sure, because there's always personal reasons why someone does not, due to timing or other reasons. But at 9 months post-op and limited mobility, you're certainly a strong candidate for surgery." Sounded like everything but 'I can't imagine you wouldn't have surgery" Nothing like a double negative.

Also got some good feedback from folks on the KneeGuru board that seemed to reinforce that as well. No one responded with "I saw Steadman and he said don't have surgery", so the odds seem pretty low that my month's worth of condo would be wasted.

Still working on the final price for the condo. Looks like car rental is pretty pricy up there as well; will need to spend some additional time on that one...

The knee is feeling a little better. This morning had some decent pain below the kneecap, but that seems to have subsided this afternoon (of course, I could just be limping on it differently).