I'm not great on dates - this is week 19? I think since my TKR - I can do hills, my heart and lungs lose it long before my knee. I can not yet stand on the pedals at all, nor can I do a "squat" either...

But I can crank harder with the new knee than the old one already with ZERO pain caused by cranking. I only have bout 30 total miles on my Bike, and never (yet) more than 3 miles at once (I do 30 minutes on a stationary every day at work)

But I am in and was, in far worse shape than you are right now Sir. With respect, a healthy fear of major surgery makes you normal, but unless you, or your DR blow it, you will be far and away better (in a time) than you are now.

Talk about pain meds? Are you on something? And you *can* ride now? How far can you walk now? Can you run at all now? Can you go up a staircase like a normal person, how much and how many years have you been limping? Is your pain so bad it is changing your life? Do you refuse to go somewhere, or do something because you know it will make you hurt more?

My point is - you and your DR decide if you want/need the TKR - but if you read about me, do not think it will be anywhere like that for you. I could not walk and talk at the same time! Leaving work, going down one flight of stairs, walking out to my handicap parking space, getting into my car, putting on my seatbelt, then pause and breathe for 30-45 seconds to get the stars out of my vision.

I have limped for so many years, they had me walking backwards for 500 yards daily simply to retrain how I walked - I do NOT need to limp - I do not realize I am - after all these years.

Whole point here - My TKR was 11/09 and I am riding now, not real fast, not real far - but for me, HUGE progress! So, you go into the TKR at a better starting point, and you will come out of it better than i did, and will rehab faster than i did - Peter