I think that the podiatrist is my best shot, too, he fixed the same ankle when I was a well engineer and stepped into an open grating on the drilling deck. How did you knacker your knee with the cello Dudelsack? I know the position you must use but I never figured that for potentially harmful.

I have pain killers for long term chronic severe pain and I keep it very low in strength (permanently open surgical wound on my belly) with the Pain MD's backing so I will not be buzzed. It is a synthetic opioid so it would be super easy to go nuts and get addicted and loving the crap. Very picky about this and I ain't having more surgery after 16 major back and abdominal in 10 years. The riding was too long gone for me. If the Podiatrist or physician say to lay off I will but I'll find a sports doctor to rehab me. We have a major national sports medicine clinic here (Andrews Sports Medicine.)

Thanks for taking time to offer advice. Hope you can play again Dudelsack, I am a cello work lover and would hate to give up all that time you invested in learning to play. Classical music is a passion for me.

Bill