Originally Posted by
TripleB67
During surgery he removed 6 large pieces of loose cartilage from my knee, repaired some other damaged cartilage, and made 7 (I saw the video and counted) holes in my bone (that's the MicroFracture part) in order to try and get a blood clot to form which will hopefully turn into new cartilage.
This made me wince an awful lot, and I think my knees heated up in fear, too.
So I take it that jarring impacts are a no-go, but the pressure of biking is okay?
I would take care to get the right saddle height and bike fit to avoid further knee injury. Riding a lot can be tweaky on people's knees, and dialing in the best foot placement and leg extension goes a long way to preventing issues. It's a highly repetitive motion, after all.
Originally Posted by TripleB67
FYI: I'm 45, 6'2", 200 pounds (and growing)
Kitchen. Learn it, love it, use it to your advantage. Just because you're can't emulate Frank Shorter or Jimmy Connors anymore doesn't mean you'll automatically inflate. Keep your portions smaller -- buy smaller dinner plates if you have to -- and eat healthy. You'll be fine.