Thank you both for sharing with me! As of yesterday, my blood OX stays above 96 regardless of activity, so that is not an issue. My issue is Pain MGNT and my knees (right knee is very minor - we don't really talk about it much) but my left knee - 15 dislocations, 6 surgeries to date. now severe OA - have been in Pain MGNT for a bit over 7 months and am on 14 different pills right now and am fighting water retention due to zero activity.

My Boss just caved yesterday and told me to gather info about what work I could do from home during my rehab after the surgery. So - the ball may get rolling on the replacement soon - so then no more pain meds, so then rehab, so then (hopefully) exersize, and perhaps then bicycling, and then the desire to quit smoking to get my wind back for better performance on the bike (see my dreaming?)