@Dakine What did you get? How's the knee?
Knee is great, I tend to forget I have a metal knee.
I only notice it when I kneel and put pressure on the plastic kneecap.
This doesn't hurt the joint but feels weird.
My take on TKR after watching the results of many surgeries is:
1. Your condition going in is very important. My Ortho guy will not operate on obese folks and that contributes a lot to his success rate.
2. The Orthopedic surgeon is very important. There is a lot of skill involved in a good result particularly in selecting the shims that determine how tight the joint will be after surgery.
3. Rehab is critical. Then training after release. I used to have a 2" difference between my right and left calves. Now it is down to about 1/2" and not noticeable. My gait is well equalized and my lower back issues are minimized. I try to minimize high impact stuff but the Smith-Nephew joint is supposedly good for 30 years and shows no wear on xray after four years. I did give up racing which was smart at my age but I hate it. The new knee would take about half a second off my beer league times and make me the fastest geezer in these here parts.
Current ski quiver...
1. 165 Fischer WC SC
2. 175 Blossom SC
3. 175 Blossom Whiteout
4. 175 Rossi Hero Masters R18
5 2006 Race Stock Atomic LT12, R21 GS skis. (these boards (66mm) have been waxed hundreds of times with Holmenkol Red and are incredibly fast in the right conditions)
6. 176 Kastle FX94
7. 208 Vintage Kastle WC National Team SG skis with modern bindings
I really like the soft Blossom SC's in most groomer and soft snow conditions. You can bend them every which way at reasonable speeds with a bit of finesse but they will bite if you overpower them.