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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3910506, member: 199"] My sister and my cousin have both had knee replacements in the last three years - my cousin just this past summer. They both were in serious pain from just normal daily activity - both are avid gardners for example and they could no longer get to their knees and stand again. Recovery wasn't a fun process and there was some serious pain, but ... the results are fantastic. much more mobile, able to do their gardening, take long walks, etc. Neither has been jogging, but then my sister gave up running about ten years ago and my cousin never ran. My cousin specifically has know both knees were in need of replacement, but put it off as long as she could figuring every year the technology and procedures and recovery process were getting better (she's married to an MD.) Last winter out rambling she fell off a low stone wall and really messed up one knee and knew immediately the time had come. I think that the personal questions to ask are: How much pain do I experience? How much activity have I lost that I miss? How much effort am I willing to put into the recovery? [/QUOTE]