I don't know [censored] about a lot of things but have the knee surgery deal down solid. I beat my knees to quivering goo with dirt bikes. Both ACL's have been replaced, 50 % of my meniscus has been removed in each knee, and a collateral that will always be torn. The best advice has been given.. its all about how hard you work after the surgery. I feel what you do in the first couple of weeks is critical. Tempting to lay around but you have to move it and work it.

I don't know if you guys will remember this but in sept 03 after my last ACL replacement, I got a large blood clot. Long story short a piece broke off and I caught it in the lung ( pulmonary embolism x 2 in 10 hours) I should have died. A week sleeping in a hospital bed getting heprin shots in the gut 3 times a day, and blood thinners for a year cleared that right up. On the up side, I don't ride much any more and I feel pretty good these days