All is well so far.

There won't be any pictures included - I don't have a copy of the x-rays of the new knee yet. Apparently all went well during the 2 and 1/2 hour surgery and I appreciated your prayers and expressed concerns. David Murray, the surgeon, recommended I spend 10 days in the transational care unit for physical therapy so the hospital stay was my longest yet. This surgery was a whole differnent ballgame compared to my previous back surgeries but my current plans are still to have the other knee operated in September as soon as the LOTOJA race and peach ice cream are taken care of.
I came home yesterday and am still trying to catch up on a few things. The "knee bending maching" was delivered yesterday and the physical therapist was here for an hour this morning giving me instruction on what I have to do to rehabilitate my knee for the next 3 weeks before I start out-patient therapy at the hospital. The only problem I can see so far is that it will take at least 10 hours per day to get everything done, not counting all that goes with living, eating, bathing, etc. I am relatively pain free and have not had a pain pill for the last 30 hours. As you are all aware, I have been blessed to sleep well so night time hasn't been much of a problem.
It has been good therapy for me to review what I missed on the blog while I was away from home - thanks for your submissions.