Late-2011 Update

Time flies. While I still at times am aware of having two mended hips (hey, I fly at least every few months), lots of days go by where I don't even think about it. In 2010 I rode the most miles ever on my road bike (4750), and I rode two centuries with my son; 2011 will be similar. I also have done some pretty strenuous fieldwork, camping, and hiking in Yosemite and Mongolia. I do get phantom twinges every so often that can be briefly worrying but they always disappear quickly; kind of a scar-tissue feel in most cases. Really my biggest issue at the moment is re-discovering that my knees aren't so hot either. I follow the news about metal ions and resurfacing, and I'm just glad to have Birmingham implants (the full Australian report is pretty reassuring in that regard).

Moving on to too-much information territory, the surgical scar from 2007 is really faint, and the 2009 double scar is getting better, although I'm not planning on a retirement that involves modeling thongs (for which the world is grateful). So, so far, so good. Even if the implants fall out tomorrow, I already feel like it's been worth it.