Dancing with the Scars - The saga of a recent knee replacement surgery

For a dozen years, I’ve taken the prescription medication Celebrex to help with my sore knees, frequently urged on by extensive claims on television that the product would hide the pain of arthritis… and maybe even help me resume my dance floor moves. No such luck.

So, nearly three months ago, I agreed to take a surgical step to see what a knee replacement might achieve. My surgeon in Murrieta agreed that it was time, but I was told that getting me on the schedule at any of the hospital facilities in the Temecula Valley would take several weeks. I was advised that if the surgery was done at Fa...