Just wanted to say a big thank you to pudding bowl for taking the time to reply to my message. (I wasn`t really expecting any replies so haven`t checked for ages) I`m still having problems with my knee, but there has been some very gradual improvement. I think one of the big problems may have been that I let my quads in my left leg diminish somewhat so I am trying to exercise them every day now, and otherwise just waiting it out till I get back in June. Any suggestions for whether it`s worth trying to get on any waiting lists for an operation/another Wikipedia reference-linkMRI etc?