[mudman]

The thought of pursuing this was spurred by my last two adventures. Hiking in the Appalachians a couple weeks ago and wading while salmon fishing last weekend had me in pain. I got to thinking about my new limitations, the pain, the fact that I had to sell my manual trans jeep because it was painful to use the clutch.

Would things be different if I had had my ankle dealt with right after the injury? I don't know. Surgeon says arthritis is inevitable because of the erosion.

Thanks for the input guys.