I have another suggestion for you: ditch your old sneakers. They have molded themselves to your old gait and will hamper your recovery now that your legs are straight. Buy a pair of Hoka walking shoes. They are marvelously cushioned and very stable - and expensive. They’ll help you learn to walk in a straight line again.
Good advice!
Great suggestion, but I’d talk to a podiatrist first. Make sure you know the best footwear to get for you. What mine recommemded to me is not what the salespeople tried to sell me. I went with my doc’s recommendation and my knees, and one ankle, are a lot less painful.
Thanks for your kind remarks. The surgeries will actually take place a couple of weeks apart, i.e., right knee first then left followed by a couple of weeks. Doc says it will give him/me a bit of insight on the recovery will go. I’m not exactly looking forward to it, but I’m even less looking forward to going thru the rest of life with what has become severely limited mobility (in my opinion).
As for the shoes I’ll look into them. Oddly enough the last couple of years I’ve found that Birkenstock sandals and shoes are most comfortable for me. I used to laugh at Birkenstock wearers, but not anymore :-)
“Hoka walking shoes.”
Big honking soles on those guys, lol! But a LOT better than the Converse All Star low-cuts I used to run in with the thin, rock-hard rubber soles. I’ve definitely learned the value of thick, quality soles! I’ll consider these when my Brookes wear out. Thanks.