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[AlphaFrog]

My mom was born with her kneecaps on upside down. She had screws in her knees, reconstructive surgery, and finally total knee replacements. She also gave birth without an epidural. I'm about 99% sure she would take the childbirth (all 57 hours of it) over the knee problems any day.

[SydneyK]

*shrugs* I guess it's apples and oranges anyway. It's hard to compare year(s) of chronic pain to hours of labor pain. Plus, the result of childbirth is so much more joyful than that of knee surgery. Most women would (hopefully) say they would go through labor all over again, in spite of the pain involved. Most people who've had knee surgery would probably say they'd go to any lengths to keep from having to go through it again.

I'm all for stem cell research. And pooh on Rush for his mean-spirited comments about MJF.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

*shrugs* I guess it's apples and oranges anyway. It's hard to compare year(s) of chronic pain to hours of labor pain. Plus, the result of childbirth is so much more joyful than that of knee surgery. Most women would (hopefully) say they would go through labor all over again, in spite of the pain involved. Most people who've had knee surgery would probably say they'd go to any lengths to keep from having to go through it again.

I'm all for stem cell research. And pooh on Rush for his mean-spirited comments about MJF.

Oh yeah, I'd definitely go through anything to keep from knee surgery again, as long as that anything does not include more pain and limping. I'd rather healthy knees over anything.
Yeah, at least with childbirth you get a prize! Though my prize was pretty great too...walking without pain for the first time in a year and a half. I'd forgotten what it felt like.

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Did anyone watch Michael J. Fox interviewed by George Stephanopoulos on This Week? Here is a link to the transcript for those who missed it. http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/story?id=2613377&page=1 There is also a video.