Update- I guess the ball has started rolling :)

EEEKKK!!!! LOL. I am not sure if I should be happy, scared or both!! I went to my new doctor today. I already new him a little bit since my hubby has seen him a few times and he was SOOOO sweet and understanding. He asked me a few questions about food, about excersize routine etc but he did it in a reasonable way not like the last doctor did with a sneer of disbelief on her face. He immediately asked me if I would mind getting a few Xrays done and they checked out my knees and it turns out that soreness I have been having every evening that is making me start hobbling is arthritis. After everything was done he told me he thinks I am a prime canidate. Most of my problems are only just starting, there is no extreme damage yet. My activity levels are very high, I am only 26 and pretty healthy and extremely determined LOL. He refered me to two different surgeon he works with and said that one of the two is a general surgeon but in our area the last time they did a review he was rate #1 in this proceedure (Dr Phil Price- and the other doctor was a doctor Chobin). So, I am not in the process of trying to see if they are covered by my insurance so i can schedual a consult and take the next step. I feel so ambivalent about everything right this minute. i spent all this time and energy not thinking it was a possibility and now it actually may be... I thought I would be happier not just kind of numb. I think maybe I am scared something will happen that will make it fall through. I dont know how I am going to pay for it yet either but darn it I have to try. Thanks for listening to me ramble.

Hi Steph, If Dr. Chobin is the same one I'm thinking they worked at the Barix Clinic here in Ohio and what I've heard from others is very good. Good luck to you on your journey. I believe though the name is spelled Choban, just incase you wanted to find out more information on them.

Hi Steph, When I read your post I just had to respond. You sound so much like me when I started this process. It is a wonderful, scary thing to think about. I just wanted you to know that for me all the things I dreamed of last year, have now started to come true. Best of luck on your journey. If I can help in any way please feel free to email me.

Hi Steph! I know several people who used Dr. Chobin . She is wonderful! She has done almost 2,000 procedures and is amazing. She is the surgeon who did mine (January 7th, 2004) and I have had no problems. Check her out!!!!!!!!