Should I use cruise control while towing a travel trailer

Tvov wrote:
... I'm getting new ones (knees) this winter...

I got a new right knee on July 31 this year. 3 days after surgery I was watering the grass, doing laundry and dishes. 5 days after surgery I was using my John Deere mower, mowing the grass. And 8 days after surgery, driving again (not far, but short trips, that eventually got longer and longer).

Exercise, exercise, exercise is the key to getting your mobility back. If it hurts, do it even more. Take it to where the pain starts, then go one half inch farther and hold it until it quits hurting. Then go another half inch, until it quits hurting. Within 24 hours after surgery, you'll be able to bend your knee 90 - 100 degrees. When I left the hospital (2 nights, 3 days), I was at -03 to 109 degrees. My DR. loved me! You can do it too.

Then push yourself like you've never been pushed before and work, work, work that leg.

FYI, BEFORE Surgery ... absolutely do those pre-surgery exercises. Your hip joints will REALLY appreciate it after surgery, as your hip joint will be the main part of your body that moves your leg. After only about 2 days my hip joint hurt so much, I was kicking myself for not exercising it more. It took about 4 more days for it to finally strengthen and the ache in the hip went away. The ache in the hip hurt more than the knee.... REALLY!

Good luck ... force the leg exercised right now! The stronger your muscles right now... the better it will be AFTER the surgery... I know ... I've been there! Good luck!