Bigworld, Probably better to cool it with the house work, travel, etc, since all that vigorous activity may have played a role in the failure of the knee last year. Who knows, but best to err on the side of caution, one would think, and just hire people to do the lawn, deck work, etc.
Also, waiting until June to get the new knee in, that's a long time. But on the other hand, the highest risk of another bacteremia is probably after the 2nd surgery, so putting it off might be better from that standpoint (?) Anyway, good luck, but logic says it's probably better to not overdo things too much. In retirement there are advantages to having a low maintenance condo, as opposed to owning the 'Ponderosa ranch'.
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