Well, called the insurance company to see the progress of my claim…They had not received it from the company that grows the cells yet! I am three weeks post arthorscopic surgery and they don’t even know my claim exists yet! The lab, however, was very helpful. They had not submitted it because they did not have the paperwork from the doctor until the day I actually called. Wow, this is moving at a glacial pace. So pretty much I am not advancing the ball toward recovery and my knee is continuing to deteriorate. It swells every day, and is difficult to use on the stairs. I continue to use the eliptical (doctor said it was okay but that it might hurt) and to lift weights. I am starting to feel somewhat like a psycho, because I continue to exercise out of a mental need to do so, but it hurts (which seems unproductive). The rehab is one year, and it has not begun. My doctor says that there is a 90% chance the surgery will improve my function, but only a 50% chance I will return to running long distance. I hate to even complain because mostly people do not understand what the big deal is. Further, I’m sick of my own whining about the situation. I am using this blog because no one reads it anyway, and that way I can vent, reflect a year from now on my progress and hopefully be grateful I have moved on.
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desperate2run 
Hi…just wondering how it’s going. I’m a fitness instructor contemplating the same surgery. If insurance wasn’t so slow, I would have had it already…but now that I’ve had more time to think (and read blogs), I’m changing my mind…Carticel does make it out to be a wonder surgery…but now I’m not so sure. I understand your addiction, though…and I desperately need my sanity drug!
Hi Dede: I am doing a whole lot better than I was a few months ago. Yes, as you can see from my progression of posts – this surgery is a BIG DEAL. I read somewhere that in a survey of patients- about 60% felt that they were mentally unprepared for the after effects of the procedure. I now feel like it may have been worth it and I feel like it was the right choice — I posted today with a 10 month update. For someone like yourself who is very active — the question that you probably need to ask is “do I have another alternative”. In my case the answer was no. Good luck and feel free to ask any questions you may have.