I remember when I had knee reconstruction the previous summer.....they made a knee brace that fit my knee exactly for sports & for walking where I might have a chance that I might slip in ice & snow. I had a business meeting in Dayton Ohio that winter.....right at one of their worst snow stroms. I decided to wear my knee brace just in case.....all the alarms went off when I walked through the metal dectector.....it was quite a nuisance, but I sure felt much safer than messing up my knee again.

Sometimes even if we don't like something we need, we are still better off just going with it rather than suffering the consequenses. Something just become a part of life we have to accept. If there is something wrong with the braces that they aren't fitting correctly.....than that needs to be taken care of...otherwise, sometimes we just have to surrender to what IS in our life, accept it, & just go on with life.

It may be uncomfortable & maybe even embarassing, but it sure is better than being in pain & not being able to keep up with the others or even hurting ourselves worse.

I am sure you will get used to your braces soon......I am also sure they are uncomfortable but I think the pain you ended up in must have been worse.....sometimes we need to have learning experiences to know how things are when we don't do the things we need to.....we learn our limitations & our needs.

Next time you will know what you need to do on your next trip.

Hope you are feeling better now,
Debbie