A year ago at this very moment, I was under the knife.
I still get twinges and worrying moments — only the other day I cast aside my chair at work and kneeled for half an hour, causing the occasional strange look. I still haven’t started playing badminton again, but I will soon (I keep saying that).
I can’t say things are “back to normal”, as I’ve had to change my habits in lots of ways — proper lifting, no slouching, that sort of thing. I guess that’s the new normal. Much better than the alternative…