Sam Rajaratnam: Glen it's very nice to see you at the end of your journey having had two knee replacements and I thought it would be useful to ask you about what you were like before you had your knee surgery. How old are you now? 

Glen Noot: 52 now.

SR: You're 52 now and what do you work as?

GN: Refrigeration engineer.

SR: So that's quite a manual job, very physical.

GN: Yes, going up step ladders, steps carrying, lifting heavy equipment et cetera.

SR: So what were you like before your joint replacement surgery?

GN: Progressively over the last five or six years it just got worse. I would say the last two years really I was suffering, sleepless nights. A lot of pain, constantly. Playing golf on a Saturday meant Sunday laid up on the couch all day with painkillers and since the operations on both knees it's been absolutely fantastic. I've got no pain and I'm having sleep free, I mean sleeping well. It feels better, like a better body, much more happier as a person if you want to put it that way instead of being, well because it can get a little bit depressing.

SR: So before the surgery, you tried a few years of conservative treatment, hadn't you? 

GN: Yes, it was basically just sort of said I should have physio. I kind of did my own but it you know it was beyond that which I'm sure you know. 

SR: Exactly. We first met a few months ago when I first did your right knee and then six weeks ago your left knee. How did you find the knee replacement surgery? 

GN: It was very quick, to be honest a lot quicker than I thought and the stay in hospital a lot shorter than what it probably would have been when my uncle had it 15 years ago. Three nights and then it's four weeks of physio which is a little bit painful but then in the long run those four weeks are a lot better than living with arthritis, arthritic knees and constant pain. So, yes I would do it again tomorrow if I was give the chance. And I would have had it done five years ago if I was given the opportunity, to be honest with you. 

SR: Yes, I'm so pleased. So you're now six weeks after the the second knee and you got back to good function haven't you? You've got back to playing golf, getting back to work. 

GN: Exactly, I played golf last week and I'm walking a lot better, it's a lot easier. Yes, there's still a little bit of muscle that I've got to build-up obviously. 

SR: Can we see your bending and straightening? Excellent your range of motions, excellent. 

GN: Yes, absolutely pain-free.

SR: Well done Glenn. I'm really pleased it's gone as expected and well done for getting good results in this particular situation is a combination of good surgery, good anaesthesia, a rapid recovery protocol but also a motivated patient and it's really us working together, you know as patient and doctor, that enables good results to be achieved so really well done for it, I'm really pleased. Thank you.