It's all over (apart from recovering) so you can look forward to a pain-free life.
You said it cause you quite alot of discomfort while walking?..are you going to take up walking as part of your fitness regime. ?
I am totally aware of the price differences in other countries, his Canadian Dollar will most probably buy more where he lives than a £ will buy here......horses for courses.
My German pal laughs at us here, a bike/scoot that maybe covers a couple of thousand miles a year ( much less in my case) has to have a yearly examination, surely it could be every other year......I do wonder how much of the MOT fee (maybe none ?) goes to the government?