So, yesterday I saw my surgeon and he is also very impressed with the job the LSW is doing keeping my incicion clean and non-infected by changing the dressings sterilly two or three times a day. He told me that he had run into my Ortho doc and discussed me with him. It seems that they agree that I am currently non-infected and the fact of an open small bowel fistula is NOT a reason to hold up my knee surgery. However, it is getting so close to the Holidays (I told you all this before--weren't you listening?) that I want to a wait until January.
I will call the ortho doc and talk to him to get things set up as he desires so when I do get the knee replaced, there is a good chance that all will be well and should be ready for the Tour de France.