Harris, 31, visited Melbourne surgeon David Young in early October fearing his right knee almost devoid of cartilage meant retirement was on the cards, with confinement to limited-overs ranks the next option.
"I went and saw the surgeon not knowing what the future held," said Harris, who limped out of Australia's Test series against Pakistan in England this winter requiring surgery on his right knee surgery.
"I was really fearing the worst.
Harris aggravated the knee injury while taking 5-42 in his Brisbane grade cricket return with Toombul in September, but he is confident the cutting edge injections will work.
He was positive and left me thinking I could still play for another three of four years."
Harris was sidelined until Christmas following knee surgery in 2009, but he rebounded, bursting to prominence with 40 wickets at 15.1 in 16 one-day games for Australia and nine-wickets in two Tests against New Zealand.
"I am only 31, not ready to retire, love playing first-class cricket and want to play Test cricket," he said.
Harris says the Synvisc injections mean he is pain-free and hell-bent on proving his fitness for the Ashes summer, starting in the Ryobi One-Day Cup match against New South Wales.
"I am aiming to be available for the first Test in Brisbane.
"I know I can get back to bowling at a very good pace and with outswing, which can be the X-factor for me.
"Don't forget Australia is so well served with Peter Siddle, Dougie Bollinger, Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitch Johnson there."
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