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Copejunkie said:
I get to go to the knee doctor again today at 1 to Get xray's of my knee and my hip to see how bad my walking (actually it's called limping) is affecting the hip joint.
And tomorrow I have to leave the house at 4 a.m to go to Des Moines to watch my daughter in the state dance competition.
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I had right knee replacement two years ago. I compensated for so long before the replacement I caused damage to the left knee. Fun times. Good luck with it my man!
 
RTR...USN (ret) said:
I had NO cartilage left. I had worn grooves in the underside of the kneecap. Doc said no wonder I was in pain.
FYI, rehab is a bitch for knee replacement, be prepared for it.
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I haven't had cartilage for years now, And the bone on the bottom of the femur on the inside of the knee is gone. A chunk of it died when I was in highschool and so they drilled thru it into the good bone to try to get blood flow to it to hopefully bring it back but it didn't work. Eventually it crumbled and would lock my knee up. They took one piece out as big as a quarter that was just floating around in there.
 
RTR...USN (ret) said:
I had NO cartilage left. I had worn grooves in the underside of the kneecap. Doc said no wonder I was in pain.
FYI, rehab is a bitch for knee replacement, be prepared for it.
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I'm not looking forward to that. I'm the kind of person that pushes it to hard to fast. Put it this way, after my first knee surgery in highschool on the other knee for torn cartilage I was not going to use crutches, I told the doctor and my parents that I wouldn't and would be damned if I did, .
I literally walked out of the hospital 2 hours after surgery with my mother ripping my ass all the way to the car. It hurt like a son of a bitch. By the time I got home I'd decided crutches weren't so bad.😖 I thought I was to tough for them. I was a dumbass.
 
Copejunkie said:
I'm not looking forward to that. I'm the kind of person that pushes it to hard to fast. Put it this way, after my first knee surgery in highschool on the other knee for torn cartilage I was not going to use crutches, I told the doctor and my parents that I wouldn't and would be damned if I did, .
I literally walked out of the hospital 2 hours after surgery with my mother ripping my ass all the way to the car. It hurt like a son of a bitch. By the time I got home I'd decided crutches weren't so bad.😖 I thought I was to tough for them. I was a dumbass.
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My Physical Therapist told me there are two types of patients she sees, those who won't push it because it's painful, and those who push too hard pain be damned. I was in the latter category. I have left therapy shivering and shaking and sweating like hell all due to the pain. (and I took an oxycontin before I started the therapy.) If you DON'T push it a little bit, you'll never get the full range of motion back. You just can't push it TOO far. Doc had me on time release morphine 2x a day, plus oxy every 4-6 hours as needed. I was still in agony after therapy. It was worth it though. I have FULL mobility in my knee.
My sister in law, (who is a lardass, good for nothing leech on humanity with no redeeming qualities) had knee replacement and refused to do the exercises because it hurt. Because she wouldn't do them, she only has about 10 degree range of motion and she's now in a wheelchair and can't walk because of it. I refused to be in her situation, pain be damned.
 
RTR...USN (ret) said:
I had NO cartilage left. I had worn grooves in the underside of the kneecap. Doc said no wonder I was in pain.
FYI, rehab is a bitch for knee replacement, be prepared for it.
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I had to have my kneecap shaved twice while trying to put off a replacement. The last time was done along with a microfracture procedure. That was worse on me than the replacement.

Copejunkie said:
I'm not looking forward to that. I'm the kind of person that pushes it to hard to fast. Put it this way, after my first knee surgery in highschool on the other knee for torn cartilage I was not going to use crutches, I told the doctor and my parents that I wouldn't and would be damned if I did, .
I literally walked out of the hospital 2 hours after surgery with my mother ripping my ass all the way to the car. It hurt like a son of a bitch. By the time I got home I'd decided crutches weren't so bad.😖 I thought I was to tough for them. I was a dumbass.
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Keeping in mind that free advice is worth exactly what you paid … IF you are willing to put in the rehab work, don't delay the replacement unnecessarily. My ortho said if it is keeping you from sleeping then it is time to replace. I wrecked my hip and other knee limping for almost 30 years and had to have the other knee replaced from the damage over time. When you start thinking about having the replacement, start your rehab prior to the surgery by doing simple quad sets(just tensing and holding for 10 seconds). You will lose a lot of quad strength and mass from the surgery so the better your starting point you have means the better rehab will go. I know this is anecdotal but I have had about a dozen procedures on my knees over the years and that has helped me through. Best of luck!!!
 
sister in laws father died a few days ago.. supposed to go to the funeral today.. my brother said it was going to be a small graveside
service and I didnt have to come.
Now I dont know if they dont want me there (black sheep thing) or if he genuinely thinks I dont need to be there..
 
Morning gents and asshats.
Bama Believer said:
sister in laws father died a few days ago.. supposed to go to the funeral today.. my brother said it was going to be a small graveside
service and I didnt have to come.
Now I dont know if they dont want me there (black sheep thing) or if he genuinely thinks I dont need to be there..
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What do you think you should do??
 
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