Count Down Begins... See you folks in about a week

At 6:30am Monday morning I go in for the 1st of 3-4 surgeries . I have to have both of my knees replaced, getting the right one done in the AM & then hopefully in 2-3months they will do the left one. Then and only then can I have my shoulder rebuilt that was supposed to be done last Sept., I couldn't get it done then because Denise was in the hospital in ICU. I have told people I'm to damn busy taking care of my wife & mom to be sick. Well they will be own they own or asking someone else for a while.
See you folks later, & wish me luck.....joe

good luck joe. will be thinking of you daily and wishing you all the best.

Good luck with the surgery,Joe..We hope it goes well for you,and you are in our thoughts and prayers,as is Joe jr and his wife..Spit in the eye of adversity Joe,,:DCome out a new man..

Here's hoping everything goes better then perfect for you Joe. Still putting mine off but have another "session" with orthopedics next month so I'm really anxious to hear how your knee surgery goes!

Hmmmm, our own "bionic man"................well, except you don't get to sleep with Farrah Fawcett.................and given her current state that probably wouldn't be near as much fun as it once might have been.........but..........uh, never mind.

Hope you do well Joe. The post op therapy will be a lot like work, but stick to it. Here's wishing you the best outcome.

God's speed, Joe, I'll send up a few prayers later tonight.

Thoughts & prayers with you, Joe. Stay the course, and we'll look forward to seeing your moniker pop up here soon.

Good luck Joe, don't try to do to much to soon. Rest up! We'll be waiting and pulling for you.

Keith

My Wiffy said to tell you to be sure and do your deep knee flexing excersises so it doesn't get stiff and need "crunching" later on.:CRY:

A bit late, but I hope that your new knee went in fine:D. Several folks I know have said that they are doing a lot better then they had for years with bionics.

We're with you, Joe. You could be under the knife as we speak.

Your many friends here wish you the very best.


Jim

Good luck with the surgerys Joe. I had my R knee done almost 2years ago not bad at all and wouldn't think twice to have the other one done(if needed) Both my shoulders need fixing but 3 Drs told me they would be worse if I had them worked on..only problem can't kneel on new knee. but there are ways around that

Leave up to Uncle Bob to always find a bright spot! ;):D Best of luck with the surgeries, Joe. I wish you a speedy recovery. Keep us posted on how things are going.

Don

Hope you do well Joe. The post op therapy will be a lot like work, but stick to it. Here's wishing you the best outcome.[/QUOTE]

They will have you walking on it right after surgery

Joe, Hope all went well and recovery is quick!

Hi Joe, all the best for your surgery and I have my pre-op tests and discussion with the surgery team on the 3/22/11 for knee replacement. So I look forward to hearing from you on how it goes. I know you will be in good hands and everything will be right but all the best.

Joe,
Prayers go out to you for the best. Like Unc says, stay with the post op work.

Jack.

This is just t he back of my knee, the front looks like nothing happened other then the BIGG bandage covering the cut..........

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...t/DSC01796.jpg


I came home Thursday afternoon. This is 5days after the surgery, I can't sleep, hurt like hell, my appetite is hardly there and I truly doubt in 3 months I'll get the other one done unless it's a HAVE TO. I can honestly say this is the WORSE surgery I have been through. Even my 11.5hr back surgery seems like a cake walk to this one. I will say the knee itself does feel a bit better though but I am in no hurry to hurt myself like this anytime soon.

Just thought I'd drop by for a sec & give an update...thanks everyone....joe

Sorry it's such a miserable deal for you Joe!!! Due to your honesty, I'll be telling the surgeon that he can wait to do my knees until the totally fall apart!!!!

Hope things start getting better for you soon, I know what you're going through on that after surgery stuff.....

Ewwww, Joe, that even looks like it hurts like hell !

What if we moved you to safety instead of nose guard?
would that help any? :LOL:

Do your homework and rehab and it'll get better each day.

Above all keep the bend and the flex working so it don't freeze up and have to be "CRUNCHED" :CRY::CRY::CRY:

Joe, Hope all went well!!!

Joe hang in there! I know it must hurt something fierce, and it will continue, but I hear after about six months, most people have recovered and are happy they went thru it, but I can't imagine how painfull it must be, I know they like to start physical therapy right away. A few members here have been thru them, as have many of my firiends, here's wishing you a speedy recovery as painless as can be.

Wanted to share my Wiffy's comments with you, Joe. When she saw the above pic of your leg. Her exact words were "Bless his heart, I know just how he feels !" This was her leg 2 days after her TKR in '09. BTW, how are you progressing?
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...2daysafter.jpg

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Wanted to share my Wiffy's comments with you, Joe. When she saw the above pic of your leg. Her exact words were "Bless his heart, I know just how he feels !" This was her leg 2 days after her TKR in '09. BTW, how are you progressing?

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OUCH :eek: :eek: .......

I'm doing better, hurt less everyday & I even went out side yesterday to enjoy the sun & nice weather we had. Knee is stiff but I am doing what the doc said to do & been bending it & walking on it. Sleeping is the hard part since it still won't lay straight and it bother my hip & lower back. Thank God for body pillows because I am able to lay anyway I like as long as the pillow is under the leg.
Doc said I wont be able to tell where the scare is because he cut right along side an old long ACL scar, but he did use staples instead of stitches. He did tell me the knee was totaled, full of scar tissue & "Arthur" as working full force in it & that he gave me the largest implantable prosthetic knee they make in me & that I "AM" a very large bone person.
Mello tell your wife thanks, at least now I know it's suppose to look like my leg has been through fight & lost.

Both of my sisters in law had knee replacements, one about 7 years ago and the other 4 years ago. I know that both had a lot of pain, but neither has regretted having the operation done, their quality of life is so much better now. I can recall the one hobbling around with two canes before the operation; now she takes long walks every day. Hang in there, Joe, the pain will only last for a little while, then you will have your life back.

Joe I've put off having both of my knees replaced and after what you went through I'm glad I did. I''ll keep mine until they fall apart although sometimers when I can harldy walk on them I start thinking maybe it's about time.

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Joe I've put off having both of my knees replaced and after what you went through I'm glad I did. I''ll keep mine until they fall apart although sometimers when I can harldy walk on them I start thinking maybe it's about time.

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I waited 25yrs before I did mine after the 1st doc said I needed them. My present doc agreed that I shouldn't have had it done then. He told me to wait until I really needed them.
BUT, don't do like a friend did. He waited too long & ended up NOT being able to have the replacements because he had worn his so bad that he had stress fractures in both bones that take the replacement parts. The doc told him, SORRY :eek: :confused: we can't replace them now because of these issues.
Do the worse first & then wait for the other, thats what I am doing. Like I said mine was gone & had I not done it I could have & possibly would have ended up like a friend....joe

Not a good add for knee replacement! I'm ready for the Star Trek method!

I origionally hurt mine in sports years ago and I've had 3 operations on my right knee and 4 on my left. There's no cartlidge left and it's bone against bone. Fortunetly I can take alot of pain and I walk as much as possible. The trouble I'm having with mine is I cannot do much landscapping work anymore. My right leg has bow out and my Doctor says you need the operation on my right knee much more than my left. I keep saying I'll have it done and I'mnot like you as I'm small frame and only weigh 165 but the years are catching up with me as I'm 67. I had a rotor cuff operation and that was the most painful thing I've ever had and they say the leg is even worst. Some say they got right up with very little pain and some say about what you went through. Did they give you a morphine pump for the pain?

Joe I know what your going through I had my right knee done just under 2 years ago. It hurt like holy heck for maybe 2 or 3 weeks then as the swelling went away it got better. I'm sorry I waited so long but I had to make a living. I waited till I couldn't stand it anymore. I went to therapy for 2 months before and I think 2 or 3 after.Don't let it get stiff. When I got out of surgery my right leg looked like my arm hardly no mussle but now I can run if I have to. chasing the grandkids I couldn't do that before. IT will be worth the pain.

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Originally Posted by chevy 37

Some say they got right up with very little pain and some say about what you went through. Did they give you a morphine pump for the pain?

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Compared the the pain I was having before the surgery, the pain I am having "now" doesnt even come close it, its basically just really really sore. It was days 3-7 which were the worse for me. Yes they game me the pain pump but I used it very little, I didnt see why to use it unless I wanted to get high off of it, the docs were even surprised by the little I had used it. I use some of my lighter weight drugs to ease the pain, can't stand to be in a fog..