Thread: Adding to my collection.....

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I collect lots of odd ball misc crap like dog tax tags, old jelly & peanut butter drinking glasses, pens/pencils, mini food boxes & even have a real Cuban Cigar But two collections I have is not of my wanting. They involve replacement parts & scars. In 27hrs I go under the knife once again to get a new knee Been putting it off for about 5-6yrs or so & it's gotten to the point where my left knee is swollen & in constant pain 24/7 because of being bone on bone. If all goes as it did with my right knee I figure by Monday or Tuesday I should be back home & walking w/out crutches a day or two later.
Had I known how easy my recovery was going to be with my right knee I would have taken the doctor up on the offer of doing both knees at the same time. I have had 6 or more repairs on each knee & had a hellva time with each one. Bad swelling, on crutches for a month or more & hurt like hell.
Got a total knee was up walking w/in 24 hrs & in 5 days I was walking w/out help & took no pain pills.
I love modern medical technology..........joe

Godspeed Joe! Hoping for a speedy recovery.

Hope this one goes good too, Joe!

Prayers for this one to be easier than the first one, Joe, and hope you get to end this collection with this addition!

I'll be thinkin' of ya'. Sore knees, or any joints for that matter, are a pain.

Prayers coming your way good buddy!

Glenn

Be praying for a quick and painless recovery. I too have a new right knee about 3 or 4 years now. If the left starts it will be done a lot sooner than the right one was. Watch when your flying I forgot to mention I had a new knee and with all the pat downs and searches we almost missed our flight. Replacement parts ain't bad.

Originally Posted by cffisher

Be praying for a quick and painless recovery. I too have a new right knee about 3 or 4 years now. If the left starts it will be done a lot sooner than the right one was. Watch when your flying I forgot to mention I had a new knee and with all the pat downs and searches we almost missed our flight. Replacement parts ain't bad.

Thanks everyone.........
Had I known now back when I had my right knee replaced I would have had both done at the same time. As far as the free airport groping's, I get them automatically because I won't go through the x-ray machine. After having 25 surgeries & with many of them having lots of x-rays, mri's, cat scans & just about any other scans I am sure I have passed my allowable limits on radiation. And who doesn't like a free groping....joe

Joe, good luck with it! They seem to have the joint replacements down pretty well now. I know a few older fellas that have had them done in the last couple of years and as long as you do the excercises after wards, all seems to go great. I wish you a speedy recovery!

Best wishes from us two too mate!
Hope it all goes good for ya!

jb and SWMBO.

Well after spending a total of 56hrs in the hospital for a total knee replacement, this is was I ended up with...
33 staples and a very sore bruise....

Pain Photos by TooMany2count | Photobucket

Ouch!
That looks painful mate...hope you heal real quick now and are back on your feet sooner rather than later.
All the best!

jb

56 hours and they throw you out??? Heck, how's a guy supposed to get anything going with a nurse in that short of a time? Oh well, hope it heals up in a hurry Joe!

That's exactly the way mine looked you'll be up and around in ni time But it will be a while before you kneel on it.

That looks really painful, Joe. You're a tough old bird; it'll take more than hacking your leg off to stop you!