Well, the knee surgury I had early June failed to
achieve the desired results. It only increased the
pain and greatly decreased my mobility. My surgeon
wanted to repeat the same surgury this week in an
effort to better the situation. My insurance approved a second opinion with a reputable surgeon
and he saw no reason to assume a second identical
surgury would offer any relief but that I was a good
candidate for a knee replacement. So, on the 27th of
this month, the new surgeon is doing the knee
replacement surgury.
Wondering if any of our FAOL family has any
experience with knee replacement that they can share
with me. Any encouragement, do’s, don’ts, and tips
would be much appreciated. I am most anxious to be
in fishing trim by spring of next year. I missed
this whole season and I have a beautiful Granger
banty cane begging to be fished.G Warm regards,
Jim
My dad had both knees replaced a couple of years ago. He did all of the therapy and pushed so hard that the therapist had to tell him to back off and just do the amount she asked for. He now plays golf every day and is only bothered by a sort of mechanical clicking or catch in the knees when hurrying. Our neighbor had one done and found the therapy hurt worse than the origional knee damage. She hasn’t had the other one done because the first one doesn’t work right. I think I know which camp you’ll fall into but be aware that it is tough going.
Hang in there, Jim. I’m glad to hear that you got a 2nd opinion. My partner’s mom has had a knee replacement and she’s much better for it. I see one in my distant future, too. Do what the PT says…no more, no less.
First of all, Best Wishes for a successful surgery and rapid recovery…
Asking for medical experiences is asking for extremes of the spectrum. You can talk to 2 women about child birth and hear from one that it was the most excrutiating thing imaginable - and the other will tell you it was no big deal.
I think the 2 keys are having the right Doc (doing the correct procedure) and being diligent in the therapy.
My uncle had his knee replaced last year. (He’s 82) While going through the therapy he made a decision to have the other one done too… He thought with whatever time he had left it would be a great trade-off to be pain-free when he was walking around.
Man, I’m glad you got that second opinion. When it comes to medical stuff I’m kind of a “If at first you don’t succeed, try something new” camp.
I’ve got a couple Vet buddies that had knee replacement surgery. They’re wishing the original equipment they were issued would get worse so they could have them replaced too. They say it’s like getting young knees again.
Thanks so much for the info and well wishes.G Ron,
that “young knees” comment was a goodie. I’m
still a kid at heart after all.G I told the new
surgeon that I had no need to run, jump, or do any
dancing that involved more than sqeezing my honey of
41 years…G If he can get me so I can launch my
boat and retrieve it and be able to spend a day junk
shopping and taking lunch with my wife, he’ll create
one happy camper!G He feels confident that we’ll
achieve those results without the need for chemicals.
That is my goal. Thanks again Folks. Warm regards,
Jim
Jim, I don’t have any experience with that type of surgery but i’d be happy to take your Granger out for you.lol.
Good Luck, i’m sure everything will work out well. You’ll be good to go by the time our finned friends start rising.
Replaced the right one a couple of years ago, and now the left one is due. I did therapy with a couple of friends that had replacements at the same time. Mine went quite well and although painfull, recovery was fairly quick. One of my friends took a lot longer to recover, and had less mobility than I did. The other friend was in a lot of pain and had hardly any mobility, and finally had to be anesthetized and the ligaments stretched to regain mobility. I believe that the process is determined by the condition of the physical structure prior to surgery, the skill of the surgeon, the diligence of the therapy, and other factors, such as being able to work through the pain. My plastic knee works a lot better than the other one that still needs surgery, and as soon as I can work up the courage to do it again, I will. When I think back of all the pain and discomfort I suffered for 20 plus years, and the opportunities missed because of the bum knees, and then stack it up against pain of the knee replacement, I wonder what I’m really waiting for. Advice?? Be sure you’ve got a good Doc, and assuming your bum knee won’t get better, I’d go for it. Listen to your therapist and do what s/he tell you. A good support system at home is a huge plus as well. Good luck!!
JC’s dad had both knees replaced, but one at a time.
The first one went so well he scheduled the 2nd one before he ‘got too old.’ He was 82 when he had the 1st one done. He managed very well. :lol:
Thanks Deanna
I’m a bit nervous about it after seeing the pictures
on line but I’m gonna do it.G Sitting home all
summer after retiring was not to my liking. Next
year needs to be different. A good mix of cane,
bluegills and red eared sunfish.G If my surgeon
can convince the insurance that knee replacement
isn’t elective surgury.G They want me to pay about $20K of it. He says not to fear that he’ll
make them see the error of their ways. If all goes
as planned, I’ll have the surgury on Friday 27
October. Looks like I’ll miss hosting the chat
room that evening. Should be home by the 31st.
Thanks again. Warm regards, Jim