Finally got a Dr who says new knee...waiting on referral with orthopedic surgeon. May take a month or so to see them.
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Finally got a Dr who says new knee...waiting on referral with orthopedic surgeon. May take a month or so to see them.
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Just got off phone with the scheduler, 1st appt Aug. 29...find out when surgery is then. Been too long with pain in this knee for sure.
Hopefully they can get you scheduled and fixed up soon. Living with pain is not good for anyone.
I totally agree Dave
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I'm in the same boat, waiting on a date to be set. Dr says it's a go but gonna put it off til October as a fishing trip in planned for last week of September and 1st week of October. Hope your replacement goes well.
Thank you Grumpa, Likewise as well. I have to quit the smokes cold turkey, as the Dr says 85% failure rating due to nicotine...Donno, but a blood test at first conference with Dr to confirm. Then surgery date set...Find out then.
I wish you the best with the knee replacement surgery. I had mine done April of 2022. There is no pain in the knee now.
Please do the pre-surgery exercises. It will make the recovery shorter and will make the joint more flexible.
I had both knees replaced in 2011. Best thing I ever did. I wish I would have done it 3 years earlier instead of trying to keep working on them.
Hope they get you all fixed up
My main problem has been dealing with the Veterans Administration. "Well, it looks like you have a little bit of artheritise, but it shouldn't be as painfull as your sayin'",. The frosting on the cake for me was a bit over 2 yrs ago my last,( I'm getting a new Primary now), Primary Care Physision sent me to a cancer specialist to evaluate what she said was bone cancer just above the left knee. It was not cancer but an endoama {probably miss spelled}, but this specialist was to do a 2yr study of it before the VA would do anything...every six months I took a 3hr drive for an x-ray and to hear...wait for it...it's not cancer...then drive back home. The kicker was 3 days before my last visit with the specialist, I had my annual visit with the primary... She walks in with her laptop, stops in the doorway, looks at my knee and says...wait for it....I sent you to see Dr. Rosenthall ,(the specialist) to get a knee replacement, why isn't it done...I lost it right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by slabbandit
I had to explain he was just to evaluate it and see if it grew, moved or was dead...something that is in my file and she set-up...Finally got to an outside orthopedic specialist, looked at the MRI she, (the primary Dr.) had done over 2yrs before, and asked a couple of questions, felt on my knee, which the primary has never done, and refered me for surgery. I had , at the time of the MRI about 1/10th the cartlidge in my knee as is supossed to be there, and has been bone on bone for a long long time...Now to wait for the surgeon...
Jeez, the VA is just the pits. This should have been resolved a while ago! Best wishes!
Bob
Glad you are getting some traction. Got my right knee done in 2020 and only had to wait 2 months to have the replacement. Best decision my care team and I made.
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Well, Day 1 with no smokes and no ones dead, so I recon That's a good thing. Been pretty busy. Our baby fur baby got fixed so that started the day. Got momma to get her new glasses only to find out the perscription isn't right, so back to her eye Dr Thurs...Went by the bank to get a couple copies and Notorizations done, off to the Post Office, Back to the Vet's office to pick up The baby, and Home. Which has been fun, as the middle fur baby is constantly wanting to check on the baby. Unfortunately she thinks stepping on the little one helps her get up...Wrong...But I'm good, I think...29 more smokeless days till Dr will do surgery.
You will make it, Eric. The goal at the end is worth it!
Bob
Agree'd, Sir
I don't know if your Dr's told you this, but after the replacement, if you cut yourself or get a scratch, put something on it so it doesn't get infected! If you get an infection, it goes to the artificial joint and when that happens they have to remove the joint to clear up the infection! When they went to replace my first fake knee that I wore out, they found a staph infection in my lower leg encapsulated and removed my right knee for 7 weeks! I had to do IV antibiotics 3x's a day for 6 weeks and when they were sure that the infection was gone they put my new knee in! Just so you know, only having 1 knee and 2 legs is ROUGH!!!! Especially if you're Fat like me! The worst part was I knew this could happen and was VERY careful about cuts and scratches!
As of This point, No, your the first to menchtion it. Definately something to keep in mind. Thank you for the info.
I’ve had both knees replaced along with both hips and shoulders.
Get your house ready before your surgery. You’ll need a walker, cane, raised potty chair that goes over a commode, recliner to sleep in for a while, and IMHO the most important is a rail that fits beside your bed. It fits between the mattress and springs. You can thank me later.
I was extremely grateful for an amazing Orthopedic Surgeon who has a great record for a lack of post surgery infections. I had home health come in to show me exercises that helped immensely. They also changed my bandages a couple times a week. I had zero post-surgery issues.
Once I was cleared to start PT, I worked my butt off doing what they recommended. I still have some skin numbness that will probably always be there. I have not regretted having any of my joint replacements. They have made my life better and that should be one’s main reason for having them done.
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MR Dux has some great advice.
I have had both knees and both hips replaced. I HIGHLY recommend the Ice Machine. We filled mine with frozen water bottles, add water and cover the knee. It keeps teh swelling down. Do the pain meds. Don't be fooled the first three days after surgery. You will have a 72 hour pain blocker and won't feel pain. Once that blocker wears off, the pain will come with a vengeance. Use the MEDS!!!I slept in my recliner for the first couple weeks. Getting in and out of bed was a no go and not worth the pain.
Drink a ton of water. It forces you to get up and go pee, which you need that movement for recovery. Do the heel pumps all the time. I made it a goal to do the pumps during every commercial.
Last piece of advice, do the exercises before and after the surgery. Normal recovery is 12 weeks. I was back to work in 3 weeks. Been told I am abnormal.
You will have pain. It wil hurt to move, take it in small increments, recover, repeat.
You go this and thanks for your service. VA covered my costs, I went thru a private othro group. My wife worked for them as a surgery scheduler.
Thank you for the info Barry, MRDux, and Hanr3. Really tryin to stay ahead of this as much as I can. Ducky, wwhat is this bar your talking about. As far as the walker, and cane, those I have...the rest I'll see about getting as soon as I have an Operation date...
Good luck with the knee Mr dean.
heres to speedy recovery bro ....hope you are after them come some cool weather ....:highfive
Got my new knee date set for October 12th. Could have been sooner but have a fishing trip planned and not wanting to give that up : ����:fish
Best wishes, Eric!
Bob
My doctor required me to wear full length compression stockings. This reduced the possibility of blood clots in legs during recovery.
I only had one knee replaced, but had to wear the compression stockings on both legs.
The hospital put one pair on me after surgery. We bought 2 more pairs after I was released. I recommend having at least 2 pairs. They can get runs after a while.
They can be difficult to put on. One tip to make it easier to get them on is to put a plastic bag on your foot before trying to slide the compression sock over your foot.
After the sock is over the foot the plastic bag can be pulled off through the opening in the toe of the compression stocking.
My wife helped me get the stockings on. Without her help I don't think I could have gotten it onto the leg with the new knee.
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Originally Posted by Grumpa
I too plan other events around my fishing/hunting trips.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
I had to wear compression socks after both knees and both hips. The last time my doctor recommended zip up compression socks. My wife thanked him. Huge difference and they worked great. Best $16 we spent. Link is the ones we bought. $16 for two pair.Quote:
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Amazon.com
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These are on Amazon. The middle one is what I have. Even after my recovery, I’ve left it on the bed. It helps when I have to put socks on.
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Well that part I already have covered. Due to excessive water retention My primary Dr has me on a blood pressure/water pill and support socks to keep my feet from swellin' like balloons, I call them knee high's from h***...I get 3 prs every 6 months from VA, but if I am not carefull, I put my fingers through them...Being an ex-military cook, I still don't have any nails pat the quick of the nails...they are the 20-30 mmhg closed toe knee high medical support hose. I'll look into those zip up ones Hanr3. Those would be great...Thanks for the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by gdengr
Grumpa, I hope you have a great fishin' trip and I'll be prayin' your procedure goes well.
I looked up on-line about those pre and post op exercises. already started on some of them. I think there's 10 in all they were showing, or that's what I seen anyway. They were saying to concentrate on the quads, and do the exercises at least 3 times a day, 10 reps each...Been doing them, and going through youtube videos on replacing the transom, flotation foam, and lower deck in in my boat. Been raining pretty good here for the past 4-5 days, so no wall panel replacing, cant get outside with 'em to cut. Hoping to get the boat started after knee surgery and I'm healed up. Just have to see...
Got my new knee 2 days ago. Got home yesterday and doing pretty good. Haven't landed on the floor yet!! Doctor is retiring next year so will get the other knee done probably in January or February
Awesome. Glad no issues and wishing for a full, speedy and complete recovery.
Good deal
Yep, Glad it all went well. Just keep doing the exercises and following dr's orders, and all should be good.