Notice 6 months since left knee replacement

[riverman]

I had hernia surgery Tues morn...today is the first day I can walk around a bit...no lifting...less discomfort...first two days it was like 3 knives in my gut...lot of sleep that first 48 hours...thankfully the VA paid for everything and was great all along the process. 5 weeks and change until I should be back to full activity

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I see you two need this to be a private thread. Enjoy.

Hobbes you crack me up!

 

[MarAzul]

and I must say, Im amazed at what I can do pain free. I can do anything but jog and I think I could do that if I wanted. The first few months were at time challenging with mostly muscular pain as they need to fire again and communicate with your brain. I should have probably done it a few years ago as there were days I could hardly walk. My right knee gives me grief now.

Just found out today I get my right knee done November 4th and hope to be moving around real good come early spring.

HoopG

Great! Darn glad it is working out for you. I guess I haven't got it to go for that major stuff like you do.

I just get by with what I've got, make it do.

Had a ligament in my right knee severed by bamboo spear in a ruckus on an island west of Mindanoa, way back. It sort of just slipped right in there, between the upper and the lower.
Learned to walk again and compensate. Heck, I can still single hand a sailboat, don't need to run like a safety after a pass.

Glad hear it's doing well.

 

[riverman]

Great! Darn glad it is working out for you. I guess I haven't got it to go for that major stuff like you do.

I just get by with what I've got, make it do.

Had a ligament in my right knee severed by bamboo spear in a ruckus on island west of Mindanoa, way back. It sort of just slipped right in there, between the upper and the lower.
Learned to walk again and compensate. Heck, I can still single hand a sailboat, don't need to run like a safety after a pass.

Glad hear it's doing well.

In Mindanao that's called ancient acupuncture..leaves a limp but your headache goes away!

 

[MarAzul]

In Mindanao that's called ancient acupuncture..leaves a limp but your headache goes away!

Ah!
You must be right!
It felt a hell of a lot better, soon as is it was pulled it out.

 

[Lanny]

I had hernia surgery Tues morn...today is the first day I can walk around a bit...no lifting...less discomfort...first two days it was like 3 knives in my gut...lot of sleep that first 48 hours...thankfully the VA paid for everything and was great all along the process. 5 weeks and change until I should be back to full activity

I use to do 100 situps routinely and more than that on occasion. Then, I got to the point where I had trouble doing 100. Then it was 50. I chalked it up to old age. Then they did a study when they were thinking about giving me an access point in my belly for doing peritoneal dialysis and they found a hernia. Doc said he would fix it in a jiffy while he was in there giving me my access port. I was gonna do it but my wife vetoed the whole project because she thought peritoneal dialysis involved too many difficult tasks. So, I now have a hernia with little hope of getting it repaired. Of course, I'm no longer capable of doing any activity that would interfere with a hernia, so that's that. Too bad, I figure from what I've heard that peritoneal dialysis would leave me with a lot more capability of having some physical activity in my life.
Here's a message for all you married men - Please have your wives call my wife and talk her into the new procedure routine.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I use to do 100 situps routinely and more than that on occasion. Then, I got to the point where I had trouble doing 100. Then it was 50. I chalked it up to old age. Then they did a study when they were thinking about giving me an access point in my belly for doing peritoneal dialysis and they found a hernia. Doc said he would fix it in a jiffy while he was in there giving me my access port. I was gonna do it but my wife vetoed the whole project because she thought peritoneal dialysis involved too many difficult tasks. So, I now have a hernia with little hope of getting it repaired. Of course, I'm no longer capable of doing any activity that would interfere with a hernia, so that's that. Too bad, I figure from what I've heard that peritoneal dialysis would leave me with a lot more capability of having some physical activity in my life.
Here's a message for all you married men - Please have your wives call my wife and talk her into the new procedure routine.

Im scared your wife might talk my wife out of the new procedure routine.