Knee surgery and gardening
babylou
8 years ago
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Comments (6)We're all here for support, Lizalily! You'll be in my prayers... actually, everyone here already is! I always ask for peace and good health for all of my friends... I think everyone already covered the fact that your bulbs will be waiting for you, and to listen to your physical therapist and doctors, and you'll feel much better when it's over... I would only add that I'll be thinking of you when you're having your surgery, and praying for your swift recovery... And I would definitely see if I could get anyone's spent bulbs that they might otherwise throw away... it's like getting free flowers for next year!...See MoreKnee Surgery
Comments (10)I can't comment on your brother's knees since he already had surgery, but concerning your knees I'd like to offer a suggestion, if you don't mind. For many years until recently, I walked for exercise, unaware that the normal biomechanics of my feet was disrupted due to a condition known as excessive pronation or hyperpronation. The pain came first in my hips, but then in both my knees, before I was correctly diagnosed. Like you, I had knee pain on stairs and after sitting, also walking and just standing after awhile. A simple test you can do yourself which may indicate you have this problem is to squat in front of a mirror and take notice of your knees. Normally, they will be straight, but with excessive pronation, they will turn in. The remedy is orthotics....See MoreAnyone had knee surgery for torn meniscus?
Comments (53)Yes JP- Start rockin that knee ASAP!! I'm preaching here from a downstairs bedroom! Damn spring cold!!! Missed work yesterday, & today is the normal day off. OSP- I KNEW it! Should'a had my surgery in JH!!! That way, I could've done my rehab at the Four-Seasons there....;-) DW & I walked through there in July 2013. Were staying in West-Yellowstone, but drove thru YNP one day, then down to JH. MIMI- I bet you've got lotsa rehab stories you could tell!!? My CPM-Machine was on when I woke up...I THINK... If not, it was on soon afterward! You also reminded me that I had started "Pre-replacement" exercises 2 months b4 surgery too! "Go in stronger" was kinda their mantra... Faron...See MoreO.T. Knee surgery
Comments (17)Nancy, this process where they give you both a surface and a deep nerve block alowed me to awaken and to move NO pain for the first 24 hours. Then it gradually increased, but because I had been walking normally, I suppose the brain still wanted to walk normally. The workouts DH and I have been doing at the gym helped, and I really expect to need no more than three weeks of therapy to get back close to normal. The surgeon and his nurse wear"spacesuits" during the operation, I took showers with Chlorohexadine for the week before the surgery (soap used to clean skin before open heart surgery). We changed the dressing yesterday, and there was o hint of any sort of inflammation or infection. It really loks good, so I am very happy with it so far. kay...See Moremoltroub62
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