Movin on

[Dave Grubb]

Thanks Joe and I'm happy for you and your results.

[FredK]

Just posting this for Dave's recovery. Hard part for me was getting out of bed the first time. They had me up and "walking around" with a walker with in hours of the operation. Spent a few rough goes at that and then the stairs. Three steps up across and then down.

Less than a week after cut the drug down to half. Then only when I went to therapy I would take one. Your results may vary. Good luck with the healing.

[Dave Grubb]

Thanks Fred---I'm looking forward to better living through chemistry

[Ferraridriver]

I've had both knees done, left in 2011, right in 2016, same doctor did both but by the time the second was done he had achieved some fame and had his own clinic. Turns out he was just supervising while his physician assistants did the actual surgery. They did 12 surgeries every Tuesday and Thursday before noon, they started around 4:00 in the morning. No way one doc could have done that! Everyone went home the next day, it was a factory and I was a product on an assembly line. I didn't know it was that way until it was to late.
Something went wrong with the right knee a few years later and it's never been right. When I walk the dog I have to stop and rest on my cane every 50 yards or so. By the end of the day the pain is almost unbearable. Last month I had the nerves in that knee ablated, that helped for a week or so but now the pain is back if I spend any time on it. I'll see the pain doc in a few weeks to discuss it but I don't have much faith that any thing can be done. At 91 years I'm not about to undergo another surgery so it's just what it is from now on.

I certainly hope this is a rare occurrence and your surgery is the same as 98% of total knee replacements. Everyone else I know who have had this surgery say it was the best thing they did and all are happy, many of those had the same doc that did mine.

PS, ask your doc about Lyrica for pain, it really helped me the first time. It's not an opioid.

[Dave Grubb]

Good to see you, you have been missed. They were unable to give me a spinal, they could not get the needle in. Moving isn't a good thing

Thanks for sharing 👍

[Truckman]

It's always good to see old friends around, Dave......Ben

[Dave Grubb]

Without a doubt my friend

[Flaco]

pretty groovy to see fd around

[UTAH]

Wow! It's so good to have FD around.

Hunter

[Dave Grubb]

Okay, I'm up and walking, now sitting in a chair waiting for breakfast.

So far so good. I did not get a spinal, my back is full of stenosis and they couldn't get the needle in.

I have not urinated on my own but they are sending me to the rehab today.

[Sandman]

Congratulations.. you are already doing better than me.. they overdosed me on oxy my first overnight.. I couldn’t drink coffee without help, I forgot what I was doing while the cup was between the table and my mouth..

So.. they have me up on my feet hours after surgery (before OD).. afternoon #2 I have an introduction to rehab class.. I use a walker and hobble down the hall to the meeting.. also attending is another patient who had surgery just after me.. she is max five feet tall.. needs rocks in her pockets to hit 100 lb.. retired Army Colonel .. she is acting like nothing had happened the day before and didn’t use a cane or walker to get around, now I’m really depressed..

Like FD.. mine just didn’t go right.. but it is better than my organic knee..

Good luck.. toggle the TV between news and sponge bob while eating graham crackers and ginger ale all day..