Janey Posted September 26, 2020 Member ID: 434 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1289 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 1448 Achievement Points: 12930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13 Device: iPhone Posted September 26, 2020 (edited) So, last tuesday I had a total knee replacement. hurts like hell, but will heal and eventually I'll be able to get on my knees again. (lol) I'll be off work for a couple of months and plan on playing again. I look forward to seeing all y'all again. Edited September 26, 2020 by Janey babyback, Hunter1948, Sikon and 7 others 6 2 2 Awards
Sikon Posted September 26, 2020 Member ID: 27340 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 8 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 731 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 624 Achievement Points: 5575 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/03/18 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:14 AM Birthday: 07/11/1980 Device: iPhone Posted September 26, 2020 Wish you a speedy recovery! Awards
PimpedOutPete Posted September 26, 2020 Member ID: 174 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 130 Topic Count: 387 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 15027 Content Per Day: 2.63 Reputation: 8042 Achievement Points: 92203 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 59 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 5 hours ago Birthday: 04/23/1970 Device: iPhone Posted September 26, 2020 Good luck with your recovery. Awards
TBB Posted September 26, 2020 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 290 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 20309 Content Per Day: 3.63 Reputation: 22423 Achievement Points: 146929 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 387 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Posted September 26, 2020 Feel better soon Awards
MadMonk2 Posted September 26, 2020 Member ID: 214 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 105 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 118 Achievement Points: 956 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 20 hours ago Birthday: 08/13/1962 Device: Windows Posted September 26, 2020 I have had friends that had their knees replaced and they are all in unison with you, about the pain. What percentage are they trying to get you to.... 110%?? Hope all goes well and that you recover quickly. Hmmm, I see a familiar area.... Metairie, LA.... I spent a lot of time south of LaFayette and on down to Morgan City and running on down from there. Lots of good memories. Keep working the knee. Awards
Labob Posted September 26, 2020 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8389 Content Per Day: 1.47 Reputation: 6126 Achievement Points: 54468 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 22 Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted September 26, 2020 OUCH Awards
J3st3r Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 2162 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 153 Topic Count: 152 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5223 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 5172 Achievement Points: 45901 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 24 Joined: 01/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 02/26/1972 Device: Windows Posted September 27, 2020 Awwwwe Get well soon @Janey sweetheart. Don't skip out on the Therapy no matter how bad it hurts. It is probably more important than the operation it's self is if you want to make a full recovery and not have mobility problems and pain for the rest of your life. Don't get addicted to the Pain meds. Those damn things can kill you or cause serious heath problems for you down the road. Elevating your injured leg helps alot. I know it helped when me when I tore my left calf muscle. Holy hell did that hurt for a long time. All they would give ya for pain back in the early 90s was Aspirin or Vicodin. Since I drank a good bit back then, they just gave me prescription strength Aspirin since Vicodin has a nasty reaction with Alcohol. Nasty Reaction as in respiratory distress and death. Awards
TheDrimpXI Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 244 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 120 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1237 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 994 Achievement Points: 11018 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12 Birthday: 04/09/1979 Device: Android Posted September 27, 2020 good recovery janey Awards
Sgt Wacky Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 21051 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 94 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 51 Achievement Points: 736 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/21/14 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 04/05/1957 Device: Windows Posted September 27, 2020 As someone who has had 11 knee operations between both knees and full replacement twice on my right knee.....with the left knee being scheduled as we speak.... I definitely know the experiences you are going through. Time is the healer. You can't rush it. You shouldn't compare yourself to others who have had it done to determine if you are progressing well or not. Everyone is different. The pain sucks...period.... but overtime it does get better. Key things that helped me in my recoveries were: 1)Elevate knee above the horizontal.....if you don't the blood flows downwards and the knee/leg will throb more. 2)ICE the knee religiously. Icing will significantly reduce the swelling and corresponding reduce the pain. Ice packs are good. CryoCuff, (google it), is even better. If you're able, and it is the absolute best way to address the swelling....google GameReady. These devices I have used for a number of my surgeries they are excellent. These devices are used by a lot of pro sports teams. It isn't magic, and it is not the most pleasant thing to use but it is highly effective in managing the recovery of the knee. You can rent them...... 3)Drink lots of fluids but stay away from the sugary types. Hydrating yourself is very important. The downside to this is you will need to get off the couch to go pee and it is painful to get there and back to the washroom. 4)Increase your fibre. Don't laugh unless you've been there and understand what I'm saying. Pains med typically are not nice to the digestive system. 5)When you are not icing or sleeping...get off your butt and walk. Yes it will hurt to the point you want to scream and yes there were times I definitely had tears in my eyes.....but you need to get up and moving. Start with using the walker. Then crutches after a few weeks. Then graduate to using a cane. It will be your best friend from many a weeks. Forget about moving fast...stay in the slow lane!!! Oh ya.....remember to lift your leg when walking cause it hurts like hell when you forget to and it drags or hits something. I definite cussed more then a few times when I didn't stay focused on the mechanics of how to walk. 6)DO YOU EXERCISES multiple times a day. Yes it is not pleasant. Yes it will hurt until you want to cry....but do them. Always make sure you take your pain meds before doing the workout. Don't try top be the hero. From experience the less you do your exercises and walking the longer the recovery period will be...... The days can be long and rest assured.....the nights can seem much longer especially when you are in pain......you will get through it. Set some simple goals each day to focus on that are not related to the knee. This will help the mental recovery part of the process. Hope this helps and let you know you are not the first to go through it.... and you will get better. Cheers! Majbasil and RobMc 2 Awards
st peter Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 25970 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 15 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 22 Achievement Points: 195 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/28/17 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 26, 2024 Device: iPhone Posted September 27, 2020 8 hours ago, J3st3r said: Awwwwe Get well soon @Janey sweetheart. Don't skip out on the Therapy no matter how bad it hurts. It is probably more important than the operation it's self is if you want to make a full recovery and not have mobility problems and pain for the rest of your life. Don't get addicted to the Pain meds. Those damn things can kill you or cause serious heath problems for you down the road. Elevating your injured leg helps alot. I know it helped when me when I tore my left calf muscle. Holy hell did that hurt for a long time. All they would give ya for pain back in the early 90s was Aspirin or Vicodin. Since I drank a good bit back then, they just gave me prescription strength Aspirin since Vicodin has a nasty reaction with Alcohol. Nasty Reaction as in respiratory distress and death. what jester said is very true particularly therapy and the meds. I had a panic attack a week in jumped out bed stop taking right then never want to feel that again.
Janey Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 434 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1289 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 1448 Achievement Points: 12930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13 Device: iPhone Author Posted September 27, 2020 20 hours ago, MadMonk2 said: I have had friends that had their knees replaced and they are all in unison with you, about the pain. What percentage are they trying to get you to.... 110%?? Hope all goes well and that you recover quickly. Hmmm, I see a familiar area.... Metairie, LA.... I spent a lot of time south of LaFayette and on down to Morgan City and running on down from there. Lots of good memories. Keep working the knee. if you come to metairie, let me know. we can meet up Awards
Janey Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 434 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 272 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1289 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 1448 Achievement Points: 12930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13 Device: iPhone Author Posted September 27, 2020 kinda gross, but this is my wound J3st3r, RobMc, TheDrimpXI and 1 other 2 2 Awards
J3st3r Posted September 27, 2020 Member ID: 2162 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 153 Topic Count: 152 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5223 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 5172 Achievement Points: 45901 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 24 Joined: 01/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 02/26/1972 Device: Windows Posted September 27, 2020 WTF who stitched that up? A 5 year old? Holy hell. Are they gona re-stitch it? That's gona leave 1 hell of a ugly scar if they don't do something about that. My niece could probably do a better job with her little crochet hooks and some warn. lol Awards
rexbowan Posted September 29, 2020 Member ID: 27522 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 15 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2169 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 1856 Achievement Points: 15279 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 17 Joined: 01/25/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: 14 hours ago Birthday: 07/22/1951 Device: Windows Posted September 29, 2020 Have a speedy and safe recovery. Awards
spinpuppy Posted September 29, 2020 Member ID: 3682 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 58 Topic Count: 178 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1834 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1747 Achievement Points: 14794 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/27/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 1 Birthday: 01/12/1960 Device: Android Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/27/2020 at 11:51 AM, Janey said: kinda gross, but this is my wound Oh Snap that looks painful! Please take care of yourself!! Get better corsicaman 1 Awards
corsicaman Posted September 29, 2020 Member ID: 2556 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 286 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 236 Achievement Points: 6864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 03:57 PM Birthday: 10/12/1948 Device: Windows Posted September 29, 2020 A lot of courage to endure this ordeal, the pain subsides quite quickly, according to a friend who had this kind of thing on her shoulder, but afterwards, it is happiness. Awards
AthenA Posted October 2, 2020 Member ID: 22619 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 135 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3669 Content Per Day: 1.01 Reputation: 4438 Achievement Points: 36440 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 06/05/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 04:39 AM Device: Windows Posted October 2, 2020 Ouch ! I wish you a speedy recovery Janey ! Awards
BlackRose Posted October 2, 2020 Member ID: 2208 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 112 Topic Count: 326 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3811 Content Per Day: 0.73 Reputation: 4306 Achievement Points: 39625 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 63 Joined: 02/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 10:07 PM Birthday: 06/09/1963 Device: Windows Posted October 2, 2020 get well fast!! Awards
Majbasil Posted October 2, 2020 Member ID: 6247 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 23 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 687 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 873 Achievement Points: 5779 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 02:52 PM Device: Windows Posted October 2, 2020 OUCH!!!! That photo hurt just looking at it. I sympathize, I had a snow skiing accident a few years back and all my right leg ligaments had to be hammered back to the bones, and knee put back together (and they removed my torn to shreds ACL), I did everything the doctors and nurses said, took the pain meds as they said to, took the PT seriously, lots of exercises, and it is amazing how quickly the knee area heals! In no time at all you will be up and about, back to normal. I am even (shhhh don't tell anyone, especially my doctor) contemplating another ski vacation out West maybe Steamboat this time hehe cause my kids love it there so much (nice mountain runs.) Who am I kidding, I gotta ski I wanna ski! MEANWHILE, come game! (Ibuprophen really helps keep the swelling down) btw, every time you play in my head I am singing "Janie's got a gun" song
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