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I just found out I have to have knee replacement surgery this December

 
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i just read the exercise, swimming won't hurt you at all! In fact you don't even have to swim if you aren't a strong swimmer, just tread water in the deep end close to a wall so you can take breaks. You won't even break a sweat because the water will keep you feeling cool but it's a great workout without any impact.
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At a public pool? Me?


billlaugh


BUT Chasity, thank you for the suggestion. One of my clients got approved for aqua therapy, and I'm going to talk to my doc about getting that for me. I'll have to go to Cruces to do it....but what else am I going to have to do?

Thank you, lovey!.....send
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Yes, I've received therapy on my ankle and there was a pool in there too, I totally forgot you can get a rx for that!

Look into what your city pools have to offer. I live in a big city and 1 year membership for the indoor and all outdoor pools is $15 for 1 person, all year round. I got a family of 5 membership for $60 for my family. You might be lucky enough to have something like this lurking around in your city. The indoor pools have classes and you don't have to join a gym for exercise. Just something else to think about if you like the exercise. Plus taking a super hot shower afterwards at the indoor pools feels sooo good!
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Heeey, I've got a beer in the fridge, and I'm going to drink it....or some of it.

Chasity, lovey, while I like your enthusiasm, there's no way I'm going to go to a public pool.

I am going to be getting a membership to Planet Fitness....well, I was going to do that this weekend, but I suppose I should wait.

Although it might be worth the $25 a month just to use the hydro massage table....and there is one cardio exercise I can do.

Chasity, you are just lifting me up, sister.....woohoo


Love you....hugs
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Please y'all, tell me how much better you felt afterwards if you've had one.

I'm kinda-sorta feeling sorry for myself, but mostly I just don't want to have to take off of work....but I won't make it through this Winter, just the little cold front we had last week hurt my knee like hell. I wanted to rip it right off my leg.


Please, give me some good words, okay?....hf
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Hopefully it will be for the better. Prayers hf
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OP? I do something to you or something?
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Please y'all, tell me how much better you felt afterwards if you've had one.

I'm kinda-sorta feeling sorry for myself, but mostly I just don't want to have to take off of work....but I won't make it through this Winter, just the little cold front we had last week hurt my knee like hell. I wanted to rip it right off my leg.


Please, give me some good words, okay?....hf
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Hopefully it will be for the better. Prayers hf
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OP? I do something to you or something?
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I'm thinking maybe your prayer might have touched my knee, if it was you.

But no, lovey, you haven't done anything to upset me....am I confused about your question?

Thank you for the prayer. I felt like I could feel a prayer working, but didn't know who had done it....I've even asked on this thread if someone had prayed for me.....hugs
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Research suggests that up to one-third of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain, while 1 in 5 are dissatisfied with the results. A study published last year in the BMJ found that knee replacement had “minimal effects on quality of life,” especially for patients with less severe arthritis.

One-third of patients who undergo knee replacement may not even be appropriate candidates for the procedure, because their arthritis symptoms aren’t severe enough to merit aggressive intervention, according to a 2014 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

[link to khn.org (secure)]

Infection, blood clots, nerve and blood vessel damage, knee replacement failure:

"Knee replacement complications can cause the device to loosen or fail completely. Loose devices may cause severe pain in the patient’s knee. Research indicates that specific models are more likely to face knee replacement complications. In 2007, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery conducted a study showing that roughly 38 percent of Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacements loosened within two years. The study also showed that roughly 56 percent of the patients involved required revision surgery due to knee pain."

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"Most knee replacements are successful, however, some 20 percent of patients “may still experience pain following surgery for months or even years,”according to Dr. Amar Ranawat of New York City’s Hospital for Special Surgeries.

Even though a knee replacement patient may not have acute complications immediately after surgery, or even in the months afterward, complications could arise months or years later, requiring revision surgery.

Numerous patients have undergone revision surgeries to correct problems with these devices, sometimes to replace the entire knee implant, other times for just a part of the device."

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Please y'all, tell me how much better you felt afterwards if you've had one.

I'm kinda-sorta feeling sorry for myself, but mostly I just don't want to have to take off of work....but I won't make it through this Winter, just the little cold front we had last week hurt my knee like hell. I wanted to rip it right off my leg.


Please, give me some good words, okay?....hf
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Hopefully it will be for the better. Prayers hf
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OP? I do something to you or something?
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I'm thinking maybe your prayer might have touched my knee, if it was you.

But no, lovey, you haven't done anything to upset me....am I confused about your question?

Thank you for the prayer. I felt like I could feel a prayer working, but didn't know who had done it....I've even asked on this thread if someone had prayed for me.....hugs
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I can be really goofy and I got worried. I did pray for you and gave a :greenkarma:.

Just be patient, it’ll come together :pray:
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Research suggests that up to one-third of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain, while 1 in 5 are dissatisfied with the results. A study published last year in the BMJ found that knee replacement had “minimal effects on quality of life,” especially for patients with less severe arthritis.

One-third of patients who undergo knee replacement may not even be appropriate candidates for the procedure, because their arthritis symptoms aren’t severe enough to merit aggressive intervention, according to a 2014 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

[link to khn.org (secure)]

Infection, blood clots, nerve and blood vessel damage, knee replacement failure:

"Knee replacement complications can cause the device to loosen or fail completely. Loose devices may cause severe pain in the patient’s knee. Research indicates that specific models are more likely to face knee replacement complications. In 2007, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery conducted a study showing that roughly 38 percent of Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacements loosened within two years. The study also showed that roughly 56 percent of the patients involved required revision surgery due to knee pain."

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"Most knee replacements are successful, however, some 20 percent of patients “may still experience pain following surgery for months or even years,”according to Dr. Amar Ranawat of New York City’s Hospital for Special Surgeries.

Even though a knee replacement patient may not have acute complications immediately after surgery, or even in the months afterward, complications could arise months or years later, requiring revision surgery.

Numerous patients have undergone revision surgeries to correct problems with these devices, sometimes to replace the entire knee implant, other times for just a part of the device."

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vodka5


sigh...thank you for scaring the shit out of me.

Fuck me running...sigh
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My dad has had three over the last 20 years, his last surgery was for an infection from the third generation knee replacement. I have heard a lot of people say not to do them, and I can say my dad still can’t walk any better and has constant problem.
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I have an uncle that had both knees replaced and gave him temp relief. A decade later a Doctor determined it was his Hip and he didn't need knee surgery's because it was his hip the whole time!

I had knee issues as a child from growing 9 inches in 9 months. Dr said i'd have severe arthritis at middle age and it has started (45), it comes and goes and wearing a knee brace at times when needed helps.

They won't ever cut on my knees, unless I just can't walk and thats the only way i'll ever walk.

The biggest issue with knee surgery's are infections, good luck if you have the surgery and follow the recommendations to a T.
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Research suggests that up to one-third of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain, while 1 in 5 are dissatisfied with the results. A study published last year in the BMJ found that knee replacement had “minimal effects on quality of life,” especially for patients with less severe arthritis.

One-third of patients who undergo knee replacement may not even be appropriate candidates for the procedure, because their arthritis symptoms aren’t severe enough to merit aggressive intervention, according to a 2014 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

[link to khn.org (secure)]

Infection, blood clots, nerve and blood vessel damage, knee replacement failure:

"Knee replacement complications can cause the device to loosen or fail completely. Loose devices may cause severe pain in the patient’s knee. Research indicates that specific models are more likely to face knee replacement complications. In 2007, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery conducted a study showing that roughly 38 percent of Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacements loosened within two years. The study also showed that roughly 56 percent of the patients involved required revision surgery due to knee pain."

[link to www.drugdangers.com (secure)]


"Most knee replacements are successful, however, some 20 percent of patients “may still experience pain following surgery for months or even years,”according to Dr. Amar Ranawat of New York City’s Hospital for Special Surgeries.

Even though a knee replacement patient may not have acute complications immediately after surgery, or even in the months afterward, complications could arise months or years later, requiring revision surgery.

Numerous patients have undergone revision surgeries to correct problems with these devices, sometimes to replace the entire knee implant, other times for just a part of the device."

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vodka5


sigh...thank you for scaring the shit out of me.

Fuck me running...sigh
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The point is, you seem to believe that the worst that can happen is death. Death is unlikely but complications are not rare, and the complications can put you in worse shape than you are now.

There are many non-surgical ways to treat arthritis of the knees.

Many of them are very effective with very minimal risks.

But they aren't going to make your doctor richer.

Doctors have an interest in minimizing the dangers and maximizing the benefits of surgery. That's where the money is.

Maybe if you clear your head and start thinking more calmly and rationally you will make a better decision.

You don't want the surgery. You don't have to have the surgery. So try more alternatives.

I'm not scaring you. I'm informing you. The facts are scaring you.
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Research suggests that up to one-third of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain, while 1 in 5 are dissatisfied with the results. A study published last year in the BMJ found that knee replacement had “minimal effects on quality of life,” especially for patients with less severe arthritis.

One-third of patients who undergo knee replacement may not even be appropriate candidates for the procedure, because their arthritis symptoms aren’t severe enough to merit aggressive intervention, according to a 2014 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

[link to khn.org (secure)]

Infection, blood clots, nerve and blood vessel damage, knee replacement failure:

"Knee replacement complications can cause the device to loosen or fail completely. Loose devices may cause severe pain in the patient’s knee. Research indicates that specific models are more likely to face knee replacement complications. In 2007, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery conducted a study showing that roughly 38 percent of Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacements loosened within two years. The study also showed that roughly 56 percent of the patients involved required revision surgery due to knee pain."

[link to www.drugdangers.com (secure)]


"Most knee replacements are successful, however, some 20 percent of patients “may still experience pain following surgery for months or even years,”according to Dr. Amar Ranawat of New York City’s Hospital for Special Surgeries.

Even though a knee replacement patient may not have acute complications immediately after surgery, or even in the months afterward, complications could arise months or years later, requiring revision surgery.

Numerous patients have undergone revision surgeries to correct problems with these devices, sometimes to replace the entire knee implant, other times for just a part of the device."

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vodka5


sigh...thank you for scaring the shit out of me.

Fuck me running...sigh
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The point is, you seem to believe that the worst that can happen is death. Death is unlikely but complications are not rare, and the complications can put you in worse shape than you are now.

There are many non-surgical ways to treat arthritis of the knees.

Many of them are very effective with very minimal risks.

But they aren't going to make your doctor richer.

Doctors have an interest in minimizing the dangers and maximizing the benefits of surgery. That's where the money is.

Maybe if you clear your head and start thinking more calmly and rationally you will make a better decision.

You don't want the surgery. You don't have to have the surgery. So try more alternatives.

I'm not scaring you. I'm informing you. The facts are scaring you.
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Please tell me the alternative treatments for a bone on bone knee joint.

I have two months before the surgery is scheduled. I have time.
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gaah
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So sorry! hugs


Everything is gonna be ok... we will pray for you!


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Research suggests that up to one-third of those who have knees replaced continue to experience chronic pain, while 1 in 5 are dissatisfied with the results. A study published last year in the BMJ found that knee replacement had “minimal effects on quality of life,” especially for patients with less severe arthritis.

One-third of patients who undergo knee replacement may not even be appropriate candidates for the procedure, because their arthritis symptoms aren’t severe enough to merit aggressive intervention, according to a 2014 study in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

[link to khn.org (secure)]

Infection, blood clots, nerve and blood vessel damage, knee replacement failure:

"Knee replacement complications can cause the device to loosen or fail completely. Loose devices may cause severe pain in the patient’s knee. Research indicates that specific models are more likely to face knee replacement complications. In 2007, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery conducted a study showing that roughly 38 percent of Zimmer NexGen LPS-Flex knee replacements loosened within two years. The study also showed that roughly 56 percent of the patients involved required revision surgery due to knee pain."

[link to www.drugdangers.com (secure)]


"Most knee replacements are successful, however, some 20 percent of patients “may still experience pain following surgery for months or even years,”according to Dr. Amar Ranawat of New York City’s Hospital for Special Surgeries.

Even though a knee replacement patient may not have acute complications immediately after surgery, or even in the months afterward, complications could arise months or years later, requiring revision surgery.

Numerous patients have undergone revision surgeries to correct problems with these devices, sometimes to replace the entire knee implant, other times for just a part of the device."

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vodka5


sigh...thank you for scaring the shit out of me.

Fuck me running...sigh
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The point is, you seem to believe that the worst that can happen is death. Death is unlikely but complications are not rare, and the complications can put you in worse shape than you are now.

There are many non-surgical ways to treat arthritis of the knees.

Many of them are very effective with very minimal risks.

But they aren't going to make your doctor richer.

Doctors have an interest in minimizing the dangers and maximizing the benefits of surgery. That's where the money is.

Maybe if you clear your head and start thinking more calmly and rationally you will make a better decision.

You don't want the surgery. You don't have to have the surgery. So try more alternatives.

I'm not scaring you. I'm informing you. The facts are scaring you.
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Please tell me the alternative treatments for a bone on bone knee joint.

I have two months before the surgery is scheduled. I have time.
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Okay. Bone on bone...bone on bone....you got bone on bone.

There are many people with bone on bone that DO NOT choose replacement surgery.

It isn't up to me to do all of the research for you.

You seem to want to do this despite your protests to the contrary.

There are many people who do feel some pay off for having medical procedures. Sorry, but you seem to be one of them.


A couple of the payoffs is drugs and four pages worth of attention on GLP. Attention. Sympathy. More attention.
People doing things for you. More attention. More drugs.
Excitement. It's like a super sweet sixteen.

And you don't seem to really want to hear that it might not be necessary or that something unpleasant might happen.

But, if you are among the one third with continuing pain or worse, what then?

Why not exhaust every avenue of avoiding surgery.

It doesn't seem like you've tried anything but a couple of cortisone shots.

There are many others. Many people find them very effective.

Do the research.
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At a public pool? Me?


billlaugh


BUT Chasity, thank you for the suggestion. One of my clients got approved for aqua therapy, and I'm going to talk to my doc about getting that for me. I'll have to go to Cruces to do it....but what else am I going to have to do?

Thank you, lovey!.....send
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DumbnDumb

chuckle
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Strong inner muscle relaxer. Don't know what that means.


But I'm laughing....ohyeah
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I'll see your muscle relaxer and raise you two beers.

I'm just being silly. chuckle
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I see them both.

I've finally calmed down.

Today was difficult, bt I raise you a beer and three strips of bacon.

bacon
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Heeey, I've got a beer in the fridge, and I'm going to drink it....or some of it.

Chasity, lovey, while I like your enthusiasm, there's no way I'm going to go to a public pool.

I am going to be getting a membership to Planet Fitness....well, I was going to do that this weekend, but I suppose I should wait.

Although it might be worth the $25 a month just to use the hydro massage table....and there is one cardio exercise I can do.

Chasity, you are just lifting me up, sister.....woohoo


Love you....hugs
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Maybe you could have some acupuncture sessions... I wish I could help you more but I don’t know how...

Gonna search about... send


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chuckle
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Strong inner muscle relaxer. Don't know what that means.


But I'm laughing....ohyeah
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I'll see your muscle relaxer and raise you two beers.

I'm just being silly. chuckle
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I see them both.

I've finally calmed down.

Today was difficult, bt I raise you a beer and three strips of bacon.

:bacon:
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Aww, you went right for the bacon. You must have a strong hand Sir!

I'm only holding a pair of cocoa bunnies.

:cocobunnies::cocobunnies:

I fold.
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50/50 chance you wont make it.
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Well, when I asked the doc what could go wrong with the surgery....he just blurted out, "Death."

We both laughed, and I told him that might be a merciful thing. He didn't laugh about that. He just told me it would not be in my nor his best interest for me to die. I like him, he's not a stuffy doctor, and he has a sense of humor.

He told me all the odds about all the things that can go wrong, and they are small. If I were to die during the surgery, then it would be an easy-peasy exit.

My immune system is very good, so infection shouldn't be an issue. I do know how to take care of a wound.


My knee is so spasming. It's never done this before....:shrug:
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Good luck
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Maybe you could have some acupuncture sessions... I wish I could help you more but I don’t know how...

Gonna search about... send


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that's a great idea, I would try some holistic options out too. but swimming is supposed to be the best for joint relief.
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Sucks to have to have surgery, but knees have a high success rate.

I've been doing physical therapy for the last few months for a torn Achilles tendon, but a lot of the people I see there are knee replacement folks - the ones who do their "home exercises" that the therapists assign seem to do the best.

You'll do great!

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Maybe you could have some acupuncture sessions... I wish I could help you more but I don’t know how...

Gonna search about... send


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that's a great idea, I would try some holistic options out too. but swimming is supposed to be the best for joint relief.
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Taking some supplements might help too... have you heard about shark cartilage capsules?
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Maybe you could have some acupuncture sessions... I wish I could help you more but I don’t know how...

Gonna search about... send


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that's a great idea, I would try some holistic options out too. but swimming is supposed to be the best for joint relief.
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Taking some supplements might help too... have you heard about shark cartilage capsules?
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SHARK CARTILAGE

Shark cartilage has been shown to lessen the pain and stiffness in knees. This is because it contains mucopolysaccharides, powerful anti-inflammatory molecules. Shark cartilage is available in capsule form that can be taken as a dietary supplement. While it may not completely eliminate the pain, it might help.

Shark cartilage is a nontoxic, natural supplement that contains calcium, phosphorous, and complex carbohydrates. The calcium and phosphorous is easily absorbed into the body, and the complex carbohydrates have been shown to reduce inflammation.

Using shark cartilage, Dr. Joseph Orcasity, a consultant at the University of Miami Medical School, treated a dozen elderly arthritis patients with severe knee pain. He reported that after taking shark cartilage for four weeks, most patients exhibited reduced pain and swelling and increased mobility.



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Don't do intense cardio if you have had heart problems, just walkinging in the fresh air is enough or the stationary bike might be easier on your knees.
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OP,

I have had bad knees (both) for decades with knee replacements always hanging over my head. That being said, one thing, as strange as it may sound, that really seemed to give me relief was wearing leather moccasins. Weird but I could and can tell a difference, FWIW.

Good Luck
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OP,

I have had bad knees (both) for decades with knee replacements always hanging over my head. That being said, one thing, as strange as it may sound, that really seemed to give me relief was wearing leather moccasins. Weird but I could and can tell a difference, FWIW.

Good Luck
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Regenerative stem cell therapy? look at the pro's and
con's. Expensive but has a good recovery record to get you
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Strong inner muscle relaxer. Don't know what that means.


But I'm laughing....ohyeah
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I'll see your muscle relaxer and raise you two beers.

I'm just being silly. chuckle
 Quoting: CosmicFire

I see them both.

I've finally calmed down.

Today was difficult, bt I raise you a beer and three strips of bacon.

bacon
 Quoting: Louis in Richmond


Aww, you went right for the bacon. You must have a strong hand Sir!

I'm only holding a pair of cocoa bunnies.

:cocobunnies::cocobunnies:

I fold.
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Re: I just found out I have to have knee replacement surgery this December
So many people here seem to be anti-surgery.

I have a trip overseas coming up. Last time I was in this city before my knee replacement, getting around was so hard. I couldn’t climb stairs easily, so I had to search for elevators to take the underground/subway. This city is easy to get around in if you can walk a lot; I could not, so I had to cobble together taxi rides (expensive) and public transportation (which was still hard for standing/getting to the station etc). This was exhausting, to say the least.

This time? I’ll walk around the city like a normal person! Don’t even need a cane anymore. Thanks to my knee replacement and successful physical therapy after (that part is so important).

I tried everything before the surgery—several types of shots, tons of dietary and supplement things, pain medication, physical therapy, weight loss, you name it.

Only thing to finally give me my ability to walk back was the surgery.

Your results may vary, and only YOU know how bad your knee is now//how much it interferes with daily life. It is definitely major surgery (no matter what anyone tells you). Also, don’t decide the surgery, if you do it, is a “failure” if you still have some pain, and not full function even 6 to 9 months after the surgery; I didn’t feel I fully had my knee back for a year (although I was certainly functional before the full year).

Anyway, I just wanted to give my personal experience; everyone’s situation is different. Had my need not been as great I would not have done the surgery. I have been told for several years that I need surgery on my right shoulder and for carpal tunnel and I’ve refused both since I am somewhat functional for those; pain alone for me is not enough, its all about function and daily life for me to take the surgery risk on any joint.
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10/17/2019 02:43 PM
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Re: I just found out I have to have knee replacement surgery this December
OP,

I have had bad knees (both) for decades with knee replacements always hanging over my head. That being said, one thing, as strange as it may sound, that really seemed to give me relief was wearing leather moccasins. Weird but I could and can tell a difference, FWIW.

Good Luck
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Regenerative stem cell therapy? look at the pro's and
con's. Expensive but has a good recovery record to get you
back to 100%
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they only do that in Panama right?
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Re: I just found out I have to have knee replacement surgery this December
I had my knee replaced a year ago this month. Great results so far. I have no pain and my mobility is much better than prior. My procedure was Mako robotic assisted, which is very accurate and aids in the recovery and rehab time.

They get you up and walking with a walker a few hours after the procedure. Expect an overnight stay. Home rehab starts right away. The first two weeks is challenging with the pain and exercises. At three weeks or so I started PT 3x week and continued for 3 months. 3 months to the day I was back at work.
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Good info ! My husband is going this surgical route.





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