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[theGinsue]

Sweet ride!

[Ah Pook]

Congrats Ginsue!!

[hatidua]

I purchased some titanium. The titanium itself wasn't all that expensive but the installation fee was obscenely costly -

[Hummer]

I purchased some titanium. The titanium itself wasn't all that expensive but the installation fee was obscenely costly -

Must have been from reeling in all those big ones.

Hope the new one works well for you.

[brutal]

I purchased some titanium. The titanium itself wasn't all that expensive but the installation fee was obscenely costly -

Degenerative or other damage?

Was that done laparoscopic?

I'm flirting with replacement surgery sooner or later. Been doing jello injections for quite a few years now and the one knee is bone on bone, damn osteoarthritis.

[hatidua]

Degenerative or other damage?

Was that done laparoscopic?.

I ran a minimum of 105 miles per week throughout high school and college and then four years ago had a severe hyperextension while helping a friend move hay bales. I think mine was a case of just plain worn out. Neither parents had any ortho woes so I'm not sure why I've had so many visits to the OR.

This one was done via the (now very common) "Mako robotic knee replacement" method. In lay terms, they bolt a robot onto your shin and that assists in replacing the knee. The scar on my shin is about 1" long, the scar over the top of my knee cap is 6" long. I'm told the actual time involved to do this was about 35 minutes on the table. I was home several hours later.

Every patient seems to deal with this differently. I found the first two weeks after surgery to be unpleasant but a 79 year old friend of mine had it done a week ago and he is not experiencing any of the discomfort that I did. I quit Rx pain meds three days post-surgery and quit using a walker at 2 weeks post-op. It's been six weeks now and if I consciously try, I can walk without a limp but I have to put my mind to it. I go to PT 2-3x/week and have a laundry list of at-home tasks that I do each day for my knee recovery.

I was (slowly) mowing my lawn two weeks after surgery.

My knee had gone from happily doing 14'ers to bone-on-bone so it wasn't a case of "maybe I should do this", it was more a case of "if I don't do this, my activities come to a halt".

As to years on the odometer, I'm 56 but the knees have gone through a lot in those years. I'm not sure what role that hay bale to my knee four years ago played because my right knee (for now) is totally fine but the left knee needed upgrading.

[eddiememphis]

I will need both done eventually.

After high school, I didn't join the military or go to college, I decided I was going to race dirt bikes! And I did- very poorly.

My most recent surgeon told me to put it off as long as possible since the replacement materials have a finite lifespan.

He said the recovery from the first one isn't bad but getting a second replacement in your 70's or 80's will be tough.

This likely has changed with different techniques and materials.

[brutal]

I ran a minimum of 105 miles per week throughout high school and college and then four years ago had a severe hyperextension while helping a friend move hay bales. I think mine was a case of just plain worn out. Neither parents had any ortho woes so I'm not sure why I've had so many visits to the OR.

This one was done via the (now very common) "Mako robotic knee replacement" method. In lay terms, they bolt a robot onto your shin and that assists in replacing the knee. The scar on my shin is about 1" long, the scar over the top of my knee cap is 6" long. I'm told the actual time involved to do this was about 35 minutes on the table. I was home several hours later.

Every patient seems to deal with this differently. I found the first two weeks after surgery to be unpleasant but a 79 year old friend of mine had it done a week ago and he is not experiencing any of the discomfort that I did. I quit Rx pain meds three days post-surgery and quit using a walker at 2 weeks post-op. It's been six weeks now and if I consciously try, I can walk without a limp but I have to put my mind to it. I go to PT 2-3x/week and have a laundry list of at-home tasks that I do each day for my knee recovery.

I was (slowly) mowing my lawn two weeks after surgery.

My knee had gone from happily doing 14'ers to bone-on-bone so it wasn't a case of "maybe I should do this", it was more a case of "if I don't do this, my activities come to a halt".

As to years on the odometer, I'm 56 but the knees have gone through a lot in those years. I'm not sure what role that hay bale to my knee four years ago played because my right knee (for now) is totally fine but the left knee needed upgrading.

Thanks for the info.

In addition to the osteoarthritis, I played football and hockey as a kid/teen, 8 years in the Army ( I never really liked running), and too many post Army years not exercising enough. The damage isn't all from the arthritis...

[brutal]

Sit Stand desk - Apex Pro and Back Riftwood top special.

Showed up today much earlier than expected.

What a tank.

[flogger]

Degenerative or other damage?

Was that done laparoscopic?

I'm flirting with replacement surgery sooner or later. Been doing jello injections for quite a few years now and the one knee is bone on bone, damn osteoarthritis.

If anyone is considering a replacement, please do your homework. Lots of get-rich-quick butchers out there and many debates over what materials are used (plastic vs metal).

I had a metal replacement 1.5 yrs ago and I'm experiencing real problems. Appiontements are 2 months out because they are too busy maiming new patients.