Ask her next week if she still wishes she'd had both done at the same
time. I'll bet her tune has changed. I wanted it too but am glad the
doc wouldn't play ball. I can't imagine trying to get around (even
moving in bed) without one (moderately) good knee for support. But I
was never in as much pain as she seems to be. Cortisone worked fairly
well for me but it fosters bacterial growth so my doc forbids it within
3 months of surgery (and actually prefers more time than that).
Chuck Norcutt
JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
> My niece in Wyoming was due to have the first of her two knee
> replacements yesterday. She wanted both knees done at the same time :-( but
> the insurance company would not play ball. So the other one is likely to be
> done around Christmas time. She has recently had Very Expensive injections
> into her knees to try and postpone the inevitable - but no good.
> She found it impossible to sleep for more than a few hours due to the pain,
> even when taking industrial strength pain killers.
> A lifetime of running, hiking, biking, and skiing, has comprehensively
> buggered up her knees at the age of 53
> Regards
> John Duggan,
> Wales, UK
>
> ..........................................................................
> --- On Fri, 20/11/09, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I saw the doc yesterday for my first
>> xray. He reports that I'm doing
>> very well. No problems and very good range of motion
>> for only 6 weeks
>> post surgery. However, pain is part of this
>> surgery. Complete healing
>> can require as long as 4 months.
>> But the doc says I also have to start weaning myself of the
>> pain meds.
>> That ought to be fun. :-)
>> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
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