One more time

[retired]

Some might recall that I had an arthroscopic surgery to my right knee due to a lot of pain and a possible minor meniscus tear. The results were that 1/2 the cartilage was gone and the remaining shredded. There was also osteoarthritis. The dr. said I need a knee replacement, but since I've seen what my wife went thru with two of those and a revision, I didn't want to do it. I also have grown tired of surgical pain in general.

Well, the pain has become worse and more importantly, I'm putting extra stress on my left knee which has needed one for about 7yrs. from 4 on duty injuries. Since I don't want two of them, on Friday morning, I will be getting a replacement to my right knee at 7:30am. I'm due to return home on Monday, but don't know when I'll be back on.

I'm sure there are others here who have gone thru this, either due to duty injuries or just age. I didn't want to join that club, but like the back surgery club, I am going to be doing so. Damn.

All of you take care and to you active leos, be safe.

[filric48]

I need one too, the other day I was at the range there was a guy there that had it done two weeks ago and said that he stopped the meds. My father in law was riding his bike after 1 month and he is 80.

[Ericb760]

Have you considered Synovial Fluid Replacement? You might want to talk to your doc about it.

http://www.orthovisc.com/

[Ron-Solo]

Hang tough, my friend.

[TRICKSTER]

Face it, the medical profession is determined to turn you into Steve Austin. Just hang in there and take care.

[RedVines]

Good luck

[veeklog]

Ouch! I had ACL reconstruction thirteen years ago due to a duty injury, and i can see myself having to repair my knee again.

Good luck with the surgury, and keep us posted.

[DX Shooter]

Good luck and take it easy during recovery.

[P5Ret]

Best of luck to you. Mine is down the road a bit. On the bright side I have friends who have had them, and said it was one of the smartest decisions they made. Once the initial pain was gone, they were able to do nearly everything pain free, within the limits they were given by the doc.

[joefrank64k]

My mom had a bad first knee replacement...but the revision, and second knee replacement, have been revelations for her. Truly changed her outlook on life, she much more positive and upbeat.

Good luck! They've come a long way with knee replacements...much less healing time, less pain, etc.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Here's to a smooth procedure and a quick recovery!

[kielbasavw]

My freshman year in highschool I had surgery on my left knee. Missed half the school year bed ridden wearing a special brace, and then other braces later on.

The bone was breaking away which created a new socket, my knee would pop out and pop into the new socket where it locked up. Very painful very long recovery. Knee surgery sucks. Hope your back at it in no time

[MURRIETA45]

Good luck Sir! Hope you have a speedy recovery.

[MaHoTex]

Seriously Retired? How are you supposed to "enjoy retirement" when you are having all of these surgeries? I seem to recall that you had some electrical stimulant thing for your back too. Crappy price to pay for a retirement.

Good luck sir.

[retired]

Have you considered Synovial Fluid Replacement? You might want to talk to your doc about it.

http://www.orthovisc.com/

Thanks, but unfortunately that is not an option. I spoke with her about it and also to my regular ortho who did the surgery in March. I'm bone on bone, there is nothing else, so the injections would do nothing.

filric48, I'm hoping I will fall into that category and do fine.

MaHoTex, I've been trying to enjoy it, but the body is falling apart right in front of my eyes. I had a neurostimulator implant put in my back just beneath the skin like a pacemaker in 2011. The two leads from it go up my spine to the epidural space at T8. It has decreased the pain level to some extent, but not completely and some days it feels like someone is sticking a knife in me and moving it around. Hey, it beats the alternative of not waking up each morning.

Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement and nice comments. I plan to work just as hard in PT as I did when recovering from my back surgeries, even tho I don't have the goal of returning to work as an incentive. I will have my 6th shirt from the PT place when done, tho it was never my intention to start a collection of them.