It's time for my other knee to get a overhaul, If joint replacement was baseball I would have a grand slam. If all goes well I'll be back sometime Sunday, see you soon(figuratively) You all be good ,if not don't get caught....Tedd

 

Good luck Ted, hope all goes well.

 

Good luck Tedd.

My BIL went in yesterday, he'll have to wait for a bone graft now. Not expected for us.

Hoping things don't go that way for you and NO, you be good!

Let us know.

 

Wishing you all the best and hope you have a speedy recovery.

 

Good luck Tedd. We'll be thinking of you.

Frank

 

Best wishes for a smooth operation and a speedy recovery!!

 

Good luck Tedd

 

Best luck Ted.

 

Good luck buddy!

 

Break a leg, er... Good luck, Tedd!

- Eric

 

Keep the goal in the cross hairs Tedd. Best Wishes for a smooth operation and quick return home!

Brett

 

Damn Tedd you're falling apart! Recover soon.

I just had a total abdomen scan today, what am I talking about?

As my father used to say 'Built in obsolescence.

 

I hope this one goes as good as the first one did. Give us an update when you are able.

 

I hear joint replacement is pretty beneficial as far as little risk and much better joints. So, how do you know you need a knee? A few weeks ago, at work, my knee just popped and hurt like a mother for a while. Since then it has done it 2-3 times, it feels like it won't bend or straighten. Gradually gets better.

 

Be safe and make sure they oil that thing up

 

Good luck with the surgery and hope for a fast recovery. I used to help do these total joint replacements, its a very beneficial procedure usually with good outcome. Very interesting to see how its done. It may have changed some since I was helping but i cant imagine it changed much.
Chris, sounds like you may have a torn meniscus, which is kind of a cartliage rim on top of the Tibia (lower leg bone), that surrounds the Femoral condyle (upper thigh bone) "knee joint". It can get torn and kind of flip into the joint causing pain and limited movement. Only thing that can be done is remove it, usually with a scope. Day surgery these days I think. Its called a Menisectomy.

 

Get well soon Tedd, and don't forget to keep the old parts for spares, maybe you could use them for around the house, cars, farm.

 

Well I'm off to the hospital in a few minutes, hopefully this is the last time for awhile. Many thanks for the encouraging words they do help calm me in the nervous department .Perhaps this time this will heal faster and won't screw up getting ready for the upcoming car and hunting season. Sometime this year I really would like to get into another build on some kind of a car but don't want to start something and not be able to finish it. I would rather buy one that someone else can't finish at a good price.. See you a little later ...Tedd

 

Things went well, probably the least pain (so far) I've had with a joint replacement. I was lucky and got on this experimental program that used a new type of pain med (Exparel). This stuff is applied during the operation while the wound is open and exposed and can give great pain relief they say up to 96 hours, mine is beginning to fade after 48+hours but is much better than most of the other meds that I have been on in the past, I would use it again if i needed this operation for some reason.

So you will have to put up with me again, it's good to be back......Tedd

 

Welcome back Tedd. Good to hear the surgery went well. Get well soon.

 

Great to hear it!

Glad all went well.

- Eric

 

This is good to hear. I'm having the same done next Monday 03/09. Wishing you the best!

 

Welcome back Ted, glad it all went well.

 

Glad to hear everything went well.

I was sent home with hydrocodone after some out patient surgery in January. Nauseating stuff, didn't take it. Glad yours is better.

 

Glad you did well. I don't understand why medical science has not came up with a way to insert grease fittings into joints. When they ache, just a shot of grease. A little regular maintenance and they last a long while.

 

Well, I think they're sealed bearings, actually.

And, to quote a maintenance guy, "don't worry about pounding it hard, whatever makes its own oil can't wear out" on matters of love.

 

Hurry up and heal...the ski hills are acalling and the snow will soon be melting.