I think all will be well if you follow the advice of your physician and
therapists. But poking around inside your knee joint with sharp tools
will never be "small" in my book.
Chuck Norcutt
Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> Good to hear you are feeling better.
>
> Makes me les anxious for my knee operation at the end of the month. I
> will not have my knee replaced though, but "only" a small operation on
> my inner meniscus. Operation will be done by scope, but yet the advise
> is to give it a rest for a week and then 2-3 weeks of physiotherapy.
> After about 6 week all should be completely back to normal.
>
> Wiliam
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Verzonden: zondag 11 oktober 2009 22:43
>> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] IMG: Nathan's PAW 39: ¡A la bici!
>>
>>
>> I forgot to mention an important point about rehab. My
>> surgeon advised
>> me that I could (without guilt) easily skip the formal rehab
>> procedures
>> in the hospital's physical therapy department. The reason is
>> that the
>> therapist's first mobililty measurements following surgery
>> showed that I
>> was already well exceeding the minimum goals required to exit
>> rehab. On
>> the first day (and with some considerable pain) I achieved
>> 120 degrees
>> bend on the knee. The next day I had a hard time getting to
>> 103 degrees
>> but the minimum to exit therapy was only 90 degrees.
>>
>> But he did caution me severely that I should not slack off on formal
>> therapy and a daily exercise routine. Yesterday was a day
>> during which
>> it was hard to keep that in mind. Today I'm much more amenable. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>>> Fact is, pain will reside when the muscles (cuadriceps
>> esp.) grow up
>>> to the volume they were before ... :-( - that's why rehab
>> is _so much_
>>> important. The knee is not only the joint itself but what
>> maintain the
>>> joint into contact. I learned that when fell at the
>> Penitente fall -
>>> not a knee replacement but could have been. Only a lost OM 2.
>>>
>>> Weight gain is water, but not only that one at the knee:
>> lots of water
>>> was poured to clean the bone residues and was not isotonic
>> - therefore
>>> it went into the bloodstream and thus you can piss it off -
>> no wonder
>>> you lost 3 pounds in a short time: good kidneys, Chuck. And
>> good heart
>>> too.
>>>
>>> Aspirin, good. Don't worry too much about swelling per se, blood
>>> thinning should prevent trombosis (sp?) - but stay away
>> from sitting
>>> in front of the computer! - old habits ... :-) Don't abuse aspirin,
>>> ask your doctor - is it buffer-aspirin? nevermind.
>>>
>>> Fernando.
>>> ---------------- yes, it seems I remember some medicine ;-)
>>>
>>> 2009/10/11 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>>> I think the pain will reside when the swelling resides and
>> it's not
>>>> hard to tell where that comes from. I note that, despite eating
>>>> almost nothing in the hospital (no appetite) and having good
>>>> (suppository
>>>> assisted) outgo on the day of discharge (pun not intended)
>> I managed to
>>>> gain 12 pounds over the 4 days I was in the hospital. Clearly, the
>>>> weight is water and, from looking at my leg, it's easy to
>> tell where
>>>> it's being stored. Fortunately, I lost 3 pounds between
>> my first two
>>>> weighings at home. If I can continue to lose anywhere
>> near that much
>>>> water weight in the days ahead I should be in much better
>> shape very soon.
>>>> I discontinued coumadin on leaving the hospital on Friday
>> and am to
>>>> add two aspirin/day starting today (Sunday) for a continued blood
>>>> thinning effect. Perhaps the anti-inflammatory effect of
>> the aspirin
>>>> will also help reduce the swelling. As it is I can only
>> spend about
>>>> 20 minutes at the computer before I have to leave and
>> elevate my leg
>>>> to hold the swelling down. That's a real pain but at
>> least keeps me
>>>> moving.. on my walker. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>>>> They do indeed. You didn't go to rehab?
>>>>> As a nurse said to me - let the pain chase the meds - not vice
>>>>> versa. Oxycontin works. Andrew Fildes
>>>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/10/2009, at 9:38 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I enjoyed them but am just too worn out to comment
>> tonight. I am
>>>>>> home after only 4 days in the hospital but having had
>> only one knee
>>>>>> replaced.
>>>>>> My right leg from the knee down is very grossly swollen and
>>>>>> bruised. Pain and tiredness make it difficult to concentrate.
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