Knee surgery

[dakids]

I tore my meniscus june 30 at work.  I finally had surgery today.  It went well.  Doctor said it was a huge tear and I will require a full knee replacement in a few years.  Bone on bone with lots of arthritis.   Sucks getting older.  Thankfully it happened at work so it's now covered for the rest of my life.

[glenn57]

Hope all goes well sir!!! Knee replacement sucks for recovery. Per my wife anyway.

[HD]

Eeeeeeuuuueeeewwww....
I got a hammer drill and some barn hinges.....hum.... I'll quote you 1/2 the price of your primary care giver. 

[dakids]

Eeeeeeuuuueeeewwww....
I got a hammer drill and some barn hinges.....hum.... I'll quote you 1/2 the price of your primary care giver. 

I'll pass HD.  Its worker comp.   I'm covered 100 %

[mike89]

good luck dakids!!!!   heal fast but do it right.....   

[Bobberineyes]

Gotta love the union huh DK!! Good luck and heal up!

[dakids]

Hopefully I make it back around December 1st.   

[Jerkbiat]

Good luck on the recovery DK!! Glad you are covered. I think the full knee replacement the recovery is the harder one.

[glenn57]

Hopefully I make it back around December 1st.   

me thinks someones gonna milk it through deer season!!!!!!!!!

yea watching my wife recover through the knee replacements with physical therapy was tough to watch. and i made the mistake of going with her to one of her therapy sessions. UFFDA.....they worked her over.  its my understanding when they do the replacement its not the knee itself, they do a lot of moving and pulling on the muscles around the knee......thats why the intense therapy........to get them muscles back in shape and place.

[Cooperman]

Good luck DK, when I had my knee replacement it took me about a year to recover. And like Glenn mentioned, the therapy is brutal. But you have to stick with it or your knee will never completely straighten out, and you could end with a limp for the rest of you life.

[LPS]

Good luck on your knee DK. 

[Gunner55]

Hope all goes well with the surgery, dk.

[dakids]

Thanks guys.  Staying positive.  Slept well last night.  Dr injected painkiller into the knee after he was done removing the bad parts.  Days 2 and 3 are going to be the worst he said.  Elivate and ice will be my friend he said.

[Dotch]

Good luck dk. Sucks when stuff on one's body goes out of warranty...

[deadeye]

So the big question is will it help shooting your bow. Do we have to setup a ground blind for you. 

[dakids]

No ground blind needed.  It will help my shooting.  It still hurts pretty bad.  I did stop taking the pain pills.  I don't remember but my wife said the dr told us he had to remove a huge  chunk of the meniscus.   He said the next surgery on this knee will be a full knee replacement.  Hopefully it is far in the future.

[dakids]

Swelling has gone down a little.

[Jerkbiat]

That's good. Still looks pretty puffy.

[KEN W]

I had an ACL in High School. Knee replacement 50 years later. But it kept me out of going to Vietnam. Failed the Army Physical. Hope you can last that long.

[glenn57]

Looks pretty sore too!!

[dakids]

Got to hurting pretty bad tonight so I gave in and took 2 pain killers.  It is getting more swollen tonight.  Guess that's the bodies way of saying I over did it today.  Wife says I cant go fishing tomorrow.  Tuesday when she's at work will be a different story.

[Bobberineyes]

Get better soon dk! When I had my minor knee surgery the first week and a half were spent in a boat,  then came therapy..lol.

[deadeye]

So you are saying I shouldn't call you to come help me drag out a bear if I shoot one?   

[dakids]

So you are saying I shouldn't call you to come help me drag out a bear if I shoot one?   

I'm pretty sure I could get your ATV next to it.