Got a New Knee today…

Nighttrain wrote:

Good news today, y’all. No evidence remains of the infection that was cleaned out last week.  Stitches come out 1-December, full bore physical therapy resumes 2-December...

Good news today, y’all. No evidence remains of the infection that was cleaned out last week.  Stitches come out 1-December, full bore physical therapy resumes 2-December.  I’ll be back to riding gravel, paddling outrigger canoe, cruising around on an old CB550, and all the other important stuff by 1-January.  With a knee better than it’s been in 7 years since it was replaced. Be positive and work the process, Manny.

Before the surgery to clean the infection:

 

goinrcn44h wrote:

I am getting a TKR in March.. Can not come soon enough, been waiting since 2018 for this one.

 

Positive vibes boys,

MH

Press516 wrote:

Glad they got it cleaned up for you.Check in time for me tomorrow morning is 5:15am.  They do their most complex surgery of the day 1st...

Glad they got it cleaned up for you.

Check in time for me tomorrow morning is 5:15am.  They do their most complex surgery of the day 1st, that’s me…. If all goes well, I’ll be home around 1-1:30 tomorrow afternoon.  And then the work begins, again.

Nighttrain wrote:

Good news today, y’all. No evidence remains of the infection that was cleaned out last week.  Stitches come out 1-December, full bore physical therapy resumes 2-December...

Good news today, y’all. No evidence remains of the infection that was cleaned out last week.  Stitches come out 1-December, full bore physical therapy resumes 2-December.  I’ll be back to riding gravel, paddling outrigger canoe, cruising around on an old CB550, and all the other important stuff by 1-January.  With a knee better than it’s been in 7 years since it was replaced. Be positive and work the process, Manny.

Before the surgery to clean the infection:

 

JustMX wrote:

Good luck to those having this done soon.I am now 12 days post op.Went to pt today and i swear the lady Must have recognized me...

Good luck to those having this done soon.

I am now 12 days post op.

Went to pt today and i swear the lady Must have recognized me as someone that cut her off in traffic once.

She was on a mission to cause me pain, and succeeded. Even had a cruela deville laugh.

But she did get me to 4 degrees/120 degrees.

lappedrider wrote:

Update.  Sand whoops probably weren’t a good idea.  Definitely sore today, but making progress.   Just have to remind myself I’m not racing next time.  

TeamGreen wrote:

I was kinda laughing ‘cause I, too, have to constantly be reminded…“A man’s gotta know his limitations”. 🤣

I was kinda laughing ‘cause I, too, have to constantly be reminded…

“A man’s gotta know his limitations”. 🤣

TeamGreen wrote:

Note: There are some FUGLY postures/images in here of knees…mostly post-surgery…that some may not want to see….Over the last 45 years, I’ve broken A LOT of...

Note: There are some FUGLY postures/images in here of knees…mostly post-surgery…that some may not want to see….

Over the last 45 years, I’ve broken A LOT of stuff…A LOT of “me”…too many bones, tendons, ligaments and important soft tissues…and it started to take a toll on me ESPECIALLY on my knees and my mobility.

It all came down to this: I got a knee replacement today. And it is all because of Moto. Therefore, I’m thinking…

This is “Moto”?

For about 5 years, I’ve been getting slowed down by pain and the lack of mobility. My knees, especially my left, we’re always painful and heavy feeling…bogged down like I was dragging them thru life whenever I was attempting to walk or stand for more than a few minutes.

A few years back, MC sent me a text from his hospital bed with his “new knee” straight outta surgery and he was already stoked! He had this giant post-surgical melon of a knee…that immediately better motion than his  worn out“stock parts” 🤣

Since then, on a few occasions, he’s asked me “Why haven’t you done your knees, yet?” Ya know, I really didn’t have an answer other than the simple fact that I had a stupid mindset of not wanting to “Take the time to do it.”

Time off from racing…racing that was already being compromised by my knees.

Time off from work…that’s total bs for me. I can work from anywhere on virtually any device…so, yup, that’s a non-issue. Besides, I’ll be able to be back in the office in a matter of days.

The cost: all in and including PT & whatever devices I might have to buy (so far they’ve all been included other than the “Ice Machine” my wife got…’cause she’s jus’ awesome)…all deductibles are gonna add up up to around $7-8K on a $120K+ spend. Also, if I get my other knee done by year’s end…it’ll be cheaper since I’ve paid near the annual limit on my ankle and knee...which is nice.

Look, I know we all have different insurance issues and some may pay less (like the Medicare crowd) and some may pay more,..and, yes, there are some that don’t have coverage or their coverage makes it too damn hard to get your knees covered. 

Here’s my message to all of you: if you’ve got pain…something holding you back…something you think might be getting “bad” or “worse”…

Go find answers. 
Go get whatever help and assistance you can. Go and take the time to get healthy.

Because, you’re worth it.

Press516 wrote:

After my first experience with max pain right out of the OR, they decided to use a longer block this time… 4 hours.  Mayo does not...

After my first experience with max pain right out of the OR, they decided to use a longer block this time… 4 hours.  Mayo does not like the 12 or 18 hour blocks.  But that meant they wanted me in extended recovery which added 4 hours to my stay.

Out of surgery at about 10 and the block was gone by 11:30.  Battled nausea for a while.  Once things settled in, I was able to get some movement out of it and then walk down the hall.  This PT guy was odd, he drug a chair down the hall behind me in case I needed a break.

Pain level of 5-6 most of the afternoon and evening.  Got working on some flex, got to about 80.  

Sleep was in and out, but still much better than the first one.  Notably stiffer this morning got the exercises in all the meds on schedule.  Taking an ice and elevate break.  Hope to get back to 60 today and get pain down to a 5.  So far, this is a really different experience than the first one.

Press516 wrote:

After my first experience with max pain right out of the OR, they decided to use a longer block this time… 4 hours.  Mayo does not...

After my first experience with max pain right out of the OR, they decided to use a longer block this time… 4 hours.  Mayo does not like the 12 or 18 hour blocks.  But that meant they wanted me in extended recovery which added 4 hours to my stay.

Out of surgery at about 10 and the block was gone by 11:30.  Battled nausea for a while.  Once things settled in, I was able to get some movement out of it and then walk down the hall.  This PT guy was odd, he drug a chair down the hall behind me in case I needed a break.

Pain level of 5-6 most of the afternoon and evening.  Got working on some flex, got to about 80.  

Sleep was in and out, but still much better than the first one.  Notably stiffer this morning got the exercises in all the meds on schedule.  Taking an ice and elevate break.  Hope to get back to 60 today and get pain down to a 5.  So far, this is a really different experience than the first one.

Piston Slap wrote:

My block was an 18 hour . . .and my pain was incredible. . I made a post about it somewhere on here.Tornado hit my town...

My block was an 18 hour . . .and my pain was incredible. . I made a post about it somewhere on here.

Tornado hit my town pharmacy the night I got home, no pain meds for three days. . . 

You guys with you saying pain wasn't as bad as the old knee, I'm glad you had good fortune!

Lol. . . .me not so much!

 

RDnutz wrote:

any of you guys know if your prosthesis was installed WITHOUT bone cement? My surgeon does both cemented and cementless installations. My 1st TKA back in...

any of you guys know if your prosthesis was installed WITHOUT bone cement? My surgeon does both cemented and cementless installations. My 1st TKA back in 2016 was cemented and it was standard procedure back then. I don't know when the cementless techniques were introduced and I only found out about it in researching current Dr before starting process. I asked about it in early examinations and was told they now preferred to go without cement. I wasn't sold on it as my 1st new knee was going strong after 9 years and I knew it worked well being cemented so they let me choose.

Nighttrain wrote:

Mine was cemented.  I think it was 2018.  I assume they now prefer to not use cement in case the end plates have to be replaced...

Mine was cemented.  I think it was 2018.  I assume they now prefer to not use cement in case the end plates have to be replaced at some point?

On the pain side I’ve never had an issue with it post-op. Not for the first 2 days while the pain blockers are still working.  A long time ago I awoke screaming in pain after an ACL surgery. The surgeon had left without any pain meds prescribed.  He had to come back to the hospital, fix his mistake, and flee before my Mother put him in the ER as a patient in need of urgent care. 

TeamGreen wrote:

Note: There are some FUGLY postures/images in here of knees…mostly post-surgery…that some may not want to see….Over the last 45 years, I’ve broken A LOT of...

Note: There are some FUGLY postures/images in here of knees…mostly post-surgery…that some may not want to see….

Over the last 45 years, I’ve broken A LOT of stuff…A LOT of “me”…too many bones, tendons, ligaments and important soft tissues…and it started to take a toll on me ESPECIALLY on my knees and my mobility.

It all came down to this: I got a knee replacement today. And it is all because of Moto. Therefore, I’m thinking…

This is “Moto”?

For about 5 years, I’ve been getting slowed down by pain and the lack of mobility. My knees, especially my left, we’re always painful and heavy feeling…bogged down like I was dragging them thru life whenever I was attempting to walk or stand for more than a few minutes.

A few years back, MC sent me a text from his hospital bed with his “new knee” straight outta surgery and he was already stoked! He had this giant post-surgical melon of a knee…that immediately better motion than his  worn out“stock parts” 🤣

Since then, on a few occasions, he’s asked me “Why haven’t you done your knees, yet?” Ya know, I really didn’t have an answer other than the simple fact that I had a stupid mindset of not wanting to “Take the time to do it.”

Time off from racing…racing that was already being compromised by my knees.

Time off from work…that’s total bs for me. I can work from anywhere on virtually any device…so, yup, that’s a non-issue. Besides, I’ll be able to be back in the office in a matter of days.

The cost: all in and including PT & whatever devices I might have to buy (so far they’ve all been included other than the “Ice Machine” my wife got…’cause she’s jus’ awesome)…all deductibles are gonna add up up to around $7-8K on a $120K+ spend. Also, if I get my other knee done by year’s end…it’ll be cheaper since I’ve paid near the annual limit on my ankle and knee...which is nice.

Look, I know we all have different insurance issues and some may pay less (like the Medicare crowd) and some may pay more,..and, yes, there are some that don’t have coverage or their coverage makes it too damn hard to get your knees covered. 

Here’s my message to all of you: if you’ve got pain…something holding you back…something you think might be getting “bad” or “worse”…

Go find answers. 
Go get whatever help and assistance you can. Go and take the time to get healthy.

Because, you’re worth it.