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Post by daworz on Dec 6, 2011 13:55:05 GMT -5
Well I wanted to ML hunt some but with the way my Knee is I can not take the pain anymore, So Iam Bowing out. Having Total Knee Replacement on Jan 10th. Everybody I talk to say it will be alot better in about a month. The doctor gave me some Pain med's I cant take it very good it makes me sleepy, so I just Take 1 at bedtime, so I can sleep in the same bed with my wife, I have been fighting this pain for 2 years, and its so bad I stand in the shower and cry. Iam sure hoping Deer season is alot better for me next year, I have struggled through my last one in pain I hope.
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Post by dadfsr on Dec 6, 2011 13:59:52 GMT -5
Ouch! Too bad you couldn't have hit a "happy" medium with meds and feeling comfortable to go hunting/shooting.
Good luck on the surgery though-from everything I hear on knee replacements you only get out of it what you put into it on the follow-up therapy.
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Post by saltydog on Dec 6, 2011 14:09:06 GMT -5
Good luck with the surgery Daworz. Keep us informed !!!!
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Post by HuntMeister on Dec 6, 2011 14:40:05 GMT -5
I hope your surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery so you can get back out after them next year!
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Post by esshup on Dec 6, 2011 15:04:34 GMT -5
Please be sure and do ALL the follow-up therapy, even the stuff that you have to do at home.
Dad had both knees replaced at the same time - he said afterwards that if he didn't, he doesn't think he'd have gone in and had the 2nd one done - pain.
He was lax in doing therapy and was suffering because of it. My sister and I browbeat him into doing it and he finally agreed that he felt better after doing all the therapy. Even just pedaling the exerciser to get his knees moving helped a lot. After he started doing that 2x day, he improved a lot faster and had less pain. (this is after surgery). He was told that getting surgery sooner than later is better because your muscles are still strong, so recovery is quicker if the surgery is done sooner.
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Post by schoolmaster on Dec 6, 2011 15:18:36 GMT -5
Had both of mine replaced 6 years ago. Best money I ever spent. I did therapy 3 times a day and walked on the walker as much as possible. No matter how much it hurts to do therapy the more and harder you work at it the better the results will be. Just do it you will be glad you did.
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Post by raporter on Dec 6, 2011 16:30:08 GMT -5
Good luck Dave. They will still be there next year.
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Post by Sasquatch on Dec 6, 2011 21:18:38 GMT -5
I'm sorry for you, man. Serious pain justs sucks the fun outta anything.
Try cutting your pain meds in half. If they make you sleepy chances are they work better for you than some folk. A half a pill might not do the trick, buit it's a lot better than nothing all day, and it might work fine too. My dad is like that; one pill k.o.'s him.
I just prayed that your treatment will succeed, and that the pain wouldn't get you down emotionally. For me, one of the worst parts is the worry and stress.
God bless.
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 6, 2011 21:45:56 GMT -5
My wife has had both her's done. it defintiely made a huge difference for her quality of life.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Dec 7, 2011 7:19:02 GMT -5
Good luck Dave.
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Post by jabba on Dec 7, 2011 8:02:20 GMT -5
Good luck dude. The replacements are tough... but not getting them is worse. My wife had her hip replaced and needs a knee too.
listen to the docs and work your butt off during rehab, and after.
Jabba
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Post by hismonkeyqueen on Dec 7, 2011 9:35:49 GMT -5
Hope your surgery goes well for ya, this was my 1st year hunting and wasnt sure I was gonna get to because they had my back surgery scheduled but I was lucky and is rescheduled for the Dec 14th, so I bagged 2 deers and will be wishing you luck for next season
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Post by cambygsp on Dec 7, 2011 10:29:17 GMT -5
good luck! hope you have better results with your knee than I did with my hip......I am almost 3 years post op and still have major discomfort !
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Post by billybobteeth on Dec 7, 2011 17:25:39 GMT -5
good luck
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Post by jager on Dec 7, 2011 18:52:39 GMT -5
Good luck to you. My uncle had both of his done and had a much easier time with the first one because he was more willing to do the therapy the first time. Hope it makes a world of difference for you, lifes too short to be misserable.
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Post by wileyonetoo on Dec 7, 2011 20:44:53 GMT -5
Good luck daworz. I hope all goes well and your pain is relieved. Nothing worse than chronic pain.
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Post by elmo on Dec 7, 2011 23:09:16 GMT -5
good luck Dave. one of the guys from my church just had his done and he still limps a little, but says that his pain is just about gone. His surgery was only about 6 weeks ago.
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Post by legato on Dec 8, 2011 8:41:43 GMT -5
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