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« on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 20:41:03 » |
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Random question but anyone had to have this? Doctors are advising i have a double op as my knees are basically shot to fuck
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suttonred
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 20:45:37 » |
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Not a double op but i know someone who was shot through the knee and now has a plastic one. It keeps clicking out and he has to get it replaced every 2 years or so. Might have advanced since his original one as he got that in the 1st gulf war so they might just have to fit one like the original.
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donkey
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 20:48:19 » |
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My mum had one knee replaced, her neighbour both. I can't remember if the neighbour had both together or not, sorry. But, I do know that my mum worked hard at the exercises and that really paid off. A bloke in her street didn't do this and now walks with a limp. So the best I can say is, once the op is done, exercise hard, swear a lot (it's painful), and exercise hard again.
Good luck.
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Don Rogers Shop
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 20:52:09 » |
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Cheers chaps, going to be a bit painful then but tbf they kill at the moment anyway.
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 20:59:14 » |
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Cheers chaps, going to be a bit painful then but tbf they kill at the moment anyway.
I take it this is your way of saying you don't want to play football in July then?  |
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 21:01:34 » |
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i got told that knee replacements are easier to do than my cruciate ligament. and they take half as long to recover from.
both together would be a bummer but if they're succesful etc then it'll have been worth it
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 21:03:58 » |
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My mum had hers done back in June as well (just the one) cartilige completly worn away i was basically bone grinding on bone. So they replaced the whole knee and shes a whole lot better. As said above, you've got to do the exercises to make sure mobility comes back.
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 21:06:31 » |
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Haha donkey i am actually still up for it just awaiting the op date, if its after i will still play.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 22:28:25 » |
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That's what you get for riding around on mopeds chanting Swindon songs at pedestrians...
On a serious note, both my Nan's have had knee replacements. It's a bit of a struggle for the first month or so but I'm sure they give you lots of nice painkillers.
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, November 21, 2008, 08:43:58 » |
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i got told that knee replacements are easier to do than my cruciate ligament. and they take half as long to recover from.
both together would be a bummer but if they're succesful etc then it'll have been worth it
Surely they wouldn't do both together ? Look on the bright side, they won't get the wrong one 1 (first time) |
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, November 21, 2008, 11:22:30 » |
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My mother in law had hers done one at a time in Spain, (where she now lives). Apparently she is now far more mobile than she has been for years.
My mother needs it doing but is worried about it & I have told her to get it done. !
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, November 21, 2008, 13:01:52 » |
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If its at GWH? I should find religion fast if I was you.
I went in for a simple op on my hand.
They forgot about me in pre op.
Then I Nearly died on the slab because of Blood pressure complications, despite being thoroughly tested before the op.
Wrong pain killers afterwards.
Finger still bent and twisted.
Still it wasn't all bad news. They kept the council house element out so there was no egg throwing going on.
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, November 21, 2008, 13:05:53 » |
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Not replacement knees, but I have had both my hips replaced (and at the GWH), no problems and no pain - I do set the scanners off when I pass through them at an airport! Two years ago today was when I had the first one done!
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, November 21, 2008, 13:06:54 » |
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Not replacement knees, but I have had both my hips replaced (and at the GWH), no problems and no pain - I do set the scanners off when I pass through them at an airport! Two years ago today was when I had the first one done!
Hippy anniversary! (sorry) |
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« Reply #14 on: Friday, November 21, 2008, 13:13:46 » |
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Not replacement knees, but I have had both my hips replaced (and at the GWH), no problems and no pain - I do set the scanners off when I pass through them at an airport! Two years ago today was when I had the first one done!
I'm glad you had a happy story for Don because on rereading my little tale it seemed a tad depressing and I didn't even mention the superbug that is rife in British hospitals, or the sickness bug that starts in January and finishes around July.  |
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