GOT YOUR ATTENTION. HAD THE RIGHT KNEE REPLACED ON DEC.7, BACK HOME ON THE 9TH. EVERY THING WENT WELL AND I'M UP WALKING ON IT WITH THE AID OF A CANE. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND KNEE REPLACEMENT,HAD THE LEFT DONE 3YEARS AGO,I KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT. JUST NEED WARM WEATHER AND SOME TIME TO GET RIDING. HOPE EVERYONE HAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT HAPPY NEW YEAR. WILL POST PICTURES WHEN I GET BACK ON THE SWEET LADY FOR A RIDE.

drharveys - FSO wrote on 12/13/10 at 12:27:39:


Awww doc, he didn't kneed that!    

Congrats Jimmer!  Glad everything went well.

Glad to hear everything went well!

Wife had bilateral knee replacement three years ago. Back at work in six weeks. Main trouble with doing both is you don't have a leg to stand on, so to speak, during therapy. She didn't want to be put under but once, so did both. Therapy was the key to full recovery. About 300,000 a year done. Over 90 percent success rate, I believe. I laughed my butt off the day we got the bill: "Bilateral knee replacement---$52,640." Did you know some people go to India or somewhere overseas to save money? Its like $10,000 or some insane low price. BTW, she is pain free most of the time. Only achey at times. And she is 56.

Don't let Dr harveys knee-dling get to you!

My mother is recovering from a knee replacement. I was up past midnight cooking food to carry over to her house today. My poor ol Dad cant cook LOL. Except for a lot of pain she is doing well. Glad your surgery went well Jimmer. My Mom's therapist recommended she ride an exercise bicycle. She borrowed one from a friend. Seem's to be helping.

Midnight and Jimmer. This is not something you can rush, but once you start getting better it goes pretty fast. My minister was across the hall with Bilateral replacement same time as my wife. Both stayed in hospital for a week. Continuous Passive Motion machines moved their legs when they were not doing PT. The machines caused a lot of pain, but kept them flexible. And while I can cook, the ladies at church rotated bringing food for me and my daughter. Of course we do that for others when they are sick, as well. Different doctors do it differently. Our family Dr says my wife was crazy for doing both, but he was astonished how fast she got over it. Hope you and yours do well. It is amazing to see how people's recovery changes their lives and gives them back what they lost over time. The absence of pain alone helps a lot.