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21. Kali, if you can't walk around without pain, it's time for a new knee

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 02:30 PM

Jun 2012

I'd gotten so I could not walk around the house for more than a total of an hour a day. Couldn't stand up long enough to load the dishwasher without taking a break in the middle of the chore.

My physical therapist at the time told me to get new knees as soon as possible, before I lost any more muscle tone. That's why, even with the pain in the bad knee, I'm working so hard to get the muscle tone built up in the new knee. When I get the bad knee replaced, I should be able to heal even faster for the second one.

As long as you can find a good surgeon to do the work, I can highly recommend getting a new knee. Within ten days of the surgery, the pain in the new knee was LESS than in the bad knee. What a relief to have one leg that did not hurt so much!

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The physical therapists took away my walker! [View all] csziggy Jun 2012 OP

Congratulations. Canes are cool. trof Jun 2012 #1

Yeah. My favorite one has butterflies all over it. It's an aluminum adjustable. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #4

I was thinking more Irish Blackthorn. trof Jun 2012 #6

Now that would be cool! csziggy Jun 2012 #8

My shillelagh is cedar and would make a nice weapon if necessary, however,... HopeHoops Jun 2012 #20

Right now I just have a basic aluminum adjustable cane csziggy Jun 2012 #7

About 25 years ago my mom went to England and brought back a walking stick ... lovely antique ... Flaxbee Jun 2012 #2

Somewhere in the house I have a knife walking stick csziggy Jun 2012 #9

yeah, it wasn't a very good 'sword' but she got a kick out of the idea. Flaxbee Jun 2012 #17

Congrats, my dear csziggy! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #3

How is your knee doing? csziggy Jun 2012 #10

My knee is doing well, thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #12

Good to hear you're doing good csziggy Jun 2012 #13

It IS a fight...a big one. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #14

Those dicks! Iggo Jun 2012 #5

LOL! csziggy Jun 2012 #11

wow sounds like you are really doing good! Kali Jun 2012 #15

Kali, if you can't walk around without pain, it's time for a new knee csziggy Jun 2012 #21

Too bad Wisconsin couldn't do the same . . . RZM Jun 2012 #16

I wish Wisconsin had gone differently csziggy Jun 2012 #22

Following a REALLY bad motorcycle accident in 1981, I was in a full-leg cast and on crutches... MiddleFingerMom Jun 2012 #18

The right cane: It's all about making an enterance. sarge43 Jun 2012 #19

"Makes it look like I'm going fast!" csziggy Jun 2012 #23

More than few people have pointed that out. sarge43 Jun 2012 #24

Before I left the rehab hospital I made them show me how to properly use a cane csziggy Jun 2012 #25

I think it just feels natural if you're right handed to carry the cane with the right hand. sarge43 Jun 2012 #26

I'll mostly use the cane when I'm out and about csziggy Jun 2012 #30

Also gives a certain sense of physical security in a place that isn't so familiar. sarge43 Jun 2012 #31

Exactly! csziggy Jun 2012 #32

Bitchin! I have that cane. Hopefully I wont need it anymore NightWatcher Jun 2012 #27

Did it make you look like you were moving faster? sarge43 Jun 2012 #29

if you want a cool cane, check here NightWatcher Jun 2012 #28

This is great! kimi Jun 2012 #33

Congrats to you, too! csziggy Jun 2012 #34