Two weeks today. I'm walking normal. Just walked the dog a half mile. Can walk up and down the stairs normally. I pushed it really hard the first week and it paid off.
The nurse released me after one visit. I've been doing my own wound care. Physical therapists came once. I walked down to her car and met her. She was shocked. She could not believe I just had my knee replaced She said I do not need her help.
Ice and 14 stairs and bend and flexing are your friends.
It only really hurt the first 3 or 4 days. My first visit with my surgeon. It blew him away that I was walking like I never had an operation. Everyone in his office was shocked because it had been on 10 days. Used a walker honestly for maybe 2 hours, no cane.
To be honest and I told him. I was doing so great because he'd done such a great job. I like the fact he glued the wound shut instead of using staples to. He did it a little differently. He did not cut a tendon on the left side of the knee to install the new knee. Which alleviated alot of pain right up front.
This surgeon is fantastic. But it's all mind set to. THE SPEED OF YOUR RECOVERY DEPENDS ON YOU. Just how far your willing to push it and how much pain you can tolerate. I almost threw up several times and almost passed out once.
The first 3 or 4 days from the pain. Surgery was on Wed and by Sunday the pain level had dropped to like 2 or 1 and most the time no pain. The worst days were Fri and Sat. Because I pushed it really hard.
My biggest fear was scar tissue forming in the first few day of healing. Which can effect your limit of mobility of the knee. That's why I did what I did. My right knee I had done 3 years ago. It's as good if not better than my real knee it replaced. I have never had any problems with it.
To be honest I think this knee did better. Because he did not cut that tendon on the left side. Made a difference of night and day.
The place I had it done at was Coastal Orthopedic in Bradenton Dr. HARKAS a younger surgeon. I researched him thoroughly. Because he took the place of Dr Ayers who retired that did my right knee.
He used a ceramic coated TITANIUM knee. Which after my research is they way to go.
I high recommend this place and doctor based upon two knee replacement procedures that were a total success. I'm extremely happy.
My GOD SON CALLS MY A CYBORG NOW
he plays lots of video
But to say I was scared would be an understatement. Cutting out you knee and putting a metal one scared the crap out of me. I don't care if I'd had it done once already before. I was terrified the first time.
I want to back out, but I knew it had to be done. So I hung in there. Did it and now I'm happy. So if you need it done do it. If you need back surgery or any kind of surgery that can make your life better. Don't let fear stop you.
I've seen people in so much pain that surgery could fix. But people that they've spoken to told them not to do it. Because THEY HEARD FROM A FRIEND OR READ SOME WHERE.
Worse yet is somebody did have an operation and did not follow do what they were suppose to do or rehurt themselves and blame the operation.
I've seen people that had back surgery a week later out running a lawn mower. When they should not be doing that. They say I'll decide what I can do. My dad did this. Guess what he hurt his back again and had to be operated on again. Idiot.
Point is if you need help don't let people that are not hurting talking you out of it because they HEARD OR READ SOMETHING. They have no idea what they are taking about. Medical procedures have advance so much in the last 20 years.
Now some people are so messed up that it can help some. Ive seen and worked with these people. I truely feel for them. They got hurt really badly. I am a strong believer in pain management working with doctor and if Opioids are needed then so be it. As long as it's under doctors care.
Because if someone is in chronic pain and the government keeps them from getting treatment for this pain by way of Opioids. Then the government just created new criminals. Because these people will end up buying drugs off the street to treat their pain. Without a doctor's care. The government needs to stay the F out the medical treatment of patients.