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garyjena

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| 09/21/2008 10:36 AM |
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Well here is the scoop. I had arthoscopic knee surgery done Friday. i had a torn meniscus. Well when he went in, the tear wasn't bad, more like a nick but the knee joint was full of bone fragments. He did what he could to ge tthem out and he had to smooth out the bone to try to prevent more fragments in the near future. He said these fragments are caused form athritis. He said I would be in tremendus pain. Well when i keft the hopital on Friday night, the pain was not bad at all. When I woke up yesterday mroning, I was very surprised how good it felt. Then.............................at exactly 24 hours from the time of surgery it hit me. The pain was so bad last night that I couldn't put any weight on it at all. THe prescription for my pain meds are for 1 - 2 every 4 to 6 hours. I started taking the 2 every 4 hours. I kep this up through the night, I didn;t get much sleep. So this morning I am in tears from the pain. I guess he knew what he was taking about when he told me tremendus pain. i always thought I tolerated apin pretty good but I am having one heck of a time thim go round.
SOrry for the typos, but I am pretty loopy. Just wanted to get on to give you guysa an update. Talk soon. |
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tiggarat

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| 09/21/2008 12:30 PM |
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I'm so sorry your in so much pain. any kind of knee surgery is extremely painful...my dad had a hip replacement last fall, and a total knee replacement last spring, and while the hip surgery was more invasive, the knee, he said, hurt far more than the hip surgery. he was on very strong pain meds both times too, and was doing like you are...watching the clock and taking the max amount as soon as he could. it may not feel like it now, but your knee will feel better soon. take care. ((HUGS)) |
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furbabies: Lucy and Molly (1 1/2 yr old decker ratties), and Rosie (3 yr old dobie) Buddy - gone but never forgotten.
"I don't think he has any idea he's a dog, really. Of course, he thinks he has a rather odd figure for a man" - Dodie Smith |
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buttonbutt

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| 09/21/2008 3:23 PM |
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| That's exactly what my husband had done 8 years ago. His torn meniscus wasn't too bad either but the doc found lots of arthritis debris, too and scraped it out while he was in there. Lance didn't have much pain with his with the usual pain meds for 24 hrs (didn't even take it all actually), but he did the ice packs for two days religiously as instructed. Be sure you're doing that. So sorry you're having so much pain with it. |
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rattytatty

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| 09/21/2008 3:34 PM |
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| Jena -- so glad to hear from you! Please take care of yourself... |
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~Nora~ Mom to Hoss, Lil'Bit, Buster & Bailey, CGC, OA, OAJ |
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singingpilgrim

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| 09/21/2008 4:01 PM |
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| So sorry... hope it eases up soon! |
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rattagan's mom

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| 09/21/2008 4:58 PM |
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| I hope your pain eases soon so you can get some rest. Take care of yourself and please use icepacks as Peggy said, it will help. |
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Janie, Ratty,Cameo,Cutter and Nala Belle's Mom
Show your furbaby how much you love them brush their teeth today! It saves them pain "tomorrow." Janie L. |
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Mitzy's Mom

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| 09/21/2008 5:10 PM |
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| Gosh, hope you feel better very soon! |
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lynnygal

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| 09/21/2008 5:22 PM |
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Gosh, sure am sorry you are having such a rough recovery with this knee surgery...... Hang in there....hope it eases up soon! Lynn |
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milly

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| 09/21/2008 7:21 PM |
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| I hope you feel better soon... |
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Milly.....Owned by Murry!!! |
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danbenau

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| 09/21/2008 9:59 PM |
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| I had arthroscopy as well. Ice is very important. If it weren't for icing the knee I think I would have ended up crippled. Maybe not, but it sure felt that way. |
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braeli_bryson

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| 09/22/2008 7:11 AM |
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I HEAR YOU 150%!!!!!!!!!!! it passes... in a few days... my 1st double knee surgery i had 2 tears removed / 2 tears sewn up in each knee... i was in such pain i actually asked my mother to get my gun so i can shoot myself!!!!! scared her half to death... but the 6 knee surgeries after that wasnt so bad.. .lets just say teh more probing they do, the more sore, the more pain... no the arthritis... welll thats a B*TCH!!!! i live with chronic arthritis in both my kneew at 28... there are days i just cant walk... my doctor who is a professional sports doctor said i would be a candidate for knee replacements at 40!!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!! |
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