My guitar-playing buddy is currently recovering from the second knee - they apparently do one at a time to avoid crippling you completely. Hope yours goes as well as his did.
I've had a couple of friends who've gone Robocop with their knees. Not fun, but a few months later they were both wondering why they didn't do it sooner.
with my right knee barking at me while i'm just sittin' here, i visualize that operation to go about as smooth as it will go in just a blink, like magic. and yer home pretty soon after with easy walker assisted mobility, & not feelin too bad, not too bad at all.
& *have fun* playing with the new thing (and the wound), kindly rehabbing your leg and body, introducing them to this new member of the neighborhood.
My ex-mother-in-law had a knee replaced and, though alarmed by the parameters of the operation, loved the result. Later, it was not one of the things she died from.
My only bionic parts so far (knock on wood!!) are the lenses in my eyes, so I get it. Wishing you a successful, uneventful surgery, and a speedy recovery with little pain and a lot of good drugs! ❤️
Wishing you the best. I have a friend whose knees surrendered after years of running on hard pavement. He had them replaced and after lots of PT he's doing fine now. I had to endure his endless chiding over the years for my being a lazy stationary person but I've managed to keep my mouth shut.
Why not recycle a selection of your past REBIDs for the week? I've read them all, but my memory is so bad your occasional link to an older piece often elicits a "how did I miss this?" enjoyable reread. (To a senile goldfish like me old Nero Wolf books and decades of Law and Order episodes look brand new.)
Anyway, best of luck. Hope they give you the good stuff.
"I had to endure his endless chiding over the years for my being a lazy stationary person but I've managed to keep my mouth shut." ha! Normally that's me. I keep thinking of the Bill Hicks bit: "look at the hamstrings on that corpse!"
The Greatest Hits is a great idea. Maybe when the condition is fatal.
People, including you and me, are funny, Roy: you're getting a little freaked out by what is now a routine surgery, all the while you've been living with this truly alarming rare genetic condition (https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/von-hippel-lindau-syndrome/) for sixty years — but you're used to that. You can do a mere knee replacement. It ain't nothing, but any reminder of our very own personal mortality is hard not take very personally.
I'll be thinking of you, and will be glad to hear from you when you get back. Be religiously strict with yourself about following the physical therapist's plans. (with love, I'll shut up now.)
"any reminder of our very own personal mortality is hard not take very personally." that is so astute as to be a comfort. Thank you, my dear, I'll do the exercises.
Olbermann is off on medical leave too. It's not like we can go find young people to replace you guys. I mean, did you ever read that dolt Ezra Klein?
( I just discovered I really enjoy calling Ezra Klein a dolt!)
When I sit with my peers all they seem to be able to talk about is their various replacements. They all seem pretty enthusiastic. I'm sure you'll be fine.
Ugh, sorry. Like others here have said, based on people I know who've had knee replacements, once you get to the other side of PT, you'll feel much better than you do now. Best of luck. Don't be running back here before you're ready.
My guitar-playing buddy is currently recovering from the second knee - they apparently do one at a time to avoid crippling you completely. Hope yours goes as well as his did.
Sorry to hear about this. Best wishes for a smooth operation and rapid recovery.
I learned two things from my knee replacements:
1) You will hate it much of the time. A good physical therapist will be your best friend. Also, heel slides!
2) Once you're through recovery, you will wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
I've had a couple of friends who've gone Robocop with their knees. Not fun, but a few months later they were both wondering why they didn't do it sooner.
Godspeed, rest up, and see you on the other side!
Sending good thoughts your way.
with my right knee barking at me while i'm just sittin' here, i visualize that operation to go about as smooth as it will go in just a blink, like magic. and yer home pretty soon after with easy walker assisted mobility, & not feelin too bad, not too bad at all.
& *have fun* playing with the new thing (and the wound), kindly rehabbing your leg and body, introducing them to this new member of the neighborhood.
You got this, Roy! The PT is reportedly a bother, but the new knee will have you be strolling round the town pain-free in no time.
My ex-mother-in-law had a knee replaced and, though alarmed by the parameters of the operation, loved the result. Later, it was not one of the things she died from.
My only bionic parts so far (knock on wood!!) are the lenses in my eyes, so I get it. Wishing you a successful, uneventful surgery, and a speedy recovery with little pain and a lot of good drugs! ❤️
you're from that good Nordic stock. Your parts will be intact when you walk into heaven.
Ohh..., a rite of passage! How exciting!
Good luck, Maestro!
Damn, sorry about your parts...
Finally a legit reason to set off the metal detector!
Wishing you the best. I have a friend whose knees surrendered after years of running on hard pavement. He had them replaced and after lots of PT he's doing fine now. I had to endure his endless chiding over the years for my being a lazy stationary person but I've managed to keep my mouth shut.
Why not recycle a selection of your past REBIDs for the week? I've read them all, but my memory is so bad your occasional link to an older piece often elicits a "how did I miss this?" enjoyable reread. (To a senile goldfish like me old Nero Wolf books and decades of Law and Order episodes look brand new.)
Anyway, best of luck. Hope they give you the good stuff.
"I had to endure his endless chiding over the years for my being a lazy stationary person but I've managed to keep my mouth shut." ha! Normally that's me. I keep thinking of the Bill Hicks bit: "look at the hamstrings on that corpse!"
The Greatest Hits is a great idea. Maybe when the condition is fatal.
L! There seems to be a Bill Hicks line for practically everything.
People, including you and me, are funny, Roy: you're getting a little freaked out by what is now a routine surgery, all the while you've been living with this truly alarming rare genetic condition (https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/von-hippel-lindau-syndrome/) for sixty years — but you're used to that. You can do a mere knee replacement. It ain't nothing, but any reminder of our very own personal mortality is hard not take very personally.
I'll be thinking of you, and will be glad to hear from you when you get back. Be religiously strict with yourself about following the physical therapist's plans. (with love, I'll shut up now.)
"any reminder of our very own personal mortality is hard not take very personally." that is so astute as to be a comfort. Thank you, my dear, I'll do the exercises.
Olbermann is off on medical leave too. It's not like we can go find young people to replace you guys. I mean, did you ever read that dolt Ezra Klein?
( I just discovered I really enjoy calling Ezra Klein a dolt!)
When I sit with my peers all they seem to be able to talk about is their various replacements. They all seem pretty enthusiastic. I'm sure you'll be fine.
Well, he *is* a dolt. He's also scared for his life ever since Charlie KirKKK got his neck ventilated.
He wishes somebody cared that much. He is the oleo margarine of punditry.
( Unlike Roy, who is the Kerry Gold)
"Ezra WHO?" say all the guys with sniper rifles.
yeah, it feels like the guy carrying the team is gonna be sitting on the bench for a week
Ugh, sorry. Like others here have said, based on people I know who've had knee replacements, once you get to the other side of PT, you'll feel much better than you do now. Best of luck. Don't be running back here before you're ready.
I ain't running anywhere before I'm ready, rest assured
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