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    [RC] Knee Surgery - TBlue1


    Hi everyone!
    I had my knee surgery Friday morning and all went well. It took almost
    two hours, which I guess is a long time. It took much less for my moms
    complete knee replacement!
    The doctor said the major problem was the knee joint arthritis and it
    was "shredded" in many areas. He also said it was much like a knife blade
    on some of the edges. 
    Today I am trying to do without any pain pills and without crutches. I've 
    found
    that the original pain is completely gone and now it's just the pain from 
    surgery
    and the two incisions. I have spent time with ice for the swelling, and it 
    swelled
    quite a bit! I used the crutches to help walk more naturally so my calf and 
    thigh
    muscles wouldn't get too sore. I managed to get on my horse and just walk 
    around
    a bit yesterday...for my mental state ;-)
    I made a BIG mistake and kneeled on it to get out a pan and WOW, did that 
    hurt!!
    And WOW, was that a stupid thing for me to do!!!
    According to the doctor, I won't need this done again for the arthritis. But, 
    I've spoke
    to several people who have it done every four or five years for the knee cap 
    arthritis.
    Is anyone familiar with this issue? I certainly don't want to end up where I 
    was if I 
    can help it.
    Thanks again for all the stories, advice, and well wishes!!!!
    Tracy
    
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