Chuck,
Good to hear you are feeling better.
Makes me les anxious for my knee operation at the end of the month. I
will not have my knee replaced though, but "only" a small operation on
my inner meniscus. Operation will be done by scope, but yet the advise
is to give it a rest for a week and then 2-3 weeks of physiotherapy.
After about 6 week all should be completely back to normal.
Wiliam
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Verzonden: zondag 11 oktober 2009 22:43
> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] IMG: Nathan's PAW 39: ¡A la bici!
>
>
> I forgot to mention an important point about rehab. My
> surgeon advised
> me that I could (without guilt) easily skip the formal rehab
> procedures
> in the hospital's physical therapy department. The reason is
> that the
> therapist's first mobililty measurements following surgery
> showed that I
> was already well exceeding the minimum goals required to exit
> rehab. On
> the first day (and with some considerable pain) I achieved
> 120 degrees
> bend on the knee. The next day I had a hard time getting to
> 103 degrees
> but the minimum to exit therapy was only 90 degrees.
>
> But he did caution me severely that I should not slack off on formal
> therapy and a daily exercise routine. Yesterday was a day
> during which
> it was hard to keep that in mind. Today I'm much more amenable. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> > Fact is, pain will reside when the muscles (cuadriceps
> esp.) grow up
> > to the volume they were before ... :-( - that's why rehab
> is _so much_
> > important. The knee is not only the joint itself but what
> maintain the
> > joint into contact. I learned that when fell at the
> Penitente fall -
> > not a knee replacement but could have been. Only a lost OM 2.
> >
> > Weight gain is water, but not only that one at the knee:
> lots of water
> > was poured to clean the bone residues and was not isotonic
> - therefore
> > it went into the bloodstream and thus you can piss it off -
> no wonder
> > you lost 3 pounds in a short time: good kidneys, Chuck. And
> good heart
> > too.
> >
> > Aspirin, good. Don't worry too much about swelling per se, blood
> > thinning should prevent trombosis (sp?) - but stay away
> from sitting
> > in front of the computer! - old habits ... :-) Don't abuse aspirin,
> > ask your doctor - is it buffer-aspirin? nevermind.
> >
> > Fernando.
> > ---------------- yes, it seems I remember some medicine ;-)
> >
> > 2009/10/11 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >> I think the pain will reside when the swelling resides and
> it's not
> >> hard to tell where that comes from. I note that, despite eating
> >> almost nothing in the hospital (no appetite) and having good
> >> (suppository
> >> assisted) outgo on the day of discharge (pun not intended)
> I managed to
> >> gain 12 pounds over the 4 days I was in the hospital. Clearly, the
> >> weight is water and, from looking at my leg, it's easy to
> tell where
> >> it's being stored. Fortunately, I lost 3 pounds between
> my first two
> >> weighings at home. If I can continue to lose anywhere
> near that much
> >> water weight in the days ahead I should be in much better
> shape very soon.
> >>
> >> I discontinued coumadin on leaving the hospital on Friday
> and am to
> >> add two aspirin/day starting today (Sunday) for a continued blood
> >> thinning effect. Perhaps the anti-inflammatory effect of
> the aspirin
> >> will also help reduce the swelling. As it is I can only
> spend about
> >> 20 minutes at the computer before I have to leave and
> elevate my leg
> >> to hold the swelling down. That's a real pain but at
> least keeps me
> >> moving.. on my walker. :-)
> >>
> >> Chuck Norcutt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Andrew Fildes wrote:
> >>> They do indeed. You didn't go to rehab?
> >>> As a nurse said to me - let the pain chase the meds - not vice
> >>> versa. Oxycontin works. Andrew Fildes
> >>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 11/10/2009, at 9:38 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I enjoyed them but am just too worn out to comment
> tonight. I am
> >>>> home after only 4 days in the hospital but having had
> only one knee
> >>>> replaced.
> >>>> My right leg from the knee down is very grossly swollen and
> >>>> bruised. Pain and tiredness make it difficult to concentrate.
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