So I am having a TRKR on July 20th. I have been struggling with this for about 5 years. I am an RN and 20+ years ago I was the circulating nurse in a csection and was rushing from one side of the OR to the other because they needed something during the case, and I tripped over a dandling suction tubing and did not even realize I was falling so no protective posture, just splatt! Got a concussion, broke my right elbow and damaged my right knee. Out of work for quite awhile. Had a stick shift car at the time, couldn't drive with my right arm. But I was much younger then,
) and recovered and returned to work. Fast forward 20+ years Right knee is very arthritic and swollen and painful. I tried steroid injections twice and didn't do much, it is bone on bone. Then I tried eufflexa injections. First one was great, lasted two years! basically no pain. Gave me time to get divorced, travel to Turkey, drive crosscountry with my new boyfriend, travel to Hawaii, get married on the beach barefoot there, and then the shots wore off and I had it done again just before we travelled to Italy for our first annivsery. But this time it barely lasted 6 months. I just got it again in April/May of this year and am feeling pretty good right now. By pretty good I mean I can get through a shift at work, but I can't hike anymore, couple of blocks without pain is all I can manage. I love to travel and explore and I find myself planning vacations around walking or rather not walking and finally said enough is enough, it will not get better, it is majorly impacting my life, I've got to do it. So Smith and Nephew protocol. I've chosen my anesthesiologist, I work with them all, so I know. But boy I am still so scared about the pain management. Many things make me throw up and I can't keep them down long enough to work. He assures me it will be fine. My wonderful hubby will be there with me. But I still felt like I needed more so, here I am
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