katcat5
new member
Hi All,
My surgery is four days away and I'm scared but also excited about the prospect of being able to walk again, shop, stand for more than a few minutes at a time, and not hopefully have achy painful swollen joints.
Even though I know I can't walk more than a half a block without the bone on bone pain, and my legs stiffening up so much that I can't bend my knees, I still have times when I'm resting in my recliner or I'm having a good day and I'm not achy every moment, where I think do I really need to do this drastic of a step, do I really need to have my knees cut out and replaced with plastic and metal, am I really at the point where this is my only option?
My Doc says I've done everything I can, physical therapy, injections, anti-inflammatory and pain med's, and this surgery is the only thing left that will fix me, so I'm assuming he wouldn't say this unless he really felt this was my only course of action.
I guess I just need to know that what I'm feeling is normal, that others have felt the same way. Most of the time I feel I'm making the right decision, so maybe I'm just having cold feet and that's to be expected.
I'd love to hear from others how they felt as their surgery approached.
Kat
My surgery is four days away and I'm scared but also excited about the prospect of being able to walk again, shop, stand for more than a few minutes at a time, and not hopefully have achy painful swollen joints.
Even though I know I can't walk more than a half a block without the bone on bone pain, and my legs stiffening up so much that I can't bend my knees, I still have times when I'm resting in my recliner or I'm having a good day and I'm not achy every moment, where I think do I really need to do this drastic of a step, do I really need to have my knees cut out and replaced with plastic and metal, am I really at the point where this is my only option?
My Doc says I've done everything I can, physical therapy, injections, anti-inflammatory and pain med's, and this surgery is the only thing left that will fix me, so I'm assuming he wouldn't say this unless he really felt this was my only course of action.
I guess I just need to know that what I'm feeling is normal, that others have felt the same way. Most of the time I feel I'm making the right decision, so maybe I'm just having cold feet and that's to be expected.
I'd love to hear from others how they felt as their surgery approached.
Kat