Rosadogrose
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@Legseleven! I've just read your story and regret not finding it sooner. Aside from both living in England we have a lot in common. First there's the revisions. Do you have a date? I will be sending my very best thoughts and wishes on the day and all days around it.
Then there's your post-op story itself - very like mine. Full of determination, planning, consultation, effort - and then disappointment. It can be so hard when your knee deteriorates in the face of such effort and so many hopes and wishes. I felt that I used all my resources, replenished many times, and so longed to be able to do simple things without a lot of pain.
I am also decluttering, with a similar strategy - one unit per day. I love books, house is full of them, and despite the one in one out policy, the lists of inviting new ones defeat me. I suspect that your decluttering methods are more advanced than mine. And fuel prices: our village is on oil and my tank refill, limited to 500 litres, was not guaranteed and when it did come was twice the price of the previous month.
Two practical thoughts. I do have the inflatable leg raiser you showed the link to and the nurse was impressed with it. It has stood me in good stead through all three operations (and I forgot - I also had the bilateral partial, but it was my right knee that failed). It isn't as steady as a foam or latex one, but the height is really good and on a flat, steady surface like a bed or sofa it works well, I think. Hopefully you will be packing it away before too long, but I have found icing and elevation a keystone. Second, my left leg/knee was doing so much work (and I was grateful for it) that it suffered, especially in the later months. I found that using a soft brace (I can show you which ones I used if you like) both before and after the revision op helped it and now that the right knee has been revised the left knee has recovered quite a bit, not having to do so much work.
I will certainly follow your progress now that I know your story and send you my very best wishes. Please get in touch if you want to compare more notes.
Then there's your post-op story itself - very like mine. Full of determination, planning, consultation, effort - and then disappointment. It can be so hard when your knee deteriorates in the face of such effort and so many hopes and wishes. I felt that I used all my resources, replenished many times, and so longed to be able to do simple things without a lot of pain.
I am also decluttering, with a similar strategy - one unit per day. I love books, house is full of them, and despite the one in one out policy, the lists of inviting new ones defeat me. I suspect that your decluttering methods are more advanced than mine. And fuel prices: our village is on oil and my tank refill, limited to 500 litres, was not guaranteed and when it did come was twice the price of the previous month.
Two practical thoughts. I do have the inflatable leg raiser you showed the link to and the nurse was impressed with it. It has stood me in good stead through all three operations (and I forgot - I also had the bilateral partial, but it was my right knee that failed). It isn't as steady as a foam or latex one, but the height is really good and on a flat, steady surface like a bed or sofa it works well, I think. Hopefully you will be packing it away before too long, but I have found icing and elevation a keystone. Second, my left leg/knee was doing so much work (and I was grateful for it) that it suffered, especially in the later months. I found that using a soft brace (I can show you which ones I used if you like) both before and after the revision op helped it and now that the right knee has been revised the left knee has recovered quite a bit, not having to do so much work.
I will certainly follow your progress now that I know your story and send you my very best wishes. Please get in touch if you want to compare more notes.
Hi there,
