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AMEN!Oh, my dear, the nerves and anticipation are the hardest thing. BUT, you will be surprised that it isn't as bad as our minds can build it up to be! Trust us dear one.. It really isn't that bad, and each passing week after surgery get better and better!!
One thing I wont miss is walking really slowly at times so I don't have to limp. Most people mean well, but sometimes I don't want to discuss why I'm limping so badly. Lately that hasn't been an option as I limp even when I walk slowly. Also hard when people laugh at my strange gait. A lot of my co-workers like to comment that they can hear me coming a mile a way because of my shuffle. It's not like I shuffle because I'm too lazy to lift up my legs. It's because I can't bend my knees without a lot of pain. I know they really have no idea why I have the style of walking I do. I'll be happy to be more of a normal walker. This should also help me to stop tripping over every slightly raised surface because I never pick up my feet more than an inch or two off the ground.I feel Dewey's pain, I am 53 and scheduled for bilateral knee replacement surgery on March 11th. I am tired of the pain, tired of taking Advil, tired of taking Vicodin. I have had several pity parties myself. They are worse and keep getting worse despite pool aerobics, stationary bike, etc. So looking forward to having them done and getting my life back. I used to be an avid walker and now I can't walk half a block without pain and I limp and I have a weird walk now, not very attractive. Not that I care about that but I am sick of limping and am sick of the pain. My doctor is a young doctor and when he looked at me a couple of months ago and asked "are you ready?", I was stunned, I could not believe it. Hang in there Dewey, next Christmas you indeed will be force to be reckoned with, work hard at PT and stay positive!