PKR PKR Success - 1 yr out.

[Jockette]

I am right there with you! I've no doubt that prayer works! With might not get what we pray for, but we do get what's best for us!

I agree! I have faith in God, and many friends praying for me, but I’ve had a difficult recovery and still have limitations. We do get answers when we pray, but not always the yes we want. Sometimes the answer is no, or wait.

also have to give credit to God for my own healing process.

This is it in a nutshell. He gives each of us our own unique healing process.

And it’s easy to have a positive attitude with the recovery you’re having. I went into this with a positive attitude but I admit Ive been struggling in that department for a while.

Best wishes for continued success. You are an inspiration for those starting out on this journey. You’ve come along very well!

 

[NavyGunns]

@Jockette, taking a heat and hydration break before I get the lawn mowed (does it ever end?) thought I would catch up a bit.

I know what you mean about being challenged to keep a positive attitude when things are just not going your way. Sometimes it takes looking at the situation from a different perspective. Two and a half years ago I thought life was going grand! I was almost finished with my Masters program and was looking forward to doing so many things. Then, two weeks before Christmas, I ended up in ER with a perforated colon. Originally docs thought it could be treated with IV antibiotics as it was considered a “micro-perforation”. By that evening, I had gone septic and was rushed to surgery. After almost 5 hrs, I came out with an 8.5” incision down my belly and a colostomy. Almost didn’t make it off the table. Spent 10 days in hospital, 9 of them hooked up to an NG tube down my throat. While I was thankful to be alive, I went through a spell of “why me, why now!”. I was convinced my life, as I knew it, was over.

But during those 10 days and the subsequent weeks, I realized that outlook was selfish and instead I needed to take advantage of the situation God had presented me and reassess my life. Good news came when my surgeon confirmed that the issue was not due to cancer or anything, but due to an undiagnosed infection and a weak section in the colon. After 6 months of healing, my surgeon reversed the colostomy and reconnected the “plumbing”. Downside is my 8.5” scar is now 12.5”! My sister keeps challenging me to show it off by wearing Speedos! First time she said that I still had staples in (60 of them). It hurt so bad when I laughed!.

Regardless of your current situation, work hard to stay positive. There is always something, someone, that you can look to for inspiration and confirmation that all is and will be well. It’s amazing to me to see others who are extremely ill with terminal cases yet they almost always seem to be the happiest and at peace. Why? We can learn something from that I bet.

 

[NavyGunns]

Today would have been the perfect day to have the new pool filled! 91 degrees but feels like 97!. Water won’t be delivered until Friday so we have a few more days of heat with no pool .

Played a full round of golf. Tee off was 8:30 am and it was already 80+ outside. Knee continues to feel good. Tired and achy sometimes, but no pain . Back to work tomorrow .

For all the BoneSmarties in the good ole USA, hope you all had an enjoyable and safe Independence Day (July 4th).

NG

 

[Josephine]

Hey? Water won’t be delivered until Friday? What's wring with the garden tap?

 

[NavyGunns]

@Josephine,

6400 gallons would probably set me back over $600 since am connected to city water supply and get charged both water and sewer by gallons used. Waiting a few days won’t hurt my wife (of course it might hurt me since I still can’t run fast enough yet to get away from her!).

 

[Josephine]

Oh ouch! Forgive my ignorance. But it's the first time I ever heard of ordering water in bulk!

 

[Jockette]

Not ever having a pool, I didn’t know that either!

 

[NavyGunns]

@Jockette and @Josephine, pool is full, water is clear and cool! Everybody in!

 

[sistersinhim]

Boy. am I jealous! Enjoy!

 

[Jockette]

Lovely!

My husband and I went to our community ‘s pool this afternoon, very shortly after we got there it started to rain. It didn’t rain hard, though, so we stayed about a half hour. I checked AcuWeather before we left and we should have had an hour before the rain started.

 

[Josephine]

Werry nice!

Love the purple 'duck'!

 

[SusieShoes]

Wow! And your granddaughter, or wife perhaps, has a unicorn!

 

[NavyGunns]

@SusieShoes, my 9 yr old granddaughter lays claim to the unicorn. But I won’t be surprised to see my wife on it at some point!

 

[NavyGunns]

Good evening BoneSmarties. 13 weeks (3 months) post-op visit with my OS was today. Visit went well. He was very pleased with how well the incision has healed. ROM was measured at 0-130 and he expects that to improve further. He’s not sure it will ever get to where my other knee is or if I’ll ever be able to squat on my heels, but that’s okay if I don’t. Haven’t been able to do that for decades. He doesn’t want to see me again until my 1 yr anniversary unless I run into a problem. I’m cleared to do almost anything I want, within reason, as long as I listen to what my knee says. If it bothers me, I’m to back off and give it more time to heal further.

The skill of my surgeon, the Grace of God, and the fantastic advice, guidance, and support from this amazing group of people helped me through this experience and achieve the results I had hoped for and that I pray will continue further.

I’ll continue to watch this site and provide comments and support where I can, but will probably not update my own post much other than the occasional update over the next year.

Thanks BoneSmarties for all your support! You are a great group.

 

[Doupie]

@NavyGunns I am so happy for you....
I am 6 weeks behind you and still getting swelling and stiffness. I think driving may be affecting my knee because everyone I know who has a lpkr like my brother, friend and you have surpassed all expectations after surgery. OS wants me to wear compression hose to see if that will help....

 

[NavyGunns]

@Doupie, I think the suggestion to wear compression hose is a great one! I did so from about week 5 through week 8 or 9. I started off wearing it all day but taking it off at night. Eventually got to wearing it only when doing activities where I might be sedentary for a period of time (i.e. driving in a car, on a plane flight, etc.). I found it helped tremendously! In your case, since your PKR was on your right leg, it will definitely help with giving you a better feeling of stability and control. Just make sure it's not too tight as that can be very uncomfortable. The ones I wore went from just over my heal to just below my knee (not over my knee though). My main problem at the time was swelling in the ankles and lower leg. You might need it to go over your knee.

Good luck.

 

[Mutti3]

I believe you will be able to squat on your heels. I ask my OS would I ever be able to do a yoga pose“ child pose” he said no, the prothesis position will not let you! Well I proved him wrong! I can do heel to butt, including squat, child pose, and sitting on my legs!

 

[SusieShoes]

There’s a point at which updating our threads becomes little more than “Still doing well!” That’s still nice to know, of course. Please stay around. You give such sensible and good-humored support!

 

[NavyGunns]

@SusieShoes, I'll definitely stick around, especially to help give others a lift up when they feel things are not going quite as expected. Although my experience was mostly favorable, there were times when I thought "why did I do this!". But, as with most folks, I got past those moments, mainly because of everyone else on this site, so I'll definitely give back to the group.

 

[sistersinhim]

Thank you for being such an inspiration to others on here!