Oregon mom
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Hello! I'm brand new here. I'm fairly young (47) for a bilateral total knee replacement, but I am on a waiting list with seemingly no end.
I have always been very active (running, kayaking, cycling), so now the daily loss of my mobility has been crushing.
What makes this extra hard is that I'm the mom of a very active 7yo boy. My dreams of playing soccer and baseball with him have been obliterated and it is all I can do to maintain my emotions at the end of each challenging day.
I've made peace with never running again. I just want to be able to walk again. I want to actively play with my son and I can't.
I was told back in February that the wait list was about 4 months, but that was before the pandemic. Now, who knows? I've been thanked for my' patience' and told to work with my pcp on pain management during these 'challenging times.'
How are people coping with sudden disability? With the endless waiting without a surgery date? With the daily pain of just getting across the room? Any parents of young children grieving because they can't do the things they want to do, like play tag or go on a hike?
I'm on an antidepressant. I take Meloxicam daily. But the fact is my knees need to be operated on so I can start trying to get my life back.
I have always been very active (running, kayaking, cycling), so now the daily loss of my mobility has been crushing.
What makes this extra hard is that I'm the mom of a very active 7yo boy. My dreams of playing soccer and baseball with him have been obliterated and it is all I can do to maintain my emotions at the end of each challenging day.
I've made peace with never running again. I just want to be able to walk again. I want to actively play with my son and I can't.
I was told back in February that the wait list was about 4 months, but that was before the pandemic. Now, who knows? I've been thanked for my' patience' and told to work with my pcp on pain management during these 'challenging times.'
How are people coping with sudden disability? With the endless waiting without a surgery date? With the daily pain of just getting across the room? Any parents of young children grieving because they can't do the things they want to do, like play tag or go on a hike?
I'm on an antidepressant. I take Meloxicam daily. But the fact is my knees need to be operated on so I can start trying to get my life back.
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