Knee Surgery, I Probably Did The Wrong Thing

"Jack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

It did not affect walking/jogging, only crouching because of inability
to flex fully. Reluctantly had surgery anyway for partial removal of
torn meniscus, six days ago, and status hasn't improved. Started
using ski machine four days post surgery and will probably be jogging
within the next few days but still cannot crouch.

Bad decision. Waste of time, effort, and resources, not to mention
risking the possibility of infection, nerve damage, etc.

Hi Jack,,,, Anytime a person is operated on for just about anything,,,,,
there is risk. Many, many people have had the same operation that you did
and have come away improved. Sorry yours did not go so well and what has
taken place needs to be said. thanks
Harv

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Harvey R. Stone said:

"Jack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

It did not affect walking/jogging, only crouching because of inability
to flex fully. Reluctantly had surgery anyway for partial removal of
torn meniscus, six days ago, and status hasn't improved. Started
using ski machine four days post surgery and will probably be jogging
within the next few days but still cannot crouch.

Bad decision. Waste of time, effort, and resources, not to mention
risking the possibility of infection, nerve damage, etc.

Hi Jack,,,, Anytime a person is operated on for just about anything,,,,,
there is risk. Many, many people have had the same operation that you did
and have come away improved. Sorry yours did not go so well and what has
taken place needs to be said. thanks
Harv

It has been six days for the Love of Pete. The swelling probably
hasn't gone down, he also probably hasn't even started the post-op
physical therapy that is going to be needed. You can't say anything
at all about the success of the operation yet.

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BONG #469

In alt.support.arthritis Jack <[email hidden]> wrote:
: 62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

: It did not affect walking/jogging, only crouching because of inability
: to flex fully. Reluctantly had surgery anyway for partial removal of
: torn meniscus, six days ago, and status hasn't improved. Started
: using ski machine four days post surgery and will probably be jogging
: within the next few days but still cannot crouch.

: Bad decision. Waste of time, effort, and resources, not to mention
: risking the possibility of infection, nerve damage, etc.

I had my left hip replaced in 2003. For the first week the pain
from the surgery was strong enough to cover any other pains.

In the next 3 weeks I experienced exactly the same pain that had
driven me to have the surgery, and I even spent time crying over the
useless result.

After that came the turnaround. I was walking without aid within
six weeks, and now after three years I walk, bike, swim, sit
pretzel-style...

Don't give up yet.
--thelma

Jack said:

62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

I'm aspiring to geezerhood.
Training goal: Live to be 57.

On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:31:36 GMT, [email hidden] (Kurt Ullman)

Quoted message said:

It has been six days for the Love of Pete. The swelling probably
hasn't gone down, he also probably hasn't even started the post-op
physical therapy that is going to be needed. You can't say anything
at all about the success of the operation yet.

He's a moron, leave him alone.

On 2 Mar 2006 16:37:12 GMT, Thelma Lubkin <[email hidden]>

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sit
pretzel-style...

Hmm, can I get a jpg?

you're kidding, right? i mean, you're putting us on, right? you really had
surgery 6 days ago and 4 days later, or two days ago, you were using a ski
machine? your doctor "told you" it was ok to do that?

i know that arnthroscopic surgery is almost miraculous, but that's almost
absurd. you need to let things heal, before you tear your meniscus again,
if you haven't already. healing and rehab needs to be a gentle process in
the beginning.

and btw, how long has it been since you were able to "crouch"?---if it's
been a long time, the rest of your undamaged muscles and tendons have become
accustomed to not stretching in that manner. they may have even "shrunk"
somewhat, which means they will have to "gradually" be
worked/rehabbed/stretched so that they can function that way again. if you
keep up this aggressive approach, you may damage something else, if not the
same connective tissues and be worse off than you were before surgery. i
don't think your surgery has failed, but there definitely IS a failure
here---a failure to communicate.

suggestion: talk to your surgeon; talk to your surgeon; talk to your
surgeon. let him/her guide your rehab and let him set you up with a
physical therapist, who will set you up with the correct rehab regimen for
your particular surgical healing process. ask questions about what and when
it is ok for you to do whatever it is you want to do, like the ski machine,
jogging and such. don't assume anything is ok, until you ask questions
about it. and for pete's sake, be gentle with your body.

kate

"Jack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

It did not affect walking/jogging, only crouching because of inability
to flex fully. Reluctantly had surgery anyway for partial removal of
torn meniscus, six days ago, and status hasn't improved. Started
using ski machine four days post surgery and will probably be jogging
within the next few days but still cannot crouch.

Bad decision. Waste of time, effort, and resources, not to mention
risking the possibility of infection, nerve damage, etc.

Thelma Lubkin said:

In alt.support.arthritis Jack <[email hidden]> wrote:
: 62-year-old male geezer with torn meniscus.

: It did not affect walking/jogging, only crouching because of inability
: to flex fully. Reluctantly had surgery anyway for partial removal of
: torn meniscus, six days ago, and status hasn't improved. Started
: using ski machine four days post surgery and will probably be jogging
: within the next few days but still cannot crouch.

: Bad decision. Waste of time, effort, and resources, not to mention
: risking the possibility of infection, nerve damage, etc.

I had my left hip replaced in 2003. For the first week the pain
from the surgery was strong enough to cover any other pains.

In the next 3 weeks I experienced exactly the same pain that had
driven me to have the surgery, and I even spent time crying over the
useless result.

After that came the turnaround. I was walking without aid within
six weeks, and now after three years I walk, bike, swim, sit
pretzel-style...

Don't give up yet.
--thelma

Thelma,
I had my left hip replaced Oct. 31. Withing 3 weeks I had no pain
whatsoever. had my right hip replaced Jan 16. I am still experiencing
pretty much the same pain I had before the surgery. I saw the Dr. last
week, had x rays, everything looks perfect. He said that I shouldn't
expect to heal the same and in the same time frame for both sides. It
was six weeks on Mon.
am I jmping the gun on pain? Am I being unrealistic? I go back for a 3
month checkup in april, sure hope I am still not in pain. I admit I'm
pretty discouraged right now.

In alt.support.arthritis [email hidden] wrote:

<snip>
:> I had my left hip replaced in 2003. For the first week the pain
:> from the surgery was strong enough to cover any other pains.
:>
:> In the next 3 weeks I experienced exactly the same pain that had
:> driven me to have the surgery, and I even spent time crying over the
:> useless result.
:>
:> After that came the turnaround. I was walking without aid within
:> six weeks, and now after three years I walk, bike, swim, sit
:> pretzel-style...
:>
:> Don't give up yet.
:> --thelma

: Thelma,
: I had my left hip replaced Oct. 31. Withing 3 weeks I had no pain
: whatsoever. had my right hip replaced Jan 16. I am still experiencing
: pretty much the same pain I had before the surgery. I saw the Dr. last
: week, had x rays, everything looks perfect. He said that I shouldn't
: expect to heal the same and in the same time frame for both sides. It
: was six weeks on Mon.
: am I jmping the gun on pain? Am I being unrealistic? I go back for a 3
: month checkup in april, sure hope I am still not in pain. I admit I'm
: pretty discouraged right now.

I don't know. My turnaround came at roughly the four week
period. But two weeks longer sounds well within statistical range
for the same [fantastic] outcome as mine: individual details will
always vary. After all your three weeks on the left hip was
a much earlier resolution than mine--I wasn't painfree at the
moment of turnaround.

I hope to hear that you're soon 'running around' ready to
trigger airport metal detectors from both sides.

--thelma

Thelma,
He's a troll. I asked an MD who said he's lieing.

On 2 Mar 2006 19:06:31 GMT, Thelma Lubkin <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In alt.support.arthritis [email hidden] wrote:

<snip>
:> I had my left hip replaced in 2003. For the first week the pain
:> from the surgery was strong enough to cover any other pains.
:>
:> In the next 3 weeks I experienced exactly the same pain that had
:> driven me to have the surgery, and I even spent time crying over the
:> useless result.
:>
:> After that came the turnaround. I was walking without aid within
:> six weeks, and now after three years I walk, bike, swim, sit
:> pretzel-style...
:>
:> Don't give up yet.
:> --thelma

: Thelma,
: I had my left hip replaced Oct. 31. Withing 3 weeks I had no pain
: whatsoever. had my right hip replaced Jan 16. I am still experiencing
: pretty much the same pain I had before the surgery. I saw the Dr. last
: week, had x rays, everything looks perfect. He said that I shouldn't
: expect to heal the same and in the same time frame for both sides. It
: was six weeks on Mon.
: am I jmping the gun on pain? Am I being unrealistic? I go back for a 3
: month checkup in april, sure hope I am still not in pain. I admit I'm
: pretty discouraged right now.

I don't know. My turnaround came at roughly the four week
period. But two weeks longer sounds well within statistical range
for the same [fantastic] outcome as mine: individual details will
always vary. After all your three weeks on the left hip was
a much earlier resolution than mine--I wasn't painfree at the
moment of turnaround.

I hope to hear that you're soon 'running around' ready to
trigger airport metal detectors from both sides.

--thelma