Terry Beeson Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Well, it's now official... I go into St John's on January 3rd for a partial knee replacement. Seems there is not enough cartilage left in my knee to do any good with a scope. They will grind part of the bone from the top and bottom of the inside part of the knee and put metal plates to replace the bone. Then a chip of polyethylene (plastic) about the size of a small motel soap will be placed between them. The doctor says I'll be dancing like Emmit Smith in a month... :lol I guess that's good since I never could dance... Anyway, I do hope that makes for easier wading by sometime in February or so.... We'll see. TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Don Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Best Wishes. I hope all goes well and you're back on the river in no time. Don Don May I caught you a delicious bass.
gonefishin Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Now that sounds like a whole lot of fun!! Wasnt there a story about an giant who ground bones or some such? I'd watch it if I was you. J/K Good luck and I hope it works out for you. I would rather be fishin'. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
Gary Lange Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Good Luck on the Surgery and I hope you make a fast recovery. Respect your Environment and others right to use it!
Kansas Fly Fisher Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Best of luck! Hope you're back on the water soon. John Born to Fish, Forced to Work KSMEDIC.COM
Rusty Posted December 6, 2006 Posted December 6, 2006 Terry, best of luck on the surgery. Remember what I was telling you about the nurse's. Treat them nice, and they will treat you nice.
Terry Beeson Posted December 7, 2006 Author Posted December 7, 2006 Hey russ.... I'm married to a nurse... remember? I HAVE to be nice to them... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Danoinark Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 Beeson Be sure and put an big red x on the correct knee. I have heard of horror stories. Glass Has Class "from the laid back lane in the Arkansas Ozarks"
Rusty Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 One time at band camp, oh wait, wrong place. I was getting prepped for my knee surgery and the surgeon that was performing the operation came in and said "so, what are we doing to you today"? My reply was, Iam having my appendix removed. Boy that didn't go ever. He got really, really PO'd, and said "it's crap like that, that gets doctors in trouble. Geez I said, can I get another doctor. Next thing I know, I am counting from 100 to 99.
LostMyWife Posted December 7, 2006 Posted December 7, 2006 Terry Good Luck. You should be very happy with the results. I had my hip replaced 2 years ago. The doctor that had been treating me for 15 years says which hip are we doing. I told him if he had to ask, I was a bit worried. They made us BOTH sign the hip that was getting replaced. I never had a doctor sign my butt until that day. Yes, I'm That Guy
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