my great luck
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chubby37
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my great luck
i must have run over a cat that was walking under a ladder next to a chinaman.....now it looks like i could be up for a knee replacement at just 39
life is like a game of cricket...at some time you will get hit in the nuts
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chubby37
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i torn the cartledge [maybe not spelt right] a few years back and when the were fixing it they found arthritis in the joint...the ground it all out but now its buggered.....i also slipped and put a bolt thru the side of my knee which hit the bone and came back out.....bill
life is like a game of cricket...at some time you will get hit in the nuts
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SubyDreams
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Ohhhhhhhh, be prepared for a lot of pain Bill.
My grandma is down at the moment recouperating from a knee replacement. she couldn't do anything without being in excruciating pain until a few days ago when she got the staples taken out and even now she can't move very much.
We think she is allergic to surgical stainless steel (as me and my sisters are) and that is what the staples are made of so just watch that, it produces more pain and the wounds don't heal, they puss and are inflamed.
You have to be very careful that you don't get an infection in it to cos that can be really really bad.
Another thing, the hospital sent my grandma home after 4 days even though the specified time is 10 days to 2 weeks in hospital and even though she developed high temperatures after the proceedure... My advice is to refuse to go home until at least the 10 days is up just to make sure no infection is present and because you will need a lot of help getting up and around and the hospital is better equiped to deal with 'temporary cripples' than the humble home is.
If you do go home earlier and maybe even if you don't, expect to need a toilet chair, a shower chair and rails in the shower. oh and good luck if you have steps/stairs!!!
Good luck!
My grandma is down at the moment recouperating from a knee replacement. she couldn't do anything without being in excruciating pain until a few days ago when she got the staples taken out and even now she can't move very much.
We think she is allergic to surgical stainless steel (as me and my sisters are) and that is what the staples are made of so just watch that, it produces more pain and the wounds don't heal, they puss and are inflamed.
You have to be very careful that you don't get an infection in it to cos that can be really really bad.
Another thing, the hospital sent my grandma home after 4 days even though the specified time is 10 days to 2 weeks in hospital and even though she developed high temperatures after the proceedure... My advice is to refuse to go home until at least the 10 days is up just to make sure no infection is present and because you will need a lot of help getting up and around and the hospital is better equiped to deal with 'temporary cripples' than the humble home is.
If you do go home earlier and maybe even if you don't, expect to need a toilet chair, a shower chair and rails in the shower. oh and good luck if you have steps/stairs!!!
Good luck!
SubyDreams.
I don't think Chubby needs to hear these sorts of negative things. Chubby has already been through a number of surgical procedures, and I'm sure he's aware of the in's and out's of hospital stays.
As for pain? LOL. the whole process where people feel post surgical pain, and receive pain releif, is a totally individual one. it all depends on the individual, their tolerances to various drugs, and the pain releif regime that has been made up by the relevant anaethetists and other doctors of the team.
the whole thing about joint replacements (especially in the elderly) is to get them as mobile as possible soon after the procedure. yes, it does seem cruel, but the idea is that if they're left lying around for too long, the chances of them becoming independent again in moving is markedly decreased. Also, there's a greater risk of contracting an infection IN the hospital than what one could get outside of the hospital.
By all means, If there was an infection, return to hospital. If pain persists, stay/return to hospital. Only leave hospital once everyone's happy on the progress of the surgery.
Its an unfortunate thing that your grandmother has an allergy to surgical steel. rather unfortunate to hear, but it is a rare condition. As to what the surgeons use to close, depends on the surgeons. I've seen some use staples for closure of wounds, I've seen some surgeons use sutures.
As for the need of commode chairs, handrails, and other obstacles that area at home - before a patient is even discharged home, a multi-disciplinary team consult each other to see whether anyone being discharged is actually, deemed appropriate to be discharged home. Even immediately upon discharge (and for the first 48 hours or so) the hospital is still responsible for your health. So it is in they're best interests to send you home, to a home that's prepared for your needs. Usually a Social worker makes sure you have someone at home ready and able to look after you, your partner may be, or if you partner can't, community nurses can be allocated to come and give you regular visits...assessments could be made of your house, and other various factors that affect you, that are external to you, are all taken into account before you leave hospital.
Chubby - my advise to you is this:
Pain - you should know by now what works for you and what doesn't. Stick with it. Have a good chat to the doctors when you go for your pre-admission visit.
Hospital Stay - Keep up the communication with the team. If everything's going well, and you have the facilities to do so, why stay in hospital any longer? If things aren't looking good, or aren't going as planned, by all means, stay longer.
Going Home - Make sure you communicate well with all members of the hospital staff, especially the social worker. they are your friends here...as they can allocate you loan equipment for you to use while you recuperate at home.
Oh and if you smoke cigarettes...QUIT NOW!! ASAP!! As smoking can have a huge affect with anaesthetics and pain management... if you want things to go better with the surgery, and let the pain medication work better, please, give up the fags!
I hope that I've cleared any negative misconceptions made by Subydreams.
chin up
alex
I don't think Chubby needs to hear these sorts of negative things. Chubby has already been through a number of surgical procedures, and I'm sure he's aware of the in's and out's of hospital stays.
As for pain? LOL. the whole process where people feel post surgical pain, and receive pain releif, is a totally individual one. it all depends on the individual, their tolerances to various drugs, and the pain releif regime that has been made up by the relevant anaethetists and other doctors of the team.
the whole thing about joint replacements (especially in the elderly) is to get them as mobile as possible soon after the procedure. yes, it does seem cruel, but the idea is that if they're left lying around for too long, the chances of them becoming independent again in moving is markedly decreased. Also, there's a greater risk of contracting an infection IN the hospital than what one could get outside of the hospital.
By all means, If there was an infection, return to hospital. If pain persists, stay/return to hospital. Only leave hospital once everyone's happy on the progress of the surgery.
Its an unfortunate thing that your grandmother has an allergy to surgical steel. rather unfortunate to hear, but it is a rare condition. As to what the surgeons use to close, depends on the surgeons. I've seen some use staples for closure of wounds, I've seen some surgeons use sutures.
As for the need of commode chairs, handrails, and other obstacles that area at home - before a patient is even discharged home, a multi-disciplinary team consult each other to see whether anyone being discharged is actually, deemed appropriate to be discharged home. Even immediately upon discharge (and for the first 48 hours or so) the hospital is still responsible for your health. So it is in they're best interests to send you home, to a home that's prepared for your needs. Usually a Social worker makes sure you have someone at home ready and able to look after you, your partner may be, or if you partner can't, community nurses can be allocated to come and give you regular visits...assessments could be made of your house, and other various factors that affect you, that are external to you, are all taken into account before you leave hospital.
Chubby - my advise to you is this:
Pain - you should know by now what works for you and what doesn't. Stick with it. Have a good chat to the doctors when you go for your pre-admission visit.
Hospital Stay - Keep up the communication with the team. If everything's going well, and you have the facilities to do so, why stay in hospital any longer? If things aren't looking good, or aren't going as planned, by all means, stay longer.
Going Home - Make sure you communicate well with all members of the hospital staff, especially the social worker. they are your friends here...as they can allocate you loan equipment for you to use while you recuperate at home.
Oh and if you smoke cigarettes...QUIT NOW!! ASAP!! As smoking can have a huge affect with anaesthetics and pain management... if you want things to go better with the surgery, and let the pain medication work better, please, give up the fags!
I hope that I've cleared any negative misconceptions made by Subydreams.
chin up
alex
1998 Subaru Legacy GTB
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SubyDreams
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Well....
I guess I will just crawl back under my little rock out here in the sticks and retract my less than medical comment that appears to have caused more trouble than it was meant to. I apologise to Bill if this was the case.
To Alex, once again, back off. If my comment was seen as bad Bill can easily ask me to retract.
I was speaking from personal experience and the doctors down here tell us that allegic reactions to surgical stainless steel are more common than thought. It would have been nicer if you gave your own medical opinion to counteract my informal and obviously wrong one rather than directly and openly having a go at me over an open internet website that all can read.
So thanks for your input and Bill once again, I aplologise for my comment.
I guess I will just crawl back under my little rock out here in the sticks and retract my less than medical comment that appears to have caused more trouble than it was meant to. I apologise to Bill if this was the case.
To Alex, once again, back off. If my comment was seen as bad Bill can easily ask me to retract.
I was speaking from personal experience and the doctors down here tell us that allegic reactions to surgical stainless steel are more common than thought. It would have been nicer if you gave your own medical opinion to counteract my informal and obviously wrong one rather than directly and openly having a go at me over an open internet website that all can read.
So thanks for your input and Bill once again, I aplologise for my comment.
I'm sorry...."once again"? I don't believe that I'm making a habit of criticising your posts.SubyDreams wrote:Well....
I guess I will just crawl back under my little rock out here in the sticks and retract my less than medical comment that appears to have caused more trouble than it was meant to. I apologise to Bill if this was the case.
To Alex, once again, back off. If my comment was seen as bad Bill can easily ask me to retract.
I was speaking from personal experience and the doctors down here tell us that allegic reactions to surgical stainless steel are more common than thought. It would have been nicer if you gave your own medical opinion to counteract my informal and obviously wrong one rather than directly and openly having a go at me over an open internet website that all can read.
So thanks for your input and Bill once again, I aplologise for my comment.
And I really do apologise for my post. I wasn't trying to slander you or anything along those lines.
1998 Subaru Legacy GTB