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Well I hope your doing better. I am not as far down the road as you are. But age is affecting me to. It sucks facing mortality for sure.
You said am i trying to break everything because of the motor i put in. I got 45 miles on it now. I actually never give it much gas. 1/4 pedal it is faster than my buddies 350 4 bbl 71 chevelle. That is fast enough for me. I just cruise doing the speed limit. My buddy says when you age the self preservation thing gets stronger. |
Here we go again
Well went and saw Orthopedic Surgeon yesterday. Said my knees are killing me. Took some xrays and said "you have no cartlege left in both knees". He is same Doctor that did my wifes hip and she swears by him. Said there a few options we could do....give me injections for quite a while, insert something in there or do a replacement.
Told Judy that I cant hardly walk anymore without them killing me so I'm going for the replacement.......fine by me. Gonna have the left one replaced July 13th, then do the right one in November. She asked about me working on the Chevelle....will he be able to kneel down on the new knees.....ABSOLUTELY HE CAN. Kool !! Oh BTW, got rid of almost all the stones.....still have one kinda large one left in one of the pockets of my left kidney that he couldnt get to. If it dont grow any no problem. If it does, he will do surgery by making small incission in my back and stick a tube in there to suck it out...very small cut. |
Big update
Well, went in and had Judys Doctor take care of my left knee with a full replacement on July 13th. The Doc is great, now you can hardly see any scar. He's very satisfied with the rehab PT that I'm doing and so is my therapist.
Only thing he didn't tell me before the surgery is: "that if your pretty bow legged (like I am) that the pain and recovery time will be extended by almost 3 times longer" as the leg has to fill in the void. I lost 22 lbs and now my left leg is the straighest its been in over 50 years. ' |
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Pullin for you bud. As my best friend who past used to say. Getting old isn't for sissies. But it beats the alternative.
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***UPDATE***
Well as of last Monday I finally got to put my left foot over my right knee to put my sock on without having to bend way over. It may not sound like no big deal but it was to me. I went to Frankenmuth Autofest in September and walked around for about 5 miles on grass, stones, hills and alot of uneven ground. This was done with no walker, crutches or cane. I kinda over did it cuz my knee was twice as big as it should be. Swelling went down in a couple of days. |
Congrats. I know how exciting that is for you using no walker or cane. I have a buddy in the same condition. He was thrilled to walk 1/16th of a mile down his driveway and back.
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***new update***
Well 2 weeks from today I'm going in to have my right knee replaced. I was supposed to have it done Nov 24 2023 but I was sick so rescheduled for Jan 24 2024. But had another set back so now its March 6th.
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Hope all goes well Ken. Sending prayers.
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