Knee replacement
 

Not me, Lynda. Went with her to see the ortho surgeon on Friday. She's had a couple of surgeries on her left knee to remove torn meniscus. They took an x-ray on Friday and compared to one from last November. The space between the bones is noticeably smaller, meaning a lot of the cartilage has worn away since then.

She's scheduled for surgery on 9/15. It's only the medial meniscus that's worn and causing pain so he hopes to only replace that joint. He said he would have a full replacement available and if he felt she would still have pain with only a partial then he would do a full replacement. Hope this works because she's having a hard time getting around.

Hope it all works out, will she make it to Frankenmuth this year?

Looks like will just be me and Henry. Annie, our dog is on her last legs. She's 14 and has CCD, Canine Cognitive Dysfunction, if she were human they would call it dementia. Many of the same symptoms, confusion, 'Sun Downers', wandering around at nite, banging into things, etc. We have her on several drugs that help but boarding doesn't seem fair to her in her current state.

That and Lynda really can't walk around the park or into town without being miserable so she's decided to stay home with Annie. Our daughter is coming here near the end of September, we'll let her see Annie one more time then probably let her go. It's a tough decision but it's not fair to the dog if she's constantly confused and anxious. Wish she could speak so you would have a clue what's going on in her head. As it is all you can do is guess and then try to decide what's best for her.

The knee replacement will probably be fairly easy for her with the physical therapy ,my boss just went through one and he was back at work in 6 weeks .The dog will be much harder to let go ,or it would be for me .I wish her the best on the knee replacement and hope the dog enjoys whatever time it has .

Sorry to hear about Annie, our English Bull Dog is starting to do weird things and is past her life expense expectancy and it will truly be the hardest thing I've ever done we have to let her go. It nice that you daughter will be able to see her one last time.

my father had his knee replaced. He gave up on the rehab of his knee so he is still using his cane. My grand father had knee replacement and completed his rehab in 4 months and he was back to normal

Hank sounds like you have a good doctor who is looking out for your wife in the long run. Even if she has the full knee replacement and has a little longer recovery/therapy time it would be better than her having to go thru the total replacement at a later time. And as we all know as we get older it takes longer and longer for our bodies to heal. Give her our best wishes for everything to go well.

My heart goes out to you with your dog. We just had to make the decision a few months ago to put our cat to sleep. He had feline leukemia, cat cancer, and had lost a lot of weight and was having trouble getting around. We were giving him IV fluids everyday for weeks. After taking him to the vet and talking to her, we decided it was best to put "Topaz" out of his misery. The morning before I took Topaz to the vet he came out of the bedroom and sat down in front of me and just looked at me. I felt like he was saying "I am ready". It was hard, but we all got to say goodbye. I am glad that you are waiting for your daughter to come and say her goodbyes.

Tell Lynda best of luck with the knee. I feel for you about your dog. Tough thing to go through.

My mother inlaw has had both knees replace and is going great now. Best of luck.

I know people who have had knee replacements and say it's the best thing they ever did. My mom on the other hand had both knees replaced and never followed through with the therapy on either one. Of course she blamed the Dr for screwing up and never was able to walk right. Lynda will follow through with the therapy even if I have to kick her butt up and down the driveway. I'm not worried though, I know she'll follow through.

Well tomorrow is the day, have to be at the hospital at 5:30 AM. That's great for Lynda, no getting up and waiting around half a day until the surgery. For me, not so great, going to be a long day.

Poor Annie!Hope all goes well,dogs are the best.

Lynda will do fine. Tell her we said best of luck.

Thoughts and prayers for Lynda for a speedy recovery .

Tell Lynda good luck from me and hope to see her in a couple of weeks out and about at Bakers.

If you guys go on the 28th (I think Bakers last for the season) I wanna ask Linda how she's doin cuz I might have to have my right one done. Judy's already got the 28th on the calendar marked "Bakers" so I guess we'll be there.

Thanks guys. They ended up doing a full replacement. She's in recovery now, just waiting until I can go see her.

Ken, doubt she'll be at Baker's, our daughter will be in town then. Everyone I know except my mom says it's the best thing they ever did. Wish they hadn't waited so long.

Hank ,my boss said the same thing ,he is doing great and he is in his early 70's .

John, guy behind us had one done last year. He's 74 now and playing golf.

She had quite a bit of pain after they put her in a room. After a few different pain meds she started to doze off. That was after 3 PM and we got there at 5:30 AM, up before 4 AM. Seemed like a good time to come home, let the dog out, feed her and feed me. They did get her up around 12:30, she took a few steps but started to get a little woozy so they got her back in bed.

After the first week she will be much better pain wise ,tell her we are thinking about her .Spoil her every chance you get.

Sounds like it turned out OK Hank. How long does she have to stay in the hospital? You gotta get her home so she can get the dish's done and get the carpets vacuumed.

Tell me about Tony, I don't chit about housework. Oh, we do have a dishwasher, not Lynda, an electric one, I know how to use that. Supposedly she'll be coming home Wednesday.

Glad she's okay, and you should've probably been staying at Henry's house why she was in there to get his house dirty and he could cook for you. He probably put you to work though so it's good that you stay home

Ye, he's got more baseboard to install. Probably want me to do that. Besides, he can't cook.

Did the wife make it home today?

She did come home Wednesday. It's getting better, not great but better. Not as much pain but stiff, leg muscles just won't do what she wants them to.

Sounds like she is making progress. Good.

Mother inlaw had both her knees down and you would never know it now. It get better in time.

Checking in Boss. How's it going?

Hank ,hope she is much better now .

Hank I hope your wife is doing better. I know this past week has been hard for her. So when do they have her starting PT ?

Hey, I been kind of busy, in fact I'm worn out. She's doing better. She sees the surgeon tomorrow, maybe the staples will come out. Physical therapist has been coming to the house since last Saturday and really working her leg. Next week Friday she'll start going out for therapy. Place is in Brighton so it's only a few miles and we've both been there before.

It's a lot bigger deal than she thought it would be. I kinda knew but didn't say anything. She needed to have it done and I didn't want her to back out.

One of these days Judy's gonna have to have one of her hips replaced but I think she's just too scared right now.

A black friend of ours that goes to a lot of shows was talkin to her a few weeks ago and said he has to get his replaced because its been pure hell for over 5 years and he wants to be better. Well, at Wednesday's car show I saw him still with his cane and he motions me over......"I DID IT, ITS ALL OVER" is what he told me. He said he had it done on Saturday and the pain is finally gone after all these years. Said he's still a little stiff, but no more pain. He saw Judy and said I've gotta go talk with your wife. When he was telling her about it he almost broke down crying because he was so happy and told Judy to stop putting it off. Well, time will only tell now.

My brother in-law had his hip replaced last year. Same thing, pain gone right away. From what I've heard recovery from hip replacement is much faster and easier than a knee.