Thread: 4 days before knee operation

Trust all goes well for Mario - much more fun than a knee replacement, so should be fine. Cheers

Good luck , and a speedy recovery , all the best . Jim

good luck to ya mate.

Yes Mario, any form of surgery is a bit traumatic, so good luck with it all.
What created the problem,.."old footy injury" etc, or just plain old wear & tear?
Pickles.

I had keyhole op. done about 5 years ago but it didn't work for long and the pain came back big time. Now they're thinking it's not good for a lot of people but I forget why.
Had a TKR 4 years ago and that was much better, huge improvement in mobility and my left knee is now much better as well because I'm not putting all my weight on it.
Only real problem afterwards was the right knee feeling so cold at night I had to use a hot water bottle on it to warm up.
Virtually no real pain either although they gave me heaps of opiates to use if I felt any. A lady who had her op. same day wanted my pills as she got really badly hooked on them.
Good luck Mario, and let's hope it gives you relief from pain.
AlanH.
PS. They got me onto physio the next day after the op. No laying around perving on nurses allowed these days.

I had knee reconstructions done in 2001 - both legs at the same time

Never healed properly and I had all sorts of trouble... Was told full knee replacements in under 5 years...

Well its now 2015 and I still have the OEM knees (although they grind and make some noise) and with hard work in the gym are stronger than ever...

Hi Heather, I hope it all goes well for you.

Guys, by the wording in the first post, it's Heather who is having the operation, not Mario. I'd assume that Mario will be looking after Heather for a bit hence the notification of delay in processing orders etc. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Hi thanks for that and it is me Heather that is going in to have the torn ligament done.