I Can't Catch a Break!!!
 

Well most of you remember about my hip replacement and that went very well. Now I can't seem to catch a break. If I did't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all!! Got up the other day and almost fell flat on my face!! My right knee went out on me. I am now waiting for a knee operation on 5 Sept. I have a severely torn lateral meniscus. I need an orthoscopic surgery to repair it.

I'm the kind of guy who can find a multimillion dollar winning lottery ticket, just to find out that it expired yesterday!!!

I will hunt this year, even if I have to crawl into the woods! Sorry to thread you guys with this negative sh--. But I will try to keep a positive outlook on this and press on!!! :D

The people I know who had total knee replacements were walking fine with out help in a month my ant and uncle both had orthicsocpic surgery and was walking with out help in a couple of days, but onside note they need a knee replacement in a couple of years.

You tore up your knee getting out of bed?

Do you exercise much?

rafsob

git her fixed... My students (8th grade history) have asked me a couple times if I were here when the dinosaurs were? Age comes whether you are ready or not and in my case I am not ready!!! But things are breaking down.

I had to have that orthoscopic Knee surgery done on my right knee. They removed a lot of torn cartilage floaters (I have some cool pictures they took in there), and some other minor things. I am sorry to say, while it reduced some of the pain, it really did not help completely. Even the surgeon later said.. well your knee will never be 100% and some day I will need a total knee replacement. Now my other knee, from taking up the slack of the bad knee is going bad. I really am at a loss as to have more of the same done, or shoot for a total knee replacement.

I wish you the best. At least the recovery was not that long although the physical therapy took forever. I think they were milking the insurance to be honest.

No Muley, I don't have a clue as to how it happened. Exercising has nothing to do with it. these problems are, for the most part, a life long condition. Something that takes many years of one form of abuse or another.

For me I worked on jet fighters for 26 years in the Air Force. They are historically low to the ground and I was constantly on my knees.

And then there were the fights as a deputy sheriff...

You left out begging for a promotion or raise! :happy0157:
Seriously though, it looks as though you are being tested. Keep a stiff upper lip. You'll get through this.

AND...begging the Mrs. for permission to buy another muzzleloader!! :happy0157:

But as Bronko said, hang in there bud, better days are coming. My buddy had a knee surgery last fall and he says his knee feels like he never had a problem with it. He was back to work in a few days and has had no problems since. Good luck to you (this time for real) and I hope all goes well after Sept. 5th

BPS

Do not feel like The Lone Ranger. I am having open ankle surgery Thursday after months of B.S. testing/exercises. Wanted it in spring. Now my right knee if falling apart and probably will not make a month or two. Have a meniscus tore from ligament(scope repair failed), bone damage and shredding meniscus. All kinds of pain and instability. When I had other knee replaced in Aug '11 it got infected, went hunting w/pick line for IV every night. I hung the bottle from travel trailer roof window every night(should have been a Scotch/rocks if healthy). Not any fun getting old.

Man thought I had if bad!!! Hang in there brother.

Thanks for all the uplifting encouragement. I need it and will press on and get 'er done!! Hopefully the good Lord will see my trials and feel sorry for U and let get the big one this year!!!