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Wish me luck fellas I'm getting a new knee monday morning, any advice from some of you old codgers that have had it done, can you still use a climbing or lock on stand.

Martin

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You'll be as good as gold in a few months and climbing up the stands by fall Martin! I have quite a few old customers and when they have it done they are gardening by the end of summer (on their knees).
Martin, have fun this weekend, you have some work ahead of you to recover. Are you getting the second one done later or do you only need one?

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Wishing you the best of luck!

Well, the worst part of Knee Replacement is the rehab after surgery. You will do rehab untill you can bend your leg back 90* and some people will never bend it back more than 50 or 60*, but those are the one's who give up.

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Several in my family have had it done and the rehab is the key part! The pain when you do your exercises will make you and who ever helping you cry, at least it made me cry when I had to help mom. But if you think you can wait until it heals and then do it you will be wrong and have a stiff leg that you have to throw around! Make sure you do the knee bends and you will be OK!

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Good luck to you. I have had my hip replased not my knees & I can tell you they are right the rehab is the key. Stick with it & it well work out fine. God bless,

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71/2 yrs ago, the doctor told me I needed both of my hips replaced. I told him, when I come to see you in a wheel chair, then I will have them replaced![8D]

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I need two, but I thought I would wait till after next hunting season for the other.

Martin

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Good luck. Work hard on the rehab. Lee

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And I thought you were smarter than that! Reb, if you go to get your hips done when you cannot walk your muscles will be short and poorly toned. Your rehab will take much longer and you'll have more pain if you rehabilitate well at all. Don't be a duffus, what you are doing is not a good thing. My father inlaw had it done twenty years ago and he handled the rehab like a king. He had it redone 15 years later and the rehab was even easier the second time becuase of medical advancements. The cuts are smaller and the proceedures are better. I have a customer that is walking without pain in 6 weeks! Now are you telling me that these guys are better than you?:eek:

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Good luck, sounds like some people have some good advice for you, including having a great weekend prior to going in.
Heal well, we'll be here when you get back.;)

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Good luck, Martin!!

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good luck bro. my wife had both knees replaced. the rehab is tough but, you'll be good as new. she rides horses walks w/o a limp. you'll be able to climb like a cat. hehe.:)

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Hope all goes well...My wife just had knee surgery and is doing very well she can bend her knee more then she could in the last 20+ yrs.But they said it might not last,then she will need a replacement done........
REHAB is the key....Most people that need knee and hips redone is because they dont do rehab.........
Let us know tues or Wed........Good luck.......

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I had partial knee replacement March 29 of last year . I did the rehab and everything the therapist told me to do . Got a nice shiny piece of Titanium for a kneecap and a shiny lag bolt to go with it . It's still tender to kneel on but it is sooooooooo much better than it was before the surgery ! I can get up and down from my treestands and drag deer . No pain - No gain !

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I'll say one thing; I had mine done sept. 19 th. and returned to work dec.11 th. of 2006. the rehab was rough but, ya have to grin & bear it.
The replacement I have is good too 120 degrees, I'm at about110:!! but , i have no pain doing so.(what a relief) I plan on useing my climber on a bear hunt this spring. Push as far as you can stand , then go a little more each day until you reach the max. the feeling is kinda weird, but it will improve. If you need a coach or someone to bitch too . send me an e-mail. Best of luck. GB50

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GOOD LUCK!I'M DO FOR A NEW ONE IN 5 YRS,DOC DID ALL HE CAN,LIKE EVERYBODY SAID,STICK WITH THE REHAB NO MATTER HOW HARD IT'LL BE.

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I hope you are doingbetter now stick with it & you well be all right. God bless.

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I want to thank all you for your encouragement, i got home from the hospilal thursday mar. 29 and am doing good. I can move around and do about anything I want with the walker, but I can tell its going to be a long, hard, road. I hate to even think of going through this without my wife she is a godsend.

Martin

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Glad to hear Martin! Hey man, hang in there and do what they tell you. I know it's a long hard road, but in the long run you won't be sorry!;)

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Get well soon,do the rehab,its important,take care!

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Glad to hear you came thru ok.Take it easy and make sure you do the rehab.........

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glad to hear that all went well. hang in there bro. the rehab is tough, but from this point your knee gets better each day rather than worse. we're all pulling for you.:D

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Great to hear from you Martin. I've been waiting. I guess the email show that! Did they make you taller? LOL!

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Funny one Dnk.. TALLER..:D:D:D..

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Don't even think about it!:D:D

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Hey Martin!! Good thing these are your xbow buds and not part of your medical team, eh?? :D:D Get well quick!!

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What???? I have the operation on a DVD, I've watched it ten times. I am sure I can do it! :D:D:D:D But first some brain surgery!