March 11, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, SurlyORama said: A client of my brother (who owns a gym) had a knee replacement called a "Jiffy Knee". Avoids cutting through a lot of the muscles and tendons of a "traditional" replacement (the pic attached is him, you can see the incision is more to the side than the ones I'm used to seeing). He was walking with a cane and almost no apparent pain the day after the surgery. Played golf two weeks later. He was a former CEO for an insurance company you've heard of, so I tend to think this wasn't some fly-by-night experimental surgery. If I ever need a knee replaced, I know I'll at least look into it. Wow, is that a full replacement or partial?
March 11, 20241 yr 56 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said: Wow, is that a full replacement or partial? full
March 12, 20241 yr On 3/9/2024 at 8:56 AM, troph said: Yeah I don’t totally follow your instructions but I’ve been using these… foam roller on my calf to work out knots. The band to stretch my calf. I get a sports massage 2x a month and stretch the fuck out of my legs from my hips all the way down to my big toe. She hits all the pressure points. It’s not a resort style massage at all. I’m getting there. * to be fair, my heel is now like 95% okay for ordinary life, it’s playing singles tennis like I’m 30 that’s hard. This is a tough one to remember right after waking up, but before you get up out of bed, do the "The Thinker" stretch. You know, this guy: Scoot out on the edge of the bed, get your feet up under you as far as you can wth your heels flat on the ground, and hold an easy, steady stratch (not painful, no bouncing) for about 30 seconds before you stand up. Helps gently undo some of the overhealing that happens overnight. Also, tennis balls or aerosol can (or even better, a frozen water bottle) under your desk, where you can slip off the shoe and give yourself a massage, and towel curls - spread a towel out on the floor directly in front if you, and bunch it up under your arch over and over until it's all under your foot, then spread it back out and do it again. Sometimes the old school remedies just work. Edited March 12, 20241 yr by SurlyGator
March 12, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, SurlyGator said: This is a tough one to remember right after waking up, but before you get up out of bed, do the "The Thinker" stretch. You know, this guy: Scoot out on the edge of the bed, get your feet up under you as far as you can wth your heels flat on the ground, and hold an easy, steady stratch (not painful, no bouncing) for about 30 seconds before you stand up. Helps gently undo some of the overhealing that happens overnight. Also, tennis balls or aerosol can (or even better, a frozen water bottle) under your desk, where you can slip off the shoe and give yourself a massage, and towel curls - spread a towel out on the floor directly in front if you, and bunch it up under your arch over and over until it's all under your foot, then spread it back out and do it again. Sometimes the old school remedies just work. I often roll a frozen water bottle under my foot. Thinker pose I’ll have to add that.
March 12, 20241 yr its especially helpful if those first few steps hurt like a mother and loosen up pretty quickly
March 12, 20241 yr Also, do your ice massage in a position similar to that Thinker pose if you can, keep it on a stretch so it doesn't over tighten
March 22, 20241 yr Just got treated for Dupetryn’s, again. My hand will be out of commission for a bit, and yeah, it’s the one I “use” if you catch my drift
March 22, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, Gil Bang said: Just got treated for Dupetryn’s, again. My hand will be out of commission for a bit, and yeah, it’s the one I “use” if you catch my drift Dupuytren's may also be associated with drinking alcohol
March 22, 20241 yr Dupuytren's may also be associated with drinking alcoholAnd mopery.And molesting collies.
March 22, 20241 yr Just got treated for Dupetryn’s, again. My hand will be out of commission for a bit, and yeah, it’s the one I “use” if you catch my drift You got a gf for that. Tell her time to step up
March 22, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, tbone_ said: You got a gf for that. Tell her time to step up She's reliable, but she travels for work a couple nights a week
March 22, 20241 yr 51 minutes ago, Gil Bang said: She's reliable, but she travels for work a couple nights a week Do you have any pets?
March 23, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Brisketexan said: And mopery. And molesting collies. get the fuck out of my head
March 23, 20241 yr Working out and picked up a new injury. Gettin old sucks ended up at the dr office. And they gave me a shot in my ass and some pills for the road. plantar fasciitis… the fuck is this and why does it hurt more when I dont move and try to rest it.
March 25, 20241 yr Had my right shoulder worked on last year. Sucked hard. Now getting bursitis in my left shoulder. Fuuuuck.
March 25, 20241 yr I hate this thread so much. I got into a fight with my 14yo son Friday night. Nothing malicous, just a sparring fight. I pulled my punches but he didn't. I think I have a broken rib. I was getting tired, so I worked him into the fence. He didn't like being cornered. He was so happy to get out of that corner, he didn't realize I was working him toward the pool. PUSH! SPLASH! My ribs hurt.
March 26, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, tbone_ said: Defined worked on Rotator cuff repair, detached bicep and various other muscles/tendons. It was basically hanging on by the skin.
March 26, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, RPM said: Rotator cuff repair, detached bicep and various other muscles/tendons. It was basically hanging on by the skin. Yep, my complete reverse shoulder replacement was rescheduled for this coming Friday, March 29th. All of that detached muscle bulkshit. et al. Was finally diagnosed with degenerative joint disease, so I get to look forward to hip and knee replacements in the future also. Ain't getting older just a fucking blast?
March 26, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, tbone_ said: I got a shoulder replacement coming before too long. Regular or reverse? Still don't understand why mine have to be reverse.
March 27, 20241 yr My wife turned 65 last year and got on Medicare. She's been having back problems (inherited from her dad) and pain in her hips. She made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon who took Medicare patients. He took x-rays of her hips and told her she was bone on bone in her hips and that she needed double hip replacement. When she ask him about options, he told her there were none and to come schedule an appointment when the pain became unbearable. He refused to talk to her about her back and said she needed to make another appointment. I told her that was BS and she needed to get a second opinion. She saw my surgeon who took an MRI. The surgeon said her hips were fine with no problems. She once worked in a surgeons office and could see there was nothing wrong with them. She had 2 bulging disc and arthritis in her back. No surgery needed, just pain management and exercise. How can two professionals be so far off in their diagnosis? I'm convinced the first one really didn't care and went in with a preconceived notion based on her age and insurance. I'd like to raise hell but she just wants to forget about it. It just pisses me off that he wouldn't listen to her, blew her off and said when it starts hurting to much, come back and we'll cut.
March 27, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said: Regular or reverse? Still don't understand why mine have to be reverse. Maybe they only had lefts and put it in backward.
March 27, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, RPM said: Maybe they only had lefts and put it in backward. Exactly what I told my Orthos before each knee replacement.
March 28, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Underdog said: Exactly what I told my Orthos before each knee replacement. And then they told the anesthesiologist to hurry up
March 28, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, talley49 said: both knees replaced, cancer still kicking. Damn, bro. Keep fighting the good fight.
March 28, 20241 yr Well tomorrow's the big day. I'm really dreading this one for some reason, but at the same time I'm really anxious to get it over with. 10:45am, dayum...
March 30, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Heisenberg said: Thinking about you,@SHOOTER12. Please give us an update when you can. Holy crap got home ans wife refused to do ANYTHING to help me out and and the pain is nearly unbearable. Would not help with sling wouldn't set up I e water system NOTHING. So I'm trying to do things without hurting myself
March 30, 20241 yr Man, what did you do to piss her off that bad? I had to post-op solo and it was rough af, but it can be done. Percocet and the water cooler are your friends. I used frozen water bottles.
March 30, 20241 yr 33 minutes ago, RPM said: Man, what did you do to piss her off that bad? I had to post-op solo and it was rough af, but it can be done. Percocet and the water cooler are your friends. I used frozen water bottles. I don't know, I think she has been getting mentally ill for months if not a year and she has finally slit off the dark end. And I am in a bad place right now period are pastor other people in the church have noticed it before I did and told me there was a know, but of course, I was too much in love to see it. Can't miss it now
March 30, 20241 yr Geeze Shooter, can’t anyone from your church get a social worker to set up some in home help?
March 30, 20241 yr Just got treated for Dupetryn’s, again. My hand will be out of commission for a bit, and yeah, it’s the one I “use” if you catch my drift What did your treatment entail? I’ve got pretty bad knots on the little and ring finger tendons of both hands. Haven’t consulted a specialist for it yet, just consider them ribbed, for my pleasure.
March 30, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, davidg said: What did your treatment entail? I’ve got pretty bad knots on the little and ring finger tendons of both hands. Haven’t consulted a specialist for it yet, just consider them ribbed, for my pleasure. This is my 2nd round. First time was in 2019. I have a terrific hand doc. He did the Xiaflex injection. So, he did the fairly painful injection in several locations in the hand. The hand turned black, formed big nasty blisters, etc. It was a mess. A few days later, you go in, he numbs the hand, and then manually "snaps" the fingers back in place. After that, it's several rounds of occupational therapy. When he did it, he told me "see you in a few years". It came back, but not nearly as severe. This time, it was just the pinky, but it was bent pretty severely. He offered to do surgery, but said it was strictly my choice, so I opted for the injection again. This time, when he did the snap, he also did a "needle cut" on one particularly nasty band of fascia. I haven't started therapy yet, but my hand is drastically improved. This round was much better than the first. One of the big problems with the first was that my skin had tightened in the claw shape, so when the fingers were straightened, it tore the flesh and I had nasty open wounds. Also, this time he waited 5 days between injection and manipulation. He said that FDA guidelines still say 2-3 days, but he went to a conference in Toronto, and other docs were reporting better outcomes with a longer wait, so he's doing 5 now. The doc told me that this condition is usually found in men (by a large percentage) in their late 40's and older, and almost always of Northern European extraction.
March 30, 20241 yr 3 hours ago, Armybrat said: Geeze Shooter, can’t anyone from your church get a social worker to set up some in home help? Monday
March 31, 20241 yr 5 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said: Monday Damn. Wrong weekend for this shit. Hang tough, man. Def thinking of you.
March 31, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, SHOOTER12 said: Love you guys, tĥanks Living with a loved one with expressive mental illness is probably the freshest hell on earth. Hang in there.
March 31, 20241 yr 39 minutes ago, Horn Draoi said: Living with a loved one with expressive mental illness is probably the freshest hell on earth. Hang in there. Thanks Horn Edited March 31, 20241 yr by SHOOTER12
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