My knee is fucked

[bachophile]

“Happy fucking holidays, man”

First laugh I’ve had all day

[LuFins Dad]

Jesus… Oh, wait….

[Jolly]

Knee replacements are day surgeries nowadays.

But if I had my druthers, I'd just as soon stick with what God gave me. I sure hope the PT and rest works out...

[George K]

@Jolly said in My knee is fucked:

Knee replacements are day surgeries nowadays.

Unless you develop a DVT, and they over coumadin-ize you and you bleed into your leg...

[jon-nyc]

Man I know the journey is going to suck but I hope it works out well in the end.

[LuFins Dad]

Is this going to affect work? I mean, you have a lot of time standing in surgery, no?

[blondie]

I’m sorry Bach. I do hope you don’t need surgery. Rest up. Enjoy some time off.

[Jolly]

@LuFins-Dad said in My knee is fucked:

Is this going to affect work? I mean, you have a lot of time standing in surgery, no?

Not my bailiwick, but is there a way to work sitting on a stool?

[Axtremus]

Sorry … get well soon, one way or another. Good luck.

[bachophile]

@LuFins-Dad I’ve been given four weeks off. Btw I have no pain standing so maybe I could operate but not sure limping into the OR is going to exhibit confidence to patient and staff.

Besides I really should rest for now. Transferred a few urgent cases to colleagues. The others can wait until I’m better.

[kluurs]

Sorry to hear this news. I hope some pt and rest do the job.

[Horace]

Sorry to hear this. My own knee problems were almost certainly the result of lots of running at a rather high body weight. Tore both my quad tendons off the bone, but not right then. Only several years after.

[Aqua Letifer]

Damn, Bach, sorry to hear. Maybe pick up a guitar or a book or three while you're taking it easy?

[89th]

The worst part is @bachophile is going to post more here now!

[89th]

Kidding, of course. And sorry to hear, of course. It's funny you mention the running thing. Between 2007 and 2017 I did like 8 marathons, a couple triathlons, and a bunch of half marathons, and I remember my last race (the NYC marathon), I got back to my wife's uncle's condo, clearly my legs are shot and I'm hobbling around, and the first thing he says, not in a mean way, was... "this is why I don't run, I want to use my knees when I'm older". That has stayed with me. I still run a bit, but have tried to shift into biking and would love to eventually get into rowing (or just swimming) when I have more time.

[Mik]

Yeah, your body is like a credit card with a genetically set lifetime limit. How you spend it is up to you. Luckily my knees and his are fine at this age, largely because I biked and walked rather than running. Never did like it.

[bachophile]

@89th yup. More time for you peeps

[bachophile]

I don’t regret the running. It certainly kept me aerobically healthy. And I had nice hours with my thoughts or with various music play lists. But it’s sad that I know there are things I won’t ever do again. Besides run. I won’t ski. I won’t play professional ice hockey. I won’t work in cirque de soleil. All gone with the wind.

[jon-nyc]

Speaking of gone with the wind, you won’t play Rhett Butler in the remake either. No way you could take those stairs two at a time carrying that woman.

But I understand your point. I have some permanent limitations with my shoulder due to a torn rotator cuff.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in My knee is fucked:

Speaking of gone with the wind, you won’t play Rhett Butler in the remake either.

But I understand your point. I have some permanent limitations with my shoulder due to a torn rotator cuff.

Let me tell you about shoulder replacements...