I WILL read the article honest, but...I previously watched a couple YouTube animated videos of a knee replacement. It was just gruesome. Also looked like there were a lot of places it could go wrong. Scared me...and my knees kill me.
My 1st knee replacement was in 2011. 3 nights in hospital recovery.
My 2nd replacement was 2013. 2 nights in hospital.
My younger brother had knee replacement 2019 as an out patient. In & out same day.
Amazing!
They still won’t be able to play professional sports...
Thanks for this. I have a cranky but not quite painful hip joint.
I went to WebMD to see what they say about prevention, the site my MD consults when we discuss supplements he prescribes for me. Here’s what they say you can do to keep your joints strong:
https://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/osteoarthritis-prevention-1
For D3, I use Carlson’s Norwegian Fish Oil. Lemon flavored. My doc prescribes it.
Most of the handful of supplements I take are deductible as drugs because he prescribes them. Genius MD.
3 weeks ago, on 1 March, my soon to be 82 year old wife had a hip replacement and came home the same day after the procedure.
The next Day, Kaiser had a home PT call on her 3 times a week through yesterday.
My wife is improving daily and is able to do more exercises and recovery PT each day.
She still tires out easily and needs to rest.
She only needed half of a pain pill for 3 nights. She takes 2 Celebrex, 2 Tylenol and 2 baby aspirin and uses ice packs when needed for her aches and pain.
Due to the Covid B$, her operation was delayed for months.
Before her operation, when she walked or got up after setting, her hip sounded like rocks in a cement mixer. That pain and aggravation has been gone since she left the hospital.
I was able to be with her pre and post op by wearing a disposable mask that went into a trash barrel as we left the hospital to bring her home. My mask joined hers and both ended up with other masks in the trash container where I picked her up to bring her home.
sounds like collusion between medical professionals, replacement joint manufacturers, and the medical insurance groups to get paid to experiment on people...
If you knee gets straightened out right away.
It’s been nearly a year for me and my knee replacement has not straightened out. They have to do it right away.
Friend had her hip replaced at age 95
Lived til 101 and 5 months travelling frequently until a few weeks before passing.
Wonder if shoulder replacement could be the same...my almost 52 year old son is facing that, but they want to wait until he’s in his 60s because they only last 10-15 years...
My father is 88 and was considering until complications with his cancers (bone, bladder & prostate). His knee doctor had told him he did a knee replacement on a 93 year old.
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