My husband needs new knees (try to say that fast 3 times). Anyone who has a spouse or loved one knows that the prospect of major surgery is nothing to smile about. At least the need is not immediate. He’s started with cortisone shots in his knees, and they get him by enough so that he can walk with very little pain.
As soon as he described the x-rays to me, I started feeling awful, in an “I can just imagine” way, about what he must have gone through for years. There are bone spurs and very little synovial fluid to cushion his joint movement. I haven’t been oblivious to the pain, but the description of how the knee looked helped to picture the pain a little more. I’ve been after him for ages to get the knees looked at, but he knew what was coming, and preferred not to go to the doctor.
Life does this. You work, you play, things happen. Parts of your body fail, because, well.. people are just human.
So even though the prospect of surgery is not something I’d like to wish on anyone, in the end, the prognosis is quite good. I asked my husband if he could imagine walking with no pain, or walking without fear that his knees were going to “give out”. He smiled and said, “no”, anticipating that some day, the new knees will be an excellent thing.
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A friend of mine had a knee replacement just a couple of months ago and the big difference for him is just as you mentioned — finally being able to walk around with no pain in that knee.Good luck!AndrewTo Love, Honor and Dismay
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“Desire crept to your knees” – Hilda Doolittle… ;o)Doesn’t sound like fun at all… But as you say, better than living with the pain… :o)So, Knee Donors, Do they have to be the same sex/height etc.? ;o)Ciao Ciao
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Eeekkkkk :o(
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