KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES

[MadtownPacker]

These really suck; no great way to prepare for this. I had mine 1/20 and now i'm most likely off work four to six weeks to torture myself...aka...recover

Anybody whose had it's done feel free to drop some advice.

Brett

I have a knee replacement horror story B. Happened to a former coworker. He was about 38, in good health but had a fucked up knee that he hurt long before. He finally had the surg, was off work for about 5 weeks but it was still hurting a lot. He went to his MD who told him it was normal and would heal. He delayed coming back and about a week later was having trouble breathing one night. He went to the ER, they checked him out, said he was OK and he went home. Woke up in the night and couldn't breath for shit, went to ER again. This time the sorry assholes actually did some work and found out he had blood clots in his lungs. Turned out he had gotten a blood infection from the knee.

Sadly that is not the end of this story. To treat the clots they gave him blood thinners. Within hours a clot from his leg came loose, hit the big highway and went to his brain. Instant stroke, brain bleeding, too much pressure, leaving him paralyzed on half his body. It was so bad they had to open his head to remove the clot. He went a few weeks with part of his skull missing because they worried they might have to get in there again. He was in the hospital ICU for months. Once release he was only able to move one side of his entire body and not very good at that. Stuck in a electric chair that he moves with his one arm/hand that still has function. Not long after his bitch wife left him and was very vengeful about it. He lost his house, cars and everything pretty much. Only his Mama who became his caretaker and his teen daughters stood by him. He remains in that condition to this day.

Later it came out that the company making the surgical kits for these type of operations had put out contaminated ones that year. I think I even saw a news article about it. Several folks had gotten similar infections. The mistake this guy made was taking the pain for so long. Had he gotten a 2nd opinion he would have dealt with the infection before it was too late. This was 8 years or so ago. He ended up suing the MD and the company and won a large settlement. Of course then the wife showed up again, he kicked her to the curb. To this day he gets around in a electric chair and uses an mounted ipad to communicate by typing what he wants to say on the screen with a stylus that he can hold. He has money but what good does it do him because he will need it to take care of himself for whatever remains of his time on Earth. I doubt he lives to be an old man. He was always kinda arrogant and cocky so he took the fall very hard. He had a nice life and it was all gone like that.

I am glad you are doing better B. I had been meaning to post this for you but I have kept track of your post about this to make sure you didn't say the same as this guy did. Don't ignore pain and tell any medical staff who says different to go fuck themselves and report them to their ethics committee.

[mraynrand]

Wow. Even Job wouldn’t complain around that guy.

[Zool]

FOUR weeks ago today right now I was in surgery

Knee is feeling pretty good; ton of progress over the past week. Doctor and Therapist suggest taking two more weeks off as it will progress fast; unsure I want to.

Anybody have experiences returning to work after knee replacement....good or bad from the start ??

Depends on the job I suppose, but the doctors should be heeded. They are the experts.

[MadtownPacker]

Depends on the job I suppose, but the doctors should be heeded. They are the experts.

You must be a fucking medical hack also!

Is every mofo that works on your car an expert? How about the food you eat? Same shit with those fucks. Someone had to finish worst in class.

But in this instance they are right. B should take the time off. He is probably worried a different rooster is rounding up his chickens at work.

[mraynrand]

You must be a fucking medical hack also!

Is every mofo that works on your car an expert? How about the food you eat? Same shit with those fucks. Someone had to finish worst in class.

But in this instance they are right. B should take the time off. He is probably worried a different rooster is rounding up his chickens at work.

I know two physicians who review medical malpractice cases. There are some terrible docs out there. Think of the KC quack who operated on Sherrod and destroyed his career. Trust, but verify.

[MadtownPacker]

I know two physicians who review medical malpractice cases. There are some terrible docs out there. Think of the KC quack who operated on Sherrod and destroyed his career. Trust, but verify.

Sure are, just like every industry. The whole patient care aspect is gone. Maximizing profits is all that matters.

So IMO never trust. Verify and cross your fingers you didn’t get the Zool of MDs.

[Zool]

Sure are, just like every industry. The whole patient care aspect is gone. Maximizing profits is all that matters.

So IMO never trust. Verify and cross your fingers you didn’t get the Zool of MDs.

You would be so lucky. I don’t know anything about medicine, but I’m pretty fucking awesome.

[MadtownPacker]

You would be so lucky. I don’t know anything about medicine, but I’m pretty fucking awesome.

Since I was wrong about you being a hipster millennial I really only have one thing to say and I have never said it until now.

Ok boomer.

[mraynrand]

Since I was wrong about you being a hipster millennial I really only have one thing to say and I have never said it until now.

Ok boomer.

hahahaha. He is GenX (1965-1980)

[Deputy Nutz]

I have a knee replacement horror story B. Happened to a former coworker. He was about 38, in good health but had a fucked up knee that he hurt long before. He finally had the surg, was off work for about 5 weeks but it was still hurting a lot. He went to his MD who told him it was normal and would heal. He delayed coming back and about a week later was having trouble breathing one night. He went to the ER, they checked him out, said he was OK and he went home. Woke up in the night and couldn't breath for shit, went to ER again. This time the sorry assholes actually did some work and found out he had blood clots in his lungs. Turned out he had gotten a blood infection from the knee.

Sadly that is not the end of this story. To treat the clots they gave him blood thinners. Within hours a clot from his leg came loose, hit the big highway and went to his brain. Instant stroke, brain bleeding, too much pressure, leaving him paralyzed on half his body. It was so bad they had to open his head to remove the clot. He went a few weeks with part of his skull missing because they worried they might have to get in there again. He was in the hospital ICU for months. Once release he was only able to move one side of his entire body and not very good at that. Stuck in a electric chair that he moves with his one arm/hand that still has function. Not long after his bitch wife left him and was very vengeful about it. He lost his house, cars and everything pretty much. Only his Mama who became his caretaker and his teen daughters stood by him. He remains in that condition to this day.

Later it came out that the company making the surgical kits for these type of operations had put out contaminated ones that year. I think I even saw a news article about it. Several folks had gotten similar infections. The mistake this guy made was taking the pain for so long. Had he gotten a 2nd opinion he would have dealt with the infection before it was too late. This was 8 years or so ago. He ended up suing the MD and the company and won a large settlement. Of course then the wife showed up again, he kicked her to the curb. To this day he gets around in a electric chair and uses an mounted ipad to communicate by typing what he wants to say on the screen with a stylus that he can hold. He has money but what good does it do him because he will need it to take care of himself for whatever remains of his time on Earth. I doubt he lives to be an old man. He was always kinda arrogant and cocky so he took the fall very hard. He had a nice life and it was all gone like that.

I am glad you are doing better B. I had been meaning to post this for you but I have kept track of your post about this to make sure you didn't say the same as this guy did. Don't ignore pain and tell any medical staff who says different to go fuck themselves and report them to their ethics committee.

Same situation with my uncle although the ending wasn't as catastrophic ending as your coworker. He had to have the operation twice, fought serious infection for almost a year.

[George Cumby]

Someone needs to start a "Medical Horror Stories" thread.

Our youngest has been hospitalized several times.

Moral of the story: Question, question, question. Advocate, advocate, advocate. Fight, fight, fight.

Nurses are usually great. There's a few doctors alive only because of my love of my family.

[MadtownPacker]

hahahaha. He is GenX (1965-1980)

Say it ain’t so cuz I don’t want to in the same generation as him.

[MadtownPacker]

Same situation with my uncle although the ending wasn't as catastrophic ending as your coworker. He had to have the operation twice, fought serious infection for almost a year.

Thats what I read most folks had to deal with. What year was it?

[mraynrand]

Thats what I read most folks had to deal with. What year was it?

No. You shouldn't get infected. That's the sign of a lousy doc. Know a knee and hip replacement doc who has done thousands of cases. Maybe a handful of infections and usually those were trauma cases where the replacement followed an open wound situation.

[Bretsky]

I am four weeks out and recovery has went well. I think I"ll probably return back to work in a week and a half. I don't think there is a good time to return. When I set without any elevation the knee gets pretty sore within a few hours. So for the first four to six weeks I'll probably just need to deal with the pain. It seems that my flexibility is plenty good enough to get back to work. Just have to figure out how to sleep and then work through the pain/stiffness issues at work.