knee replacement

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clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 26 Jan

I've missed all my MyLot buds for many months now. I had total knee replacement on my right knee last August, and the past few months have been all about pain management and becoming able to do things for myself again. I am nearly...

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Good News

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 1 Sep 20

I just got home and I'm eating for the first time today, so I made it extra large because I'm starving. My orthopedic appointment went very well. They can't do both knees at the same time. However, I'm still having both done,...

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Knee-d Me

Four Walls @FourWalls (86568) • United States 4 Sep 19

FINALLY!!!! My brother got his bad knee replaced today. He initially injured his knee in the Navy in 1978. Believe it or not, the VA did not do the knee replacement. They're still hemming and hawing over whether he...

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More About My New Knee

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 16 Apr 18

I did one post about my surgery and leaving the hospital and going home. The only night I spent in the hospital, I was drugged and in pain. Thank goodness for the drugs. I was uncomfortable and could not get to sleep until...

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Important Phone Call This Morning

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 31 May 17

As some of you might have read, I had a doctor's appointment yesterday, which resulted in getting X-rays of my knees. The technician said I would hear back by Friday. Try first thing this morning. The arthritis in my knees is...

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Hoping to Get Some More Mylotting in Later Today

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 26 May 17

I'm heading to work within one hour today, for the first time since the end of February when I had my knee replacement. I think I should be fine unless I bend down incorrectly and my back starts hurting, but I can't continue to...

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returning to work today

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Day 5 | or Fifth Day After Surgery

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 3 Mar 17

I went to get my assessment with the physical therapist this morning and will begin my actual therapy which includes exercises this coming Monday. During the assessment I discovered that I'm doing better than I thought. Even...

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I Joined Planet Fitness Last Month and Just Came Back

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 10 Dec 16

Several years ago I joined planet fitness and was pleased to find that I spent enough time there to make it worthwhile not only to my pocket book but to my body. I decided to join again this past November because they were...

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Anyone Got Any Spare Parts They Don't Need Anymore?

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 4 Oct 16

I went to see the orthopedic surgeon this morning and discovered that I need a knee replacement whether I want one or not. There is no cartilage left on my left knee and the bones are thinning on one side which is causing my knee...

knee replacement

surgery

off work

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Knee replacement....not successful

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 29 Jul 16

My sister was suffering from joint pains. Her knee was giving a lot of pain. The doctor advised her to go for knee-replacement after a series of tests. She underwent surgery. But, unfortunately, it was not successful. She had to...

knee problem

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not successful in most of the cases

alternatives any

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My part-time work week starts today

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 24 Jun 16

The shop owners (Wild Birds Unlimited) are in Portland for a franchise conference, so the rest of us are "all hands on deck" for the next several days, then on July 12th, Barbara, the co-owner goes in for knee replacement, so the...

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Looking at Knee Replacement Surgery in June!

Margielynn @Margielynn (693) • United States 30 Mar 16

I have tried the gel shot, cortisone shot and this is my next step, I am ready to get it fixed so I can do the things I cannot do now! Who else has had a knee replacement? What was your recovery timeframe? My husband had a...

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Knee Replacement

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 24 Oct 11

I was on MyLot a lot a few years ago and recently came back. While I was away I had both of my knees replaced. For one it has been over a year and a half since it was done and for the other it has been 9 months. I've been doing...

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Who is responsible when a subcontractor doesn't have workman's comp insurance?

dvmurphy @dvmurphy (326) • United States 26 Jan 09

If a subcontractor doesn't have workmans comp insurance and has employees who covers the employees if there is an injury, the main contractor or would the employee have to sue the employer? This happened to my husband. He blew his...

workers compensation insurance

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I am not into dream interpretations very much, but.....

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2817) • United States 5 Sep 08

I had a dream the other morning where I can't remember much of it except for this strange part. Someone had done some strange surgery on my elbows. It was surgery that I did not know ahead of time about and did not know about...

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have anyone had knee replacement?

annjilena @annjilena (5618) • United States 2 Sep 08

knee replacement can be very painful i heard and seen the horror behind this surgery your legs will never be the same again.you don,t know pain until you have this done,there are some thats doing ok but still there is pain doing...

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She's having a knee replacement...

reinydawn @reinydawn (11642) • United States 20 Jul 08

Well, I'm not sure if I should be letting this bug me or not, but I can't seem to get if off my mind. Every year for the past 4 years my husband and I have had an end of summer bash on Labor Day Sunday. It started with just family...

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My mother is one tough lady!

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 24 May 08

My mother is 91-yrs-old. She has emphysema and has to be on oxygen 24/7, has lost most of her sight to macular degeneration, has several herniated disks making her back hurt all the time, has one bad knee and a failed knee...

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pain

Loverbear @Loverbear (4918) • United States 18 Feb 08

I have been suffering from horrible leg pain, it is so bad that I am taking huge amounts of pain killers to try to keep the pain to a tolerable level. I know I have arthritis in my left knee and one day soon will need knee...

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does salt water help ease arthritis pain?

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 12 Feb 08

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