Knee-d Me
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86575)
United States
September 4, 2019 8:28pm CST
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 "needs" a knee replacement. They'll probably still be debating it in 40 years.
No, instead my brother used Medicare and his supplemental insurance and had a private doctor -- the same one who did his wife's knees -- perform the surgery.
My brother's first words were, "It's the first time in decades I've woke up and NOT had pain in that knee."
On top of that, he was out of the bed and walking up and down the hall less than four hours after surgery! By the time I got back from lunch, though, he was passed out from the medications.
I'm so happy my brother's finally got his knee problem fixed!
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Sep 19
So happy for your brother and for you. Soon he'll be going dancing.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
5 Sep 19
I'm so thrilled for him. He's the fourth person in the family (his wife and two aunts) who's had a knee replacement, and EVERYBODY has said the pain relief alone is worth it.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@FourWalls I'm sure at some point I'll need knee replacement so hearing about the success of your family members is encouraging
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Sep 19
How did he endure it all these years?
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
5 Sep 19
It must have been such a relief to finally have no pain. Amazing!
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@nichole01art (1103)
• United States
5 Sep 19
Wow! so happy to hear that. that's so sad to hear that the VA would not do that for him. But that is good he had some insurance. That good he woke up w/o pain.
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@FourWalls (86575)
• United States
5 Sep 19
We can tell you horror stories about the VA. I was given a disability discharge in 1985, but didn't see any specialist for the disability until 2015.
The blessing is we're both alive to tell you our horror stories. The sad thing is a lot of veterans are NOT alive because of those horror stories.
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
5 Sep 19
That's such a big relief imagine bearing that thorn for decades everytime he wakes up, I'm very happy for all of you.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
5 Sep 19
That's amazing that your brother was up and walking so soon after the surgery. I hope he continues to have a speedy recovery
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Sep 19
That is good to know that your brother had his knee replaced after 40 years of pain.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Sep 19
Oh yyou know that is a blessing to be out of that constant pain. Way to go.
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@GooglePlus (3806)
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5 Sep 19
My brother's first words were, "It's the first time in decades I've woke up and NOT had pain in that knee." --- This brought a broad smile on my face too 
I wish him a speedy recovery 
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