The Verdict (Not the Paul Newman Movie)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86999)
United States
July 29, 2020 12:04pm CST
The verdict is in.
Much like everyone else in my family, it seems, I’m going to need a new knee.
Not now, though. For the time being, a cortisone shot, physical therapy, and a brace will hopefully keep things (and surgery) at bay.
Truthfully, the pain isn’t all that much, it’s just the knee buckling on me that concerns me. So, if we can get therapy and the brace to help that then I won’t mind.
Meanwhile I’ll be playing with my adjustable bed to get it in a good position for my knees....and back.
Sheesh, I need a back rub.
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@FourWalls (86999)
• United States
31 Jul 20
That’ll work wonders for me!!! I’ve never skied before! 
(I did that to my gynecologist who did my hysterectomy....he told me I’d be able to wear a bikini the next year, to which I replied, “Really? I’ve never been able to wear one before!” )
And with all these minimally invasive procedures they can do now (the x-ray didn’t show any structural damage, just the bone-on-bone cartilage deterioration) I hopefully won’t have to ever have the knee replaced.
(I did that to my gynecologist who did my hysterectomy....he told me I’d be able to wear a bikini the next year, to which I replied, “Really? I’ve never been able to wear one before!” )
And with all these minimally invasive procedures they can do now (the x-ray didn’t show any structural damage, just the bone-on-bone cartilage deterioration) I hopefully won’t have to ever have the knee replaced.1 person likes this
@DianneN (254948)
• United States
31 Jul 20
@FourWalls 
. It reminds me of the old piano joke. Will I be able to play the piano after surgery? Yes. Good, I've never been able to play it before.
I wish you the best. 
. It reminds me of the old piano joke. Will I be able to play the piano after surgery? Yes. Good, I've never been able to play it before.
I wish you the best. 2 people like this
@FourWalls (86999)
• United States
29 Jul 20
It has a 100% success rate in my family!
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@wolfgirl569 (136167)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Jul 20
I was hoping you would not. Sorry. But hope the brace can help a lot.
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@FourWalls (86999)
• United States
30 Jul 20
This just started, and I’m not in a lot of pain right now. You never know what physical therapy can do, too!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
30 Jul 20
If it helps there are a number of great braces for knees that really work.
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@FourWalls (86999)
• United States
30 Jul 20
I’ve been reading up on things. They’ve really advanced since my aunts had surgery in 2007. (Two aunts, four new knees!) Since my issue is cartilage wear (it’s bone on bone), they actually have minimally invasive surgery that can pump artificial cartilage into the knee joint (I think it’s made out of rooster combs).
Nothing this year, I hope and pray. I’ll give PT and the brace time.
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Jul 20
I need a back rub too
Hope the knee gets better soon
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@LindaOHio (223143)
• United States
29 Jul 20
Don't put it off too long. Get it over with as soon as it's necessary. The knee is harder than the hip; so make sure you take ALL the therapy that is offered. I quit early (long story); and my knee doesn't have the proper mobility. Good luck.
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