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Originally Posted by adouglas
Just wondering if you have had your surgery and who the Dr was that you like. Hope all is better now.
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I had arthoscopic surgery on both knees on Wed. Day surgery. Repair of meniscuus, removal of floaty bits, some debridement. I had it done in Canada so I can't recommend a Florida surgeon. Having both knees done at the same time turned out to be a bad idea. I'm just impatient and want to get back to our house in TV for the winter. Perhaps in a couple of months I'll forget about the rotten pain, and think it was a wonderful idea. I hate taking drugs but I really needed pain meds. I was taking Demoral for the first two days and it didn't help with the pain. Then I changed to Oxycontin, much better.
I thought with a walker, I'd be able to at least make trips to the bathroom, but I was in too much pain, so my husband had to mostly carry me. He still works as a Firefighter so thank heavens he is very strong. I hate asking him to take time off work. But he is a great guy and doesn't mind.
Today, for the first time, I am actually able to walk a little using the walker so things are definitely looking up! I know that Rehab won't be fun, but I have a powerful motivator, getting back to our second home in TV. I can hardly wait! Each Fall it is such a wonderful experience for us to drive into TV and know we have 182 days ahead to enjoy it. Life is good!