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I just slipped and fell falt on my arse as my foot missed a step and I caught myself enough to land squarely with a thud on my arse . 

...ya never seen anybody with a cast on their ass have ya?

I have told the PA's I don't want that cortisone shot, I want my right leg and foot back so I can walk normally again 

...the cortisone shot is likely required by the ins co. They want to try the cheapest fix first. As far as walking normal, ya might get to walk better, but walking like you did when you were young isn't going to happen. It will get better, but it will never be normal.

...six months or so and ya should be in pretty good shape pain wise but gettin used to the new joint and learning to walk with it plus rebuilding the strength in the leg will take about a year. The leg will tire easily and ya will have difficulty gettin on or off a sofa that is sitting too close to the ground. When you first come home you will need a walker. Afterwards you will need at least a cane just to help with balance.

...scaling the wall at PI is over. Walking the length of the horizontally mounted telephone poles on the other side of the wall is out as well. I have a tendency to fall over anything left in the floor. Shoes, throw rugs, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader uniforms left in the floor by the bed, you name it. At one time I scaled 8 foot falls without assistance. Right now a wall just slightly higher than my knee would hold me indefinitely.

...I gotta have my left knee replaced soon and my right one is not far behind it damage wise. That will leave only one of the major joints left. (Left Shoulder) and it is getting to be painful in the morn when I get up. I am not sure I want to go thru the pain of getting these things fixed at 76 years of age. I believe I will be in recovery as long as I live. I just about as soon go sit on a rocking chair on the front porch of a old folks home and spend the rest of my days drooling in kmy beard and crappin my pants.

...thing for ya to remember here is that you are not going to correct a condition. All the doctors can do for ya is slow the process of falling apart.

...I would go eat my gun but that would be like slapping nemo right in the face.




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Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!


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By: micro
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Tue, 12 Oct 21 2:33 AM
Msg. 25253 of 60008

Hey bro,

I just slipped and fell falt on my arse as my foot missed a step and I caught myself enough to land squarely with a thud on my arse .

Can't tell you how good that feels with spinal fusion in my very low back and now my hip is letting me know how much the artur Itis did not like that big jolt either.

Anyway, aside from being clumsy from not looking where I was stepping, I have an MRI scheduled for this Friday at 11:00 a.m. folowed by visit my orthopedic hip and knee replacement doctor who has also surgically worked on my on my fractured wrist that required surgery, one knee, and also a carpal tunnel surgery. So we are familiar with each other. That visit upcoming is Next Monday morning the 18th.. He will have the MRI results and I guess we will go over them. I have told the PA's I don't want that cortisone shot, I want my right leg and foot back so I can walk normally again without all the swelling and pain from the foot, joint, up the front of the lower leg to my knee when I walk, not to mention the pain from the hip itself into the lower back .

Does that make sense?? I just want to skip the shotthing because I know it will not solve my walking problem created by ZERO HIP rotation. I think the Spinal Spondylothesis and fusion repair was hiding this hip pain for awhile and now that the spine does not hurt anyore I can really feel the Hip arthritis..

Did you have any similarity like these? Also, how long was recovery for you to be able to walk after surgery on yer own?

I am considering putting this off until January so I can enjoy the holidays and not kill my wife between now and then. She has enough to do and is the Family COOK and go to person. She is pretty special.. She puts up with me..

I am on some medium strength Percocet plus Naproxen prescription right now trying to keep the pain under control. I know you had this done twice and you have shared those things with me before.

So I have this ball rolling but want to learn a little more like the down time.

Your opinions and counsel are most welcomed.. Very much appreciated..

Thanks in aadvance Ribs.

Semper Fi brother.


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