...haven't had the knee yet. The knee doctor wants me to have an exam by a heart doctor and a pulmonary doc. He's afraid I might die on the table. "What's the bad news?" I asked.
...let off the ibuprofen. Take 2 tylenol 550mg three times a day. Personal opinion only. I am not a doctor or a lawyer or a astronaut or a movie star but I often pretend to be one in singles bars.
...putting off the surgery means more damage before ya get it fixed or the muscles and tendons in the leg will atrophy meaning a longer and more painful recovery. I shoulda got my right hip fixed ten years before I did and my left hip about the time I actually had my right one done.
...gettin old ain'f for sissies.