Roadsmith
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posted on September 6, 2005 05:10:05 PM
I'll be away from a computer for about three weeks, getting a total knee replacement and then rehab for a couple of weeks. I'll miss you all. Try to get along without me! ~Adele
P.S. If you've had that surgery, please let me know how it went for you.
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dblfugger9
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posted on September 6, 2005 05:29:35 PM
Good luck to you roadsmith. Speedy recovery!
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niel35
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posted on September 6, 2005 05:42:21 PM
Take it easy Roadsmith - good luck to you.
I need one too but keep putting it off.
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parkman
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posted on September 6, 2005 05:45:38 PM
Good Luck!! I haven't had a knee replacement but I work at an orthopedic hospital and they do lots there..seems to really work well.
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mamachia
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posted on September 6, 2005 05:50:13 PM
Good luck & speedy recovery Adele. I'll say prayer that it goes well for you.
Rosanne
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cherishedclutter
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posted on September 6, 2005 06:00:38 PM
I wish you well. Be sure to let us know how you're doing as soon as you can.
Will you have to go thru computer detox first?
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 6, 2005 06:01:49 PM
Thanks, y'all. This surgeon has done 5,000 knee replacements, so I know I'm in good hands, and I'll be faithful to do the exercises they prescribe, too. Had hip replacement in 1998 and recovered beautifully because, though I hate to exercise, I did what I was told. I'll just miss these boards and the give and take here. 
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 6, 2005 06:08:56 PM
Cherished: "Computer detox" is right! Maybe I can sneak a peak at our message board in the convalescent center?! Truly will be the longest I've been out of contact with the world for a long time, although my husband will bring me mail, etc. Yikes.
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sparkz
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posted on September 6, 2005 06:37:19 PM
Take care Roadsmith, and here's to a speedy recovery. My wife will be facing the same thing in a few years. Have hubby go to RTO and rent you a laptop for a couple months. My son had back surgery, and with a little practice, they work quite well during recuperation.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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chathamsue
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posted on September 6, 2005 06:39:48 PM
Good Luck Roadsmith!
I know of someone who had this surgery recently...she was just dancing at her nephew's wedding reception!
Hurry back!
Sue
[ edited by chathamsue on Sep 6, 2005 06:40 PM ]
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sanmar
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posted on September 6, 2005 06:56:28 PM
My Dad had this done several years ago & it was a blessing for him. Be sure to do all that tha PT tells you to do. BEST OF LUCK!!!
Life Is Too Short To Drink Bad Wine
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twig125silver
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posted on September 6, 2005 07:05:02 PM
Adele-
I know someone who had it done. He said he got his life back.
Best of luck.
Here's to a speedy recovery....clink!
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jackswebb
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posted on September 6, 2005 07:10:51 PM
The BEST of the BEST to YOU and YES! I am YELLING! hahahahaa.........Cause I am a LONNNNNNNGGGGGG ways from you.....didja hear me?
Good things for you.....
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blueyes29
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posted on September 6, 2005 09:47:44 PM
Good luck, Roadsmith...your posts and good words will be missed but we all look forward to your return...Cheers!
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ewora
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posted on September 6, 2005 10:16:58 PM
Hope you have a quick and easy recovery.
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 6, 2005 11:10:53 PM
You pals are so nice, you've brought tears to my eyes. I guess I'm mostly afraid of pain--but of course I have pain now, so what's the diff?
I appreciate your words of encouragement and your advice, too. It helps to know others have been happy to get the knee replacement.
Sparkz, my husband has a laptop; it crashed two days ago and the maker is sending a new hard drive. As soon as it's running smoothly, I'll be able to use it when I get home (ebay office is on ground floor, living quarters are up stairs, where I'll be until I can maneuver on stairs again). By hook or by crook, I'll. Be. Back.
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sparkz
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posted on September 6, 2005 11:46:14 PM
Ummm...Roadsmith, my wife has two arethroscoip surgeries on her knee, and I can tell you that you wont be navigating stairs for quite some time. In fact, thick carpets will be a problem. Have hubby hire a couple high school football players to get your bed downstairs until you're in shape to tackle those stairs.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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estatesalestuff
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posted on September 7, 2005 02:57:51 AM
Yay, Adele!!! ... go for it.
Yes, do all the PT's tell you do, and then some. The more you ambulate, the farther you will regain your strength and range of mobility ... If your hip turned out great, this will too.
Hang in there, babe ... my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Marcia/Ohio
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pmelcher
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posted on September 7, 2005 04:50:53 AM
Good luck and great recovery! It should make you feel a lot better and get around just like new. My aunt had the surgery at age 70 and did very, very well.
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carolinetyler
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posted on September 7, 2005 05:38:06 AM
Best of luck, Roadsmith - my Uncle had a complete knee replacement - he had BOTH done at the same time. He was like a new person after that. I was surprised, it did not take as long for him to heal and get back moving around as one would think.
Let us know how it goes! We'll be thinking of you.
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 Caroline
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neglus
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posted on September 7, 2005 06:02:25 AM
Take Care Roadsmith! Hope your recovery is quick (and pain free!)
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kiara
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posted on September 7, 2005 07:06:46 AM
Hi Roadsmith,
Best wishes for a quick recovery!
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 7, 2005 09:02:19 AM
Sparkz: It ain't that easy! A bed downstairs on the lower level will mean 3 steps up and 3 steps down just to get to the bathroom. I'll be upstairs where it's all one level--but my husband will set up his laptop on the dining room table so I can be online again, once I'm home.
Our house is very interesting; it used to be the servants' quarters for the even bigger house a couple hundred yards away. Two levels; the lower was all garages for the guy's limos (pres. of US Steel), upstairs essentially a spacious two-bedroom apartment, living room, dining room, kitchen, bath. About 20 years ago the lower levels were closed in for a sitting room, two big offices, laundry room, and another bathroom--but little stairs abound on that lower level. Not especially designed for invalids or surgical patients!
Fifi the maid (or whatever her name was) used to prepare breakfast every morning and maneuver a tray down a little hill to the master's bedroom before doing the housework. The chauffeur/handyman kept things in order and drove the guy and his family all over these mountains.
But WE have the killer view; the "big house" doesn't. Tadaaaa.
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estatesalestuff
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posted on September 7, 2005 11:31:13 AM
Adele, when do you have to leave to have this surgery? And how many days do you have to be gone from your home?
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Roadsmith
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posted on September 7, 2005 12:29:56 PM
We're leaving in a couple of hours, driving an hour off the mountain to Loma Linda to stay overnight in a motel and make my surgery appointment tomorrow morning (that way, we avoid any possible freeway delays tomorrow). I'll be gone from home about 17 days--3 days or so in the hospital, two weeks in the convalescent center (Heritage Gardens in Loma Linda--I think they have facilities all over the country but not sure). I'm going to forget where things are in my kitchen AND in my eBay office!
I think I'm all organized to go, puff puff.
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deur1
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posted on September 7, 2005 12:44:54 PM
Hope, I am not to late , if I am hope you read on your return.
Adele, I wish you a very speedy recovery. I am a whimp and do not not take illness well so I know it can be very stressful.
We will all miss your always positive post .
Take care of yourself and let everyone pet ya
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estatesalestuff
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posted on September 7, 2005 12:54:35 PM
Well then GOOD LUCK m'lady!!! ... yes, you will be missed, and I know you will miss us, too. LOL ... we look forward to hearing that you're pulling through with flying colors.
God bless, you AND your dear hubby.
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trai
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posted on September 7, 2005 05:51:37 PM
Best to you. Hope it works out well for you. You will feel better once this is over.
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mcjane
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posted on September 7, 2005 08:38:05 PM
Adele,
Have a friend just had her hip replaced a month ago & she recuperated at my house. She did beautifully & you will too. She said the pain was not bad & much, much, much less that she had before her sugery.
She was up & walking with crutches the day after her sugery & while she was here we went shopping most every day & out to dinner a couple of times.
You'll do just fine too.
Come back & tell us all about it.
We will miss you.
Jane
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jackswebb
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posted on September 7, 2005 08:44:28 PM
We'll just be chomping at the bit waiting for you to return..... Pretty soon you will be posting those Snow scene pictures AGAIN!
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