The Official Kaitlyn Thread

Excruciatingly painful.

 

Depending on your anesthesiologist and the manner in which your surgeon does it. The technique has evolved much in the past few years. The incisions have gotten smaller, the equipment to do the actual cutting has gotten more accurate so they take less bone out and the implants fit better.

My wife is the Ortho Specialist RN at her hospital so she keeps me informed of the cool "new tools" the Ortho guys get. They are using 3d scans and ct scans to orientate the cuts and fitting of the implants. A lady had a hip replacement was out of the hospital the next day walking with the help of a cane the following week. It's amazing how much replacement joint surgery/recovery has improved in just the past 5 years or so.

 

The anesthesia for my first and only (so far) adult surgery left me with myasthenia gravis - which is incurable - so it does pay to be choosy when seeing an anesthesiologist!

 

Wow - that was whiny of me, and in Kait's thread!!!

 

oh no, that's terrible news, hope you're feeling better soon @Kaitlyn.

 

How far is she from UC Davis Medical?

Which hospital, if she doesn't mind people knowing.

 

Smoking/vaping COVID and pneumonia can do that to you.

 

He's the best in the North State, please let Kait know. and most importantly: Accepting New Patients


https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/dinesh-verma-5eda726d-9213-4396-93c6-90c620cf1ee2-overview

 

I texted @Kaitlyn but she didn't answer.

I hope she is ok!

Sending prayers!

 

Anyone seen @Kaitlyn lately? I'm concerned

 

Same for me.

 

Just no one start talking about pathologist relatives.

(WAITED UNTIL SOMEONE REPORTED SHE'S DOING BETTER)

 

Thank God, and i will.

 

My mom had hip replacement at 80 and was walking around at home the next day. She as like, "meh, no biggie".
I know many people that have had knee replacement, one, (who had it about 70) could be called the "poster child" for that surgery, was running about 3-4 months later. Another had major complications that that took well over a painful year to finally clear up, and there were others in between those two in how quickly they recovered. My sister had it and mentioned there was a lot of pain to deal with.

 

Uh, my wife's doc was quite explicit: "NO running!!!!"

 

I didn’t say she was running very far. And to note, of those that had the surgery she was the thinnest, not carrying any extra weight, those with the longer recoveries were overweight.