Knee Replacement

Barrie Yates said:
Approx 8 inches overall when standing so somewhat more when the knee is at 90 deg or so. I think there were 14 clips in each knee but would have to check back through the documentation to confirm that. 28 days of self injection of anti blood clotting medication.
I do keep all medical documentation, just a pain to dig back through it all just to prove what know-all idiots some people can be.
Checked by the physio that I could do all the required exercises - quite simple really, and also checked by the surgeon before I was released.
First one was operated on around 1000 hrs, released 1100 hrs the following day. Second one the operation was around 0900 hrs and released at 1930 hrs same day - timings may well be a little inaccurate as some of my grey cells sometimes go on walkabout
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Barrie I am on your side mate, I had a full knee replacement 4 years ago. and I was home within 24 hours. that's one day in anybody's language. that is also a 10" scar. Photo is a bit blurd but it can be seen.
 

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Yes, O/K, Mr Yates is due for a full and unconditional apology from me; not only referring that he was (bending the truth) as i put it but my post(s) were ill considered and not my normal way of expressing myself. To Barrie and all other's who have read my last two posts please ignore them, I cannot be more apologetic than I am feeling at the moment.Sorry
 
taddy said:
Yes, O/K, Mr Yates is due for a full and unconditional apology from me; not only referring that he was (bending the truth) as i put it but my post(s) were ill considered and not my normal way of expressing myself. To Barrie and all other's who have read my last two posts please ignore them, I cannot be more apologetic than I am feeling at the moment.Sorry
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Apology accepted and no hard feelings.
 
Mog said:
Barrie I am on your side mate, I had a full knee replacement 4 years ago. and I was home within 24 hours. that's one day in anybody's language. that is also a 10" scar. Photo is a bit blurd but it can be seen.
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Could say "Snap" - it looks just about identical to my two, mine are perhaps a little fainter.
 
I think perhaps you are right Cashy.
My neighbours son was in Wrightingtom under Prof Hodkinson. He was in six days.
This was due to post op bruising...he was warned that sometimes this happens and it cannot be predicted who will get it and who won't.
Saying that, he said it has given him back his life and he can now go and enjoy his golf again.
 
Quite frankly does it matter if you are in hospital for a day or more as long as you get better . The length of stay in a Hospital is not a badge of courage but deoends on the opinion of the medical staff after all they would know (Hopefully - if not then sue them:)) what they are doing.
 
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