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I have a date!

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No, I haven’t been scrolling Bumble or eHarmony…

But the orthopedist scheduler finally called and it looks like my crunchy pain riddled knee will be on the table by the end of October.

I’m happy to finally have a date, but still immensely frustrated with the process and our healthcare system in general.

I started this journey in January. Which means a nine month wait.

I waited 3 weeks for an appointment with my primary.

Waited 6 months for an appointment with the orthopedic PA.

Waited another month to see the orthopedist.

Waited almost another month to be scheduled.

Then two appointments at the dentist… so I could be ripped off to the tune of $3,500 …. for a clearance letter.

Followed by an appointment at the hospital for an EKG, MRSA swab and multiple blood tests.

Still to come?

A 2 1/2 hour pre op class.

An hour long pre op phone call with the surgical nurse.

An appointment with my primary… again… for another clearance letter.

A pre op appointment with the PA and an orthopedic nurse.

Then, finally… the surgery.

10 appointments in nine months for a partial knee replacement. When I had my full abdominal hysterectomy in 2015? It went like this – primary sent me to a gynecologist, gynecologist said you need a hysterectomy, 3 weeks later I had a hysterectomy. To my mind that was a major surgery and I zipped through it with ease.

This has been a nightmare in comparison. Though I’ve had friends tell me it’s taken them upwards of a year.

That’s just wrong.

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It damn well better be.

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  1. Now, is your hubbie ready for this, that is the real question? I thought I was when Gail had her so far only first knee replacement. We were told she would need to be attended like a queen for three months. I thought I was ready for that. By the end odf two months i was grasping at straws. When she wasn’t gettilļng better after four months I was dragging my ass around the house doing as little as I could, as best I could. I ran out of things to cook, the kouse was becoming a mess, only the cats were being treated like royaty. Two years later and I have still not recovered from the domestic burnout. Gail’s right knee is better, but that exposes how bad off her left knee is! Can I get through another ordeal like that? Time will tell. I doubt it.

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    1. My guy isn’t the greatest nurse. Oh, he’ll do dishes and run errands but I imagine we’ll be eating take out and living in a dusty house until I’m able to get around again. This is why my fingers are crossed they’ll only do a partial.
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      1. For reference, even with my nerve block causing me to stay in hospital, after my full replacement I was walking on day 2. Most people walk the sane day. But that is with a walker frame… invaluable in the beginning! Make sure you get instruction on walking up & down steps… that was the hardest to deal with, even just 2 steps (mine have no railing).

        Look into “cold therapy machine for knee”. Ice will be your best friend for awhile! Also, silicone scar tape.

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      2. I was told they’ll send me home with an ice therapy machine. And thankfully our house is a one level ranch, only three steps to enter. I can deal with pain, what I hate is being helpless.

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      3. I have 2 steps and would still have to stand there and remember how to navigate them. Up & down techniques are easy, but opposite and honestly take forethought.

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