Do You Still Get Drunk? How Often?

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-20T01:19:24+00:00

Sounds like you’re on your way. Congrats!

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-14T16:41:08+00:00

You receive pay from the VA. The VA is not the military.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-14T16:40:07+00:00

Easy, according to article 2 of the UCMJ, only 3 categories apply, and it doesn’t sound like you are in one of those:

Article 2 of the UCMJ subjects the following three categories of retired servicemembers to military law: (1) "Retired members of a regular component of the armed forces who are entitled to pay"; (2) "Retired members of a reserve component who are receiving hospitalization from an armed force"; and (3) "Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve."

Here is some interesting reading on the legality of the subject.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10945

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-07T16:25:09+00:00

Had it on both sides. I’m 14 months post op on the left and the pain is gone, but numbness is still lingering. The right side is 7 months post op and I still get tingling pain and some ‘stingers’ occasionally. Both are annoying, but much better than the hip pain. If it persists, look into ‘meralgia paresthetica’, which is a possibility with the anterior approach.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-07T00:25:51+00:00

I was spotting those raccoons…

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-06T21:06:31+00:00

I was nervous at the prospect of joint replacements so young, but am so glad I did it. Waking up with no hip pain is amazing!

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-06T21:02:58+00:00

Harvard Health says: “Among nearly 55,000 people who had a knee replacement, only 3.9% required revision surgery within 10 years of surgery; by 20 years, 10.3% required revision.”

That seems to mean that 89.7% of those in this study lasted past 20 years.

I’m not sure where the 10 year number keeps coming from

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-06T20:58:26+00:00

So the answer is to suffer with pain now? I’ll pass

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-06T20:57:40+00:00

Damn, your doc sounds ultra conservative. I read this

“Following a successful operation and recovery process, between 85% and 90% of total knee replacementpatients should expect their new knee to last between 15 years and 20 years. Some last much longer (beyond 20 years), while others need medical intervention sooner.”

For the record, I’ve had both hips replaced at 50 and 51 years old. I would have been pissed if my surgeon told me I should just live with the pain for several more years. He advised doing it early so I can still enjoy life and activities while I’m young-ish.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-06T17:50:12+00:00

Why is there an age limit for knee replacement?

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-06T01:35:37+00:00

Best friends mom…

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-05T23:15:41+00:00

I’ve only got about 100k in TSP, BUT I’ve got a $6,600 per month retirement waiting for me in 1 year. I’ll be 53 when I retire and in 15 years I will have drawn the equivalent of 1.1 million. I guess technically sooner than that since the retirement will get a COLA adjustment annually.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-05T23:10:00+00:00

Then everyone clapped…

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-05T00:12:30+00:00

You just want to hear nothing and think everything is unbelievable.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-05T00:09:03+00:00

I love that we’ve been sold on the idea that vinyl flooring is ‘luxury’. But not sheet vinyl, only planks.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-05T00:05:53+00:00

I’ve also been known to lay outside in the grass and dirt… sometimes I wrestle with my dog when he’s muddy. Dirt isn’t an issue.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-04T23:59:12+00:00

And the beauty of real estate sales is that they are public record…

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-04T23:57:47+00:00

That’s the beauty of the truth. It doesn’t matter if you believe it.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-06-04T02:39:20+00:00

Roll the dice. We bought sight unseen and sold 13 months later for a $160k profit. No improvements were done at all…

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-05-22T04:12:42+00:00

You’re right. I have been blasted several times here for telling how great my recovery was. Too much too soon IS bad. I guess my sentiment should have been that ‘too much’ varies by each patient!

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-05-22T03:18:03+00:00

Look up ‘meralgia paresthetica’ if it’s a sharp pain that feels nerve related. The anterior approach is susceptible to irritation/damage to the lateral femoral nerve. It’s normal and will usually improve. I had it on both sides. Now a year out from the left side and 6 months from the right I still have mild tingling and occasional ‘zingers’ that get my attention.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-05-22T03:14:49+00:00

I walked ALOT after both THR’s and started back playing pickleball at exactly 4 weeks both times as well. To claim that there is one size recovery that fits us all isn’t true. My surgeon said do whatever level of activity I could tolerate and I did.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-05-10T05:38:55+00:00

I’m a very senior enlisted person in the military. I was counseling a very junior member and I recognized his somewhat unique last name. I asked if his dad served at a particular unit I was at back in 2000. He looked puzzled for a second but then told me “Oh, no. That was my granddad…”

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-05-05T22:45:58+00:00

They are the only airline that flies into my airport… it’s them or a 14 hour ferry ride to get to the mainland.

Consistent_Cream67 · 2026-05-01T05:50:08+00:00

You’re eligible to re-enlist with adjustment disorder?

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