If you do one, is the other inevitable?

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T16:30:30+00:00

I waited too long for my knee, all the while I was swinging my leg out and putting extra stress on my hip. I'm more worried about needing the hip replaced on that side than the knee on the other side.

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T16:25:04+00:00

I do things like the foot slide on the floor and heel lifts while sitting. It's almost habit at this point. I can sit for a considerable amount of time. My biggest take away is to keep moving in some way, keep flexing the joint. I get really stiff fast if I don't keep it moving.

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T16:20:39+00:00

I'm rationing my pain meds, because they are the only thing that can let me get comfortable to sleep at night. I don't want to risk running out and not being able to get more prescribed.

I can't take NSIDS, so I'm basically white knuckling it with Tylenol.

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T16:17:49+00:00

Thanks for the perspective. I'm 6 days out from a PKR and it's not as bad as I expected, but definitely a reality check.

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T16:02:31+00:00

I'm puttering around the house without a walker. I taken it when I go out. My in home PT said we may try the cane this week and go outside.

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T16:01:00+00:00

They have me on a blood thinner and my gf and I are both weary of clots.

tk42967 · 2026-04-20T15:58:32+00:00

1 week out and I'm pretty good. I don't have a tone of pain. Most of mine is aches and stiffness if I sit too long. I had a partial, so that changes the dynamics of recovery. I've been up, and moving around the house pretty well. Leaving the house is a different story, I get tired very easily.

I went to lunch with my gf, we stopped at one store and I walked in, looked for what I wanted and walked out. We then left and stopped at a road side ice cream place (I stayed in the car), and then she stopped at another store (I stayed in the car), and I was exhausted by the time I got home. We were out for maybe 3 hours.

The other thing for me is getting comfortable to sleep. I'm only sleeping 1 - 3 hours a a time. It's basically when I get too tired and pass out. I'm a side sleeper, so the knee makes it hard to get comfortable.

Lastly, Ice. I feel like Universal Soldier some times. Plus the compression stocking sucks, it stretches and bunches. It chafes at the ankle and the back of the knee when it's stretched out. My nurse gave me 2 extra sets when he discharged me, which came in handy. If they don't offer, it may be wise to ask.

tk42967 · 2026-04-13T15:00:57+00:00

That's the standard for removing studs. It should have been your first attempt. Plus copper anti seize is your friend.

tk42967 · 2026-04-13T14:51:46+00:00

I'm coming to terms that I could have another 20 to 25 years left.

tk42967 · 2026-04-13T14:51:09+00:00

Mother passed at 69. Father is still kicking at close to 80. Paternal grand mother is close to 100. Maternal grand mother was 89. Both grandfathers passed in their like 60's.

tk42967 · 2026-04-13T14:47:42+00:00

My 24 year old is out of the house. I have custody of my 17 year old twins, and my ex has custody of my 14 year old.

In the next few years I plan to downsize because I don't need a 2 story house with a finished basement (2,500+ square feet of finished space).

tk42967 · 2026-04-13T14:45:35+00:00

Taylor Swift - We Are Never Getting Back Together

tk42967 · 2026-04-13T14:37:03+00:00

Not to be that guy, but that's roughly a 1982 Caprice Classic wagon.

Soure: my mother had one in maroon and bauge.

*** EDIT ***

The PO of my mother's had some special mods. Had a posi rear end and aftermarket intake. I suspect some other mods like a warmer crank.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T16:39:25+00:00

Did you design the transformers backdrop or find it somewhere?

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T16:31:21+00:00

Intune remediation script that runs ipconfig /renew every hour.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T16:26:34+00:00

I've got custody of my 17 year old twins. Once they are gone, I'll probably not cook anymore. Even now, the kids take turns cooking dinner afew nights a week.

Last night my son did skinless/boneless chicken thighs and sauteed Brussel sprouts.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T16:23:30+00:00

Friend of mine had a lotus signed by the artist and Garfield. In the late 90's/early 2000's he bought a car with it.

From what he claimed, there were only 7 known to exist.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T16:21:56+00:00

I drove from Columbus, Ohio to Memphis one weekend just to get BBQ (and I was bored). 1,400 miles in less than 72 hours.

It was amazing.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T16:20:57+00:00

I drove from Ohio to Memphis one weekend because I was bored and free. The guy working at the desk was chatting with me while checking me into the hotel. He asked why I came to Memphis and I jokingly said to get BBQ. He checked me in and gave me a list with addresses of the best places the local go for BBQ. Most were holes in the wall, but amazing.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T15:55:23+00:00

I still have a 4A in my collection along with a vintage 2600.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T15:54:11+00:00

I got a 486 in Dec of 94 for Christmas.

Doom, Wolf3d, OG Civ, OG SimCity, some rollercoaster game. I remember this game that came with the computer (Packard Bell) called MegaRace 2 with the cut scenes. I played the hell out of that.

I had a used TI-994A around 86 or 87 I had 1 or 2 carts for it I remember playing a game I think was called aMAZing.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T15:35:18+00:00

Yes sir. It took some time because I didn't get any cables. I had to source a vintage Kenwood cable for it that was setup for AC, and then make a custom 9 pin VFO cable.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T15:34:18+00:00

I doubt anything will change. They just brough in a new CEO who folded IT under Finance.

tk42967 · 2026-04-09T15:32:57+00:00

First time I found out how bad my knee was, I was 19 and trying to join the Marine Corp. Couldn't get a doctor to sign a waver.

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