Hi,
Well, I was told I have chronic pain!
Nice doctor! he explained a lot more than any other did & he order a c scan!
He looked at the knee & moved it and measured movement, they talk into a recorder.
He said everything checked out. he had the pictures & Doctor asked this started right away. Which it did. There were other questions and answers.
Then he said 10 to 15% have chronic pain.
Yeah, I am on the dumpy side ATM. But I will get up & figure out how to move on!
Monday I was given Hydromorphone 2mg. It didn’t do much I have only had 2 since 2:00 pm yesterday one around 8:30am another 2:30ish.
I am going to take two at once for a test! Please don’t freak out!
Most of the comments when I write these posts are positive. Not much you can do about the downer comments!
My major problem with this is I can NOT stand long because of the pain; and it sending my BP into the 200’s! I have only had the BP checked when I am working once! That was Monday!
I got to work at 6:00 am. I set off to fix the first thing I knew needed to be fix!
That is the wash baskets, these are filled with the bends from the bending machines! The grease they use is Thick, it cost over 225 dollars for 5 gallons. The baskets are 54” x 28” x 24”.
there are about 300 them! this is how they are stored
The baskets go on wash tanks that have a lift that cycles up and down for an hour!
If they are not emptied daily, it backs the room up. The benders just go get more baskets & use a pallet jack to move them. I recently made more. but there is no room now for more.
So, I emptied at least ten of those.
Then I found another project, I could debur mufflers about a 150. I was doing that @ 9:00 and I saw the boss's wife who is a Paramedic, I said Eileen know my BP is crazy! can you tell by hold my wrist? She started to do that; I have my cuff in my car!! so I sat in the hatchback & she did it. 264/67 She yelled you need to be in the ER!!! I laughed said I would go home & rest!
On the way home I decide to change clothes & pack my stuff up I would want if I got admitted.
It was 174/72.
Then the doctor came in, My Primary was on Vaca!
Dr H was nice & thorough!
Was told to stop taking Diclofenac! buy a monitor, watch my BP ect.
I decided to go to the Pain Doctor early.
We talked over what happened.
I was on 7.5mg of Oxycodone
He decided to try Hydromorphone 2 mg 4 times a day.
I took my first pill at 4:30pm. @ 6:00 pm I felt no different I took another.
9:00pm I could tell what relief I did get was wearing off!
10:00pm, I took another and got in bed. I woke up at midnight! felt soso & fell asleep. woke up around 1:20 am my feet started moving subconsciously!! I stayed in bed trying to read, my legs moving was too distracting to read.
2:00 am, I took another pill, I keep doing that every 4 hours till Wednesday @ 2:00 pm. Then I didn’t take one till 8:45 am this morning. I felt ok till I moved around up right on the knees! that one lasted till 3:00pm when I took a pill, I did get in bed during this time knees on my pillow!
I started deciding what I was going to do!
I want my heart pills adjusted so I can work! If I can NOT support myself my life will disappear IMO. I am a realistic person! Daily Kos taught me that! No one is going to support me! I have cousin’s helping me now! How long can they do that?
I got in a word match with the nurse online & regretted it!
To get to my primary is a 1000 ft walk or longer. Those steps need to be used to support my ass not go to a doctor!
I found another Nurse Practitioner about a Mile from the Hospital Where the care team I have now is! May1st is the soonest I will make sure I can do all This team is doing at the new location which has 15 handicap spots at the entrance!! and a 200-foot walk at the most! I don’t want to do this but medically it is a smart move! My knees can’t do the hospital walk. I am not going to use the shuttle & wheelchairs & such!
Remember I am a Hard Head!!! LMAO
So That’s where I am!
When I started writing I was in the dumps! I feel much better now!
That took me an hour to do! I believe well spent! I will use this link to tell those who I know, and I want to have the info where I am to read. This is hard to do!
I want to build stuff still! I think I can figure this out! I don’t really have a choice IMO to live in a happy state of mind knowing I am doing my best! I still at 71 have way to much energy to burn off so I sleep!
Smile I am!
The comments are always so helpful whether it is something I would consider trying or not! Plus, they help others in my shoes who a scared to get the knees replaced!
I would still take the operation over living with worn out knees!!! If you need one of these operations how out of line are your legs! That causes a lot of problems! Mine were horrible! I wished I had a before picture!
I bought a 300-dollar pair of steel toe shoe from red wing! I ruined them because of my knees! I can’t wear them now
I will post a link to my last post; it has every link to my knee saga!
I’ll make a London broil and asparagus for dinner!!
Living on the farm with Cousin Catherine, I learn this from her. When you get your ass kicked from the work you did that day you deserve a treat! I made a pizza! I now buy a crust and make my own!
I might have cooked it 30 seconds to long!!
Yump
My 10th story on Knee Replacement
