Had a MRI scan done today

FTGV

hearingimpared wrote: »

Hahaha, but little did you know the ear plugs were infused with 20mgs of Valium! LOL!!!:D

Now that you mention it they did taste a little funny.:D

hearingimpared

FTGV wrote: »

Now that you mention it they did taste a little funny.:D

Yuck ear wax is nasty!:eek:

Fongolio

Thanks for all the input. So far the T3's I'm only taking two in the middle of the day and two before bed with the occasional ibuprofen in between but rarely. Some days are worse than others. Today for expample it's raining and my knees are killing me. As some of you may know I've had addiction issues in the past and I'm very very careful with pain meds as many are very habit forming.

gimpod

hearingimpared wrote: »

Hahaha, but little did you know the ear plugs were infused with 20mgs of Valium! LOL!!!:D

20mg HA try like 40mg before I'll even get my butt anywhere near one of those things Seriously!

Fongolio wrote: »

Thanks for all the input. So far the T3's I'm only taking two in the middle of the day and two before bed with the occasional ibuprofen in between but rarely. Some days are worse than others. Today for expample it's raining and my knees are killing me. As some of you may know I've had addiction issues in the past and I'm very very careful with pain meds as many are very habit forming.

Just an idea ask your doc about this drug called Etodolac, I've been taking 2 400mg pills a day for over 5 years for a messed up disk in my lower back. It's a non narcotic, non habit forming pain med. The only thing that happens when I stop taking it is my lower back starts hurting again.

cfrizz

Just saw this post. So sorry you are going through this. Best of luck with both the job & knees.

LeftCoast

Any chance you can continue in the business, but train workers and you oversee the projects? Seems to me that your years of knowledge and hands on experience could be something you could take advantage of.

hearingimpared

gim54pod wrote: »

20mg HA try like 40mg before I'll even get my butt anywhere near one of those things Seriously!
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Dude two ears, 20mg per ear, there you have it! I don't mess around when it comes to those coffins.:D

hearingimpared

My brother in law has been a tile setter all his life as was his father and his father before him. He's 56. Had both knees replaced and his shoulder and goes to work everyday still tile setting. He has other handy talents but he's so talented and creative with tile that he can't let it go. His knees are working fine with no pain but they really eff'd up his shoulder as he can't raise his arm above parallel without extreme pain.

So Kel if you love your work and are still wanting to do it, there is hope. But from what I understand from him and some relatives, knee replacements are so excruciating for the first week that even the strongest opiate pain killer just about makes you comfortable and you need to get both done together or else you won't go back for the second.

Fongolio

I've never really loved the work. Just the money. Career change is in the wind.

shawn474

gim54pod wrote: »

Just an idea ask your doc about this drug called Etodolac, I've been taking 2 400mg pills a day for over 5 years for a messed up disk in my lower back.

Some would say 2 pills a day for over 5 years is a habit. Surgery should always be the last option, but with the medical advances made in even the last 5 years, I would take many surgical options over being dependent on medication(s) for an extended period of time.

Just my .02

shawn474

hearingimpared wrote: »

But from what I understand from him and some relatives, knee replacements are so excruciating for the first week that even the strongest opiate pain killer just about makes you comfortable and you need to get both done together or else you won't go back for the second.

Joe, i would agree to a point. I have rehabbed many of these patients and can tell you that the first 2 weeks are utter hell. However, there is a quick turnaround where people feel that this was the best thing they have done for themselves. In fact, my grandfather was 83 when he has a bilateral knee replacement. He is now 87 and swears that it bought him an extra 10 years due to the daily amount of pain he is no longer in.

It's a definite trade off and not one to take lightly. They younger you are, the more research needs to be done. The shelf life of most replacements is about 15 years give or take. So there is something to be said for exhausting all options (the most important being a consistent, dedicated course of physical therapy) before receiving surgery, but often times it is necessary.

hearingimpared

shawn474 wrote: »

Joe, i would agree to a point. I have rehabbed many of these patients and can tell you that the first 2 weeks are utter hell. However, there is a quick turnaround where people feel that this was the best thing they have done for themselves. In fact, my grandfather was 83 when he has a bilateral knee replacement. He is now 87 and swears that it bought him an extra 10 years due to the daily amount of pain he is no longer in.

It's a definite trade off and not one to take lightly. They younger you are, the more research needs to be done. The shelf life of most replacements is about 15 years give or take. So there is something to be said for exhausting all options (the most important being a consistent, dedicated course of physical therapy) before receiving surgery, but often times it is necessary.

Well one thing I can tell you I have chondromalacia patella under both knee caps which exposes the bone. On my right side the hole is the size of a silver dollar (due to it being my dominant leg) and on the left side a hole the size of a little over a quarter. I can't climb stairs with out using my hands like on all four, going down stairs my right knee kicks out so I have to hold on to rails so when climbing I hitting bone on knee joint cartilage, ouch! I was told by the surgeon that I was too young to have the knee cap replacement done due to being active and need to wait until at least sixty. When it rains just like my arthritic shoulders, hips and ankles and lower back it throbs like a SOB. I don't take more than a cocktail of Tylenol and Ibuprofen to ease the pain when that occurs but no amount of medicine takes away the pain when I am walking, jogging (rarely) or doing stairs.

I do know one thing when the time comes to have the replacement surgery, I'm doing both together although it can't be more painful than a full knee replacement.