Well, a couple short ones.

Just had to cancel my COG Fall Rally reservation, which I was really looking forward to the end of this month.

But the VA is talking about putting me in the hospital on the 23rd and doing my knee replacements, pending the hospital admin granting my request for 1 week in an intensive care room and 3 weeks in a physical therapy room (4 weeks total).

Anyway, can't be riding if there is a chance I can finally get this done, and that way I'd be 100% mobile by the time Spring comes around next year.

Well..sorry to hear you can't get out anytime soon with that.I hope your replacements go great...seen a lot of people here getting those....99.999 percent are VERY satisfied.Good hope with that....heal up quick and keep us posted.Sorry about your ride cancel....next year...

Can you get both at the same time?How do you get around if both legs are healing?Mine are shot too.The right one is the worst.Plus both hips and shoulders.Guess I'm just shot LOL.
Craig

Good luck with your surgery.

Kofla

NINJA ZX-14 MotoVlog

Hope you can get in and get fixed up!!!!!

Lined up for new knees. Too bad it will cut into your plans but I am sure you will be thrilled with the results. Most love their knee joint replacement even if the range of motion might be a touch lees than the OEM parts.

The range of motion therapy is like torture, so I've been told. But you have to do it starting just a few days after surgery, until you have full range. Which can take several weeks. Looking forward to the day I can walk without a cane and without pain.

You will....better than ever.Just hang in there and follow what they say....you'll be fine!Ready to ride and everything else this next coming year.

Am sure it will be worth it. As the others have said, do what you're told, and not what you are told not too. I had a High Tibial Osteotomy last March. No riding since, but should be worth it when recovered. Stop gap for my right knee since they will not do a replacement at my age. One thing I will give the VA credit for, their Ortho docs have been very good in my experiences with them.

Not riding does suck. Not gonna lie. LOL

Ron

Sorry to hear your going through what I just went through. The first six weeks were hell. Not the therapy, but putting up with the pain, sleepless nights, and not being able to ride Mighty Blue. This is an incredibly invasive operation with lots of blood. If you bruise alot like I did, alternate cold and warm packs and try and get lots of massages. When you start therapy, make it hurt. It will hurt less the next time. I went from 50 degrees of flex to 140 after 18 therapy sessions. And most important, do your exercises at home twice a day. There monotonous to do, but you'll get better faster. I lost a lot of strength out of my leg and it's still not 100 percent after 86 days, but were getting close. Best of all I went from not being able to walk to being pain free thanks to this operation. I popped a couple of sutures the day after my surgery. It took 84 days to finally close. Hope this doesn't happen to you. Good luck and my prayers are with you.http://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/userfiles/poppabear/IMG_4040.JPGhttp://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/userfiles/poppabear/IMG_4040.JPGhttp://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/userfiles/poppabear/IMG_4040.JPGhttp://www.zx14ninjaforum.com/userfiles/poppabear/IMG_4040.JPG

God...that looks awful!Glad you're doing well now....geez....helluva cut they did to ya....wow.

They have to make the long cut, Grn, because they are actually cutting off the bone at the socket and rotator (ball) and putting artificial in their place.

Yeesh....cutting off the bone?Sounds very ugly to me.I'm praying for ya Privateer....hoping the best with your deal coming up.....

Ball and socket??? I don't think so. But yes, depending on the damage to the bone they do lots of cutting and shaving. And don't forget, they clip your ACL and don't replace it. It's not needed anymore. And they cut into your quad muscles where they connect to the knee. That will feel real good when you start moving the leg. Watch the video on Youtube entitled "Total Knee Arthroplasty: Dr. Robert Shannon". Gross, but it shows you the main points of the surgery.

Think I'll just take yer word for it.....seen enough trauma lately....LOL!!!!

You and me both GRN. To think I was begging the VA to do that to me. Maybe I'm glad they did not. LOl

When doing rehab from a track day wreck I was working out with a elderly gentlemen that had both knees done. And yes the range of motion work looked quite painful for him. What a tough SOB!!! I wish you the best!!

I just had surgery done on my left forearm and hand. The VA has decided to service-connect the nerve damage on my left side, and since I need to be able to use crutches when my knees get done, they decided to fix this first.

Once this heals, more nerve induction tests to pinpoint the nerve damage in my elbow and shoulder, and then they will do surgery on that.

When it all heals, my left side should be strong enough to withstand crutches. Then I'll be good to go.

Anyway, I am left handed so my typing and writing was seriously hindered for a couple weeks, but its much better now. I still have 9 stitches, but those are cosmetic mostly. The ones inside are the kind that will dissolve on their own, eventually. I can feel a couple of them when I move my hand around. LOL.

I'm just happy they are addressing this finally, because it was one of the detractions from enjoying my long rides and trips, as I had to set the cruise control and constantly switch which hand was on the bar steadying the bike.

Though my Connie is happy to run straight and true hands free, I don't tend to let her do it much.

Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at VA Medical Center Martinsburg WV is one heck of a surgeon too. I've talked to vets who basically "live" in the domicilary at the center, due to PTSD etc. issues, who have had knees and shoulders and such done by this surgeon, and they all rave about how good a job did on them.

I'm sorry we can't do the knees RIGHT NOW but I see their point, and I know they are serious about doing them as soon as we get to where I can successfully get through the process.

I just started working out again.Bought a years membership at a local gym.Started slow on the treadmill but thats too tiring.Have better luck withe the bike.It's on the second floor so that initself hurts my knees.I'm doing chest machines,adominals,triceps and some other exercises.Want to build myself back up.Not for bulk but endurance so I can ride longer.Only second time there and I see the difference.Good luck with your surgeries.
Craig

Hang tight Privateer!

Stay strong Privateer, down time hard on the ole Noodle. You b back in saddle soon.

Keep repeating to yourself, "Pain is just weakness leaving the body, pain is just weakness leaving the body....."

Good luck and here's praying for a full recovery, Private.

LOL ZX14boy69 there is a difference between a private and a privateer. Like when I misspell your name, in this sentence.

I chose privateer as a forum ID because for many years I drag and road raced as a privateer, someone who mostly funds themselves with little or no factory help.

And I was never a private, my lowest rank in the U.S. Army was Cadet while at USMA and 2nd Lt. when commissioned.