Guest guest Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Went back to my surgeon for the 2 year check. He noted with satisfaction that the artificial knee has the exact same strength and range of motion of the other (natural) knee, and that the thing looks GREAT on x-ray. He was smokin' hot January 15, 2009. He knew it, and I knew it. He came into my room the next day to brag. " I don't have bad days, I only have good days, but yesterday was a GREAT day. " (Don't we all wish we could always be in the Zone? But we can't.) I only got 2 sessions of rehab - then they fired me. Didn't need it. Anyway, I asked about this numb thing, and he explained that there is one nerve that goes down the inner aspect of your thigh, then it crosses over at the knee. There's just plain no way to do this surgery without cutting it, so then we have that numb area on the outside. A little nerve re-growth can happen, but mostly your brain just gets tired of signaling it and you don't notice it any more. I hugged him. He gave me back my mobility!! I don't go back for another 2 years. This thing will probably outlast me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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