Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Hey Mike~ keep the positive attitude! don't be in such a hurry to get rid of your crutches, if I remember right, you are a big guy. Let the crutch help you unload the joint for a few more days at least and keep it with you for community outings for a bit longer. Our rule of thumb is you stay with the crutch until you have a normal gait pattern ( heel to toe without a limp) walking on a bent knee stresses the joint even more and will prolong your pain and swelling. Your knee will tell you when it doesn't need the extra help. This explains your increase in soreness the day after you went without the crutch. It WILL NOT harm you to go with the crutch a bit longer than you'd like plus you should gradually increase the weight bearing amount and if you flare up you will know how much is enough and what's too much. Going from 25% weight bearing to full weight bearing is a dramatic change in a surgical knee. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Hi Mike! It's hard not to get frustrated, isn't it? It will get better eventually, that's what I keep telling myself. Hopefully with the doctor getting an actual visual inside your knee, they'll be able to help you out a little better. I have a little good news...I got my unloader brace yesterday! Wow...what a differece! It'll take a bit to get used to, and will have to get my skin toughened up but so far, I've been pretty impressed with the results! For curiosity's sake, did they tell you you had to go so long without wearing the brace after surgery? Or do they think you won't need it anymore? <br>Anyway, take it easy and baby your knee for a while. Keep us posted on how your doing.<br><br>~Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Glad to hear you are having good results with the unloader brace. When I wore mine before surgery it helped, especially when doing lots of walking. He does not want me in any type of brace for a while untill we survey what this is going to help. I think that eventually I will be in a brace again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2001 Report Share Posted August 29, 2001 WOW! So the sex-change op was a complete success then!!! Just kidding of course, although it's a shock to find you're really a Maid, not a Mike!!<br><br>Good to hear you sounding a bit better... keep positive!<br><br>Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2001 Report Share Posted August 29, 2001 I like to keep the world guessing!~ I guess it just goes to show that rather you are male or female, chondromalacia and what it can do to you is the same. It does not matter, the treatments and things that we pass on to each other are just as useful. I am not feeling quiet as good tonight as I overdid at work today. Tommorrow I have therapy and I still don't have full range back so I am wondering what that is all about. But I am determined to do whatever it takes to regain my ROM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 28, 2002 Report Share Posted August 28, 2002 Hi RamonaandHolden... It depends on a lot of different things. If you're an adult, you can reasonably expect to have post-surgical pain for at least six months to a year. I had pain for about three years. Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 If you're an adult it can take anything up to (or beyond) 2 years to fully recover. Teenagers take about 6 months to fully heal. What are you doing for painmanagement? -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Dear Ramon, My doctor told me that after surgery, I'd be 'as good as new in six months, but still healing up to a year.' I'd give it some more time. I'm only 1 mo post-op. Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Dear Sanette, I wasn't sure if your questions was for me or not... For pain management, I have MS Contin, 1 tablet every 12 hours and dilauded, 2mg to 4mg every four hours as needed. Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2002 Report Share Posted September 3, 2002 Dear , Actually, my name is . percy is my husband. I am 26 and my surgeon was Dr. Odom, Denver Co. Theytold me that ice and heat are okay as long as I am comfortable with it. Sign up for Internet Service under $10 dollars a month, at http://isp.BlueLight.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2002 Report Share Posted September 3, 2002 Dear Sannette, Hi. Actually, my name is , my hsband is Percy. I am not in physical therapy. I am never going to be in physical therapy. My doc said that he wants me to move my spine as little as possible. So no bending, twisting, or lifting. My pain management is actually alright. However, I do not work or go to school currently, so i rest a lot of the day. I probably spend on average 50% of my day lying down. I still have swelling under my arm at the incision site that still is pretty painful from time to time, but I have some left over pain pills when it gets bad. Did you have post surgery PT? Sign up for Internet Service under $10 dollars a month, at http://isp.BlueLight.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2003 Report Share Posted March 26, 2003 Dear Ramon, My doctor told me that after surgery, I'd be 'as good as new in six months, but still healing up to a year.' I'd give it some more time. I'm only 1 mo post-op. Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 e Glad to hear you are doing well after surgery. Be sure to get plenty of rest. I was just wondering if you knew what anti nausea drug they gave you. I have a real problem with that after surgery and if I am approved for my second implant I would like to see if I can take something. Thanks and I must say you are a real trooper with all your ear surgeries. Connie --- " e M. Goforth " <agoforth@...> wrote: > Hi! > > I'm back on the forum after a brief absence to get > the Freedom > implanted in my left ear on Thursday, October 26. > Things went very > smoothly. I was sent to the OR first in line at 7:30 > a.m., was out > of surgery in barely 2 hours, and on the way home by > noon. Even > better, they gave me whole-wheat toast and coffee > around 10:30 a.m., > thus saving me from starvation. The anti-nausea drug > they gave me > during the surgery worked very well, and to date > I've taken a total > of 6 Lortabs (all of them at night only). I do have > a purple bruise > running from the corner of my mouth down to my chin, > where I think > they had a tube running into my mouth. It's nothing > to fret over > compared to last time when my entire face was that > color. Now that > the bandage is off, I no longer bear such a strong > resemblance to > the Bride of enstein. Peaches, the family > cat, was quite > taken aback by my headgear after we got back from > the hospital, but > once he had checked things out (with a paw on each > shoulder), he got > used to it. > > Next trip to Spokane is on November 3 for a > follow-up with the > surgeon. It's going to be a long month until the > 28th! > > e Goforth > > Left ear implanted 1989 with Ineraid > Right ear implanted 2001 with Med-El;infected > Ineraid percutaneous > pedestal removed from left ear a few months later > Right ear implanted October 26, 2006, with Nucleus > Freedom > Lost hearing at age 8 in 1951 from tuberculosis > meningitis treated > with streptomycin > > > > " The Miracle at Ohio State " aka Nucleus Freedom Implanted 10/04/2005 Activated 11/1/2005 Surgery: Ohio State University Surgeon: Dr. Bradley Welling http://internalmedicine.osu.edu/article.cfm?ID=2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 All anti-nausea drugs did not prevent me from being sick. Are there such meds that really work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi Connie, Thanks for the good wishes and good advice. No, I don't know what they gave me. The anesthesiologist came to see me before surgery, and I mentioned that after the first surgery in 1989 I was so nauseated that I had to be kept in the hospital for two days. He said he'd add an " antinausea drug " to whatever else they were giving me. I also told them before the second surgery in 2001 that I had this problem. They probably did something similar that time, which also worked for me. I sincerely hope that you can get something to help you, and I also hope you'll get approved for your second implant Cheers! e .. > > e > > . . . I was just wondering if you knew what anti nausea drug they gave you. I have a real problem with that after surgery and if I am > approved for my second implant I would like to see if > I can take something. > > > Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 > > All anti-nausea drugs did not prevent me from being sick. Are there such > meds that really work? > > Hi , They worked for me. I was eating breakfast about an hour or so after coming out of the OR. They probably gave me something similar in 2001. Whatever . . . I was sick as a dog in 1989. It's a sure way to lose weight, though! e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I cannot remember the name of the drug that they gave me, but it's given intravenously along with the other drugs and things they give you prior to and during the surgery. I am notorious for being terribly sick (nausea and vomiting) post surgery, back in the day when they didn't have such spiffy drugs. The last two surgeries I had, in 2001 and last year's surgery for the implant, I only had some mild nausea...thank goodness! Actually I believe there a few different types of drugs they can use, and they might even be doing some work with giving extra oxygen in efforts to address this common problem. Deb ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Cheap Talk? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates (http://voice.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 , My surgeon gave me antinausea medication and I had absolutely no problems with feeling nauseated following surgery. I asked the nurse who evaluated me during my pre-op appointment and the anesthesiologist to make sure they added antinausea medication to my I.V. I have a weak stomach to begin with and the last thing I wanted was to feel sick upon awakening from anesthesia. Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 Right ear - Nucleus Freedom Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 , I mentioned the need for anti-nausea meds throughout each of the 3 pre-surgeries, and I was given those meds, but still was sick. I even took anti-nausea meds for chemo and still was sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 wrote: > I mentioned the need for anti-nausea meds throughout each of the 3 > pre-surgeries, and I was given those meds, but still was sick. I even took > anti-nausea meds for chemo and still was sick. The only logical conclusion one can draw is that anti-nausea meds make you sick. <g> Spock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 , That must have been frustrating for you knowing you were given antinausea medication during both surgeries only for you to be sick. If I remember correctly, you had more difficulty with nausea following your second surgery and your activation date had to be rescheduled, right? I wonder if there are different types of antinausea medication that work better for some people compared to others? I know that people are given different types of anesthesia depending on whether they are a heart or cancer patient. Although I didn't experience any problems with nausea, I did have a slower recuperation after the second surgery due to my entire body feeling as if it had been run over by a truck. I don't mention this to scare anyone, but I also had problems with auditory hallucinations. (Like a talk radio station playing in my ear.) The hallucinations were so severe that I needed to be hospitalized and given medication until they disappeared. I'm happy to report that this is no longer an issue for me. (I've been told that it is not uncommon for people who lose all of their hearing to experience auditory hallucinations. I lost all of my residual hearing after the first and second CI and doctors think my blindness only exacerbated the hallucinations due to sensory deprivation.) The tinnitus (which I still have bilaterally) was worse following my first surgery because it was quite loud and constantly alternated between a high pitched beep, ocean/whooshing sound and a freight train. Just when I became used to one sound, it would change to another. Thank goodness I no longer experience that! The tinnitus in my left ear equates to a fan turned on low speed while the tinnitus in my right ear sounds like a car engine turning over repeatedly. I've learned to ignore both -- although sometimes the tinnitus in either ear can be loud enough to keep me awake. That being said, I'll gladly accept the tinnitus in return for being able to hear again! Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 Right ear - Nucleus Freedom Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Gosh, , that was quite a vivid description of your symptoms. I can definitely identify with your " run over by a truck " symptom. I get that every time I have surgery. Last night I managed to stay awake until 8 p.m. when my body suddenly shut down. I slept for 11 hours! Yikes! I've never heard of auditory hallucinations before, but it makes sense in conjunction with your blindness. I admire you for dealing with a double disability like that and handling it with such grace. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi , It's funny that you should mention that you heard something like a " talk radio station " playing in your ear. A week or so after activation, I started hearing what sounded like a talk radio station in the mornings before putting my processor on. In fact, a couple of mornings, I was awakened to this sound. As soon as I put my processor on, it would go away, and I only heard it in the mornings while showering/dressing -- or was awakened early by this. Fortunately, it wasn't bad enough to cause any real problem, and I'm happy to say it went away after my second mapping session. I'm glad to know I wasn't going crazy. Lynn Fairhope, AL Nucleus Freedom Surgery date: 9/6/06 Activation date: 9/27/06 _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Kozlik Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:45 PM Subject: Re: Re: Recent surgery ---snip--- I don't mention this to scare anyone, but I also had problems with auditory hallucinations. (Like a talk radio station playing in my ear.) The hallucinations were so severe that I needed to be hospitalized and given medication until they disappeared. I'm happy to report that this is no longer an issue for me. (I've been told that it is not uncommon for people who lose all of their hearing to experience auditory hallucinations. I lost all of my residual hearing after the first and second CI and doctors think my blindness only exacerbated the hallucinations due to sensory deprivation.) ---snip--- .. <http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=7962067/grpspId=1705013490/msgId =49175/stime=1162266352/nc1=3848445/nc2=4044343/nc3=3> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hi Dora, LOL about my name. It's my married name. I told my husband just before I went in for surgery last week that I was " about to go forth for my surgery. " Thank you for your good wishes. Yes, I've a Med-El in the right ear and the Freedom in the left ear. For 12 years I had an Ineraid in the left ear, so it has already been broken in, so to speak. Still, I expect a steep auditory rehabilitation road ahead of me, but that's okay. Nobody promised me a rose garden. I washed my hair for the first time today. It's amazing how much better I feel now! e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Lynn, Thank goodness I'm not the only one who experienced this! I'm glad the activation helped calm down the voices you were hearing. I wish the same were true in my case, but unfortunately, the lack of auditory and visual stimulus made it difficult for me to tell the difference between reality and what I was hearing. When I was going through this entire ordeal, I thought I was going completely nuts! I also wasn't thrilled about the idea of seeing a psychiatrist (because I'm not crazy -- then again, perhaps that's debatable <smile>), but I knew that if I wanted to get better, it was the only option. You can't imagine how relieved I was to hear both the psychiatrist and MD say that what I was experiencing was normal given the circumstances. Believe me, I was really beginning to wonder! LOL! How are you coming along with your CI? Have you had any CI moments lately? Left ear - Nucleus 24 Contour Advance with 3G Implanted: 12/22/04 Activated: 1/18/05 Right ear - Nucleus Freedom Implanted: 2/1/06 Activated: 3/1/06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.