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trof

(54,273 posts) Wed Jul 12, 2023, 07:57 PM Jul 2023

How have you guys been?

Been gone for a while.
Just life.
One thing and another.
How is our bunch doing?
trof

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How have you guys been? (Original Post) trof Jul 2023 OP

Fine except for a bad right knee. Going to see second orthopedic surgeon 7/26 for a sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #1

Na! My right knee is bummer too. trof Jul 2023 #2

Mine comes and goes. Very swollen. Dull ache when lying down and sharp pain when sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #3

If I had these same aches and pains multigraincracker Jul 2023 #4

I missed the drug culture. trof Jul 2023 #5

sinkingfeeling

(55,157 posts)

1. Fine except for a bad right knee. Going to see second orthopedic surgeon 7/26 for a

Reply to trof (Original post)

Wed Jul 12, 2023, 08:02 PM

Jul 2023

second opinion. First guy hardly looked at it or MRI or Xrays before declaring I needed a total replacement. He didn't say what was wrong or why a replacement was the only course.

trof

(54,273 posts)

2. Na! My right knee is bummer too.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 12, 2023, 08:07 PM

Jul 2023

I asked my orthopedist when I should get it replaced.
"When the pain gets bad enough."
Well, it ain't that bad at all, so I'm putting it off as long as possible.

How bad is you pain?
Are you taking Joint Soother.
I get it from Puritan's Pride online.

sinkingfeeling

(55,157 posts)

3. Mine comes and goes. Very swollen. Dull ache when lying down and sharp pain when

Reply to trof (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 12, 2023, 08:12 PM

Jul 2023

climbing stairs or getting to my feet.

multigraincracker

(35,684 posts)

4. If I had these same aches and pains

Reply to trof (Original post)

Wed Jul 12, 2023, 10:29 PM

Jul 2023

when I was younger, I’d have been on drugs. I think I was.

trof

(54,273 posts)

5. I missed the drug culture.

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 15, 2023, 07:58 PM

Jul 2023

Too old and in the military.

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