Nine weeks ago I had one knee replaced. Now I’m counting down …. and nine more sleeps to having second one. Officially they’re called TKRs …. total knee replacement.
I heard so many horror stories. But I’ve only positive ones. I’m putting it down to an excellent surgeon and great nursing care.
And doing what I was told …. exercises, resting, icing, etc probably helped too.
And all the good wishes and support I received both as an in-patient and an out-patient.
Eulogy to a Knee by Sherwin Kaufman and Jim Smith
I think that I shall never see
A joint as complex as my knee
For years it helped me run and play
At many sports til I was gray
But then arthritis took its toll
I found it painful just to stroll
Before the day was halfway spent
My knee complained without relent
I had a surgeon look to see
What it would take to be pain-free
The x-ray told him of my trial
My knee had walked its final mile
So nervously, my knee a wreck
Into a hospital I checked
The surgeon said his saw and knife
Would give me back my pain-free life
It really gave my heart a twinge
To think my loyal little hinge
Would soon be severed from its home
So that my limp could be long gone
So fare thee well old faithful knee
For you I wrote this eulogy
No more painful bone on bone
My knee now glides on cobalt chrome!
