Joint Replacement……To Do Or Not To Do

Good evening. Wednesday blog! What are you waiting for? That’s the question, I had a torn meniscus, don’t know how. I certainly was not active then. It was painful, rehab felt like surgery all over again! X rays showed my knee needed replacement. I was a big chicken then. I waited 7 years. I could hardly walk. So, had it done, I had already had my weight bypass, I was eager to do some kind of walking after rehab. I will never wait for surgery like that again. I wore my own hip out because I walked in pain for 7 years. Then the other hip went. I was exercise walking by then. I healed nicely and quickly! I only used the walker 1 week. I have 3 replacements. Currently, I have had 3 injections in my last knee. No pain for 5 or 6 months. Denny also had a hip replaced, in the same time frame, we had a lot going on in our life. I was already good into recovery when I had my last hip. Denny was already 3 years with Parkinson’s! I guess I’m sharing so much, to let all of you know, these detours in life, they do not have to knock you offtrack! Between us, we had 6 major surgeries in 4 years, then came countless hospital stays, rehab stays and home rehab. The most important part of all of this, was my rededication to Jesus and my recovery! Jesus took us through quite a fire! We held tight, it was a bumpy ride! Ultimately ending with Denny passing! It is so important to me for all of you to know, setbacks in life, do not mean you stop living! No feeling sorry for yourselves. I won’t do it! If your body needs fixing, don’t wait, it might become worse! God is good. He will carry you! Good night. God bless.❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️