you 27 year old son has had a knee operation he is at home for you to look after him?
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well, could he just have 'smaller' wash during the first few days until he's strong enough to get out of the bath himself..? If not, then tell him what the situation is, does he prefer to have you or one of his friends to help him.  Or the option is to stay in the bath until the fire crew come and help him :) I personallly would listen to him, what his suggestion is.
804707
think it's a case of wait and see until he's recovered from surgery
671254
Finish off all your duties and pay any loans you may have and pray, because nobody is certain of what is going to happen to him.\n\nWish you all the best, and may the surgery be a success.
976899
23 years ago yesterday.  \n\nThe day my son was born.  With birth defects.  The trama began that day and has continued.  God allows us the "auto pilot" ability to do what has to be done, and that's just what we did.  Through 18 surgeries, and thousands of trips to PT - OT & speech therapy.\n\nToday - he is such a joy (as he has been for all the time), but I know the things he has had to overcome.  And that is traumatic.
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That is why he sent you home, you may not need the operation at all.  I would go for a second opion though.  I had the same thing happen to me, but I was better in a day or two.  I did not need the operation.  But since you are still in pain go in again. A second opion is always a good thing.  ( if you have insurance to cover it)
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Yeah, just go to a local shop and they will show you some completes that are suitable. Probably best to get elbow/knee protectors too! Some shops sell second hand ones too. He can always upgrade when he improves.
926472
as long as he can get on a plane and sit that long.... but when he comes to CA he won't be covered under medicaid or anything for like 6 months, so make sure that's squared away before you do anything. A shattered vertebra, if it was treated with a vertebroplasty...which i think they usually do, it's just like super glue pumped in to hold the bone together...those work really well and are set within a few hours.... the hospital stay might be a day or two until the patient can handle walking around and all their stuff is stable....good luck
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I had to have my right knee repaired when I was 19 y/o\n\nI had my left one replaced when I was 25...\n\nOn the bright side, I have climbed 8 different 14,000 foot mountains and can snow ski. (since the operations)
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See an orthopaedic surgeon...or go to ER if it just happened...
564359
not me but my husband had a major road traffic accident three years ago and was in hospital for 7 months the hospital was a two hour bus journey each way we had two Young children at the time he had to have both of this legs rebuilt they said he would never walk again but he has done well he is on crutches permanently now and a wheel chair for long distances
83279
oh, just the normal thing..study..haha..oh yeah, i went to have my knee checked..turns out i have an abnormal sumthing..and i need to fix it
243203
Talk to your doctor.  They should recommend rehab exercises for your knee post-surgery.
538694
go over there with him, if Ur worried
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my dad had surgery about 15 years ago.He is 75 and doing great ! He spent about a week in the hospital . They had him walking the very next day.\nHe had no major discomfort.\nThe medicine  he was on  was something else.He was hallucinating real bad.He said his bed was floating around the house.He told us later he kept a knife under his pillow,he thought my mom was trying to kill him.\nIf you notice your step-mom acting funny or different contact the doctor ASAP !\nThe only thing he didn't like was that we had a new member to our family and he could not carry her for a long time.He could not pick up anything over 5 pounds.\n\n\nShe'll be fine ! !
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He went into surgery at 12pm, he is probably still in surgery, it will take hours for the surgery to be finished. when it is finished there will be a media briefing, but it will be weeks before anybody knows if he will survive.
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Where are you located?  I am from Ohio and my mom was one of the first to get a total knee replacement with the new procedure. The doctor was an orthopedic surgeon...I would call the nearest place to your location that handles Orthopedic Surgery and find out if they are doing the new 3 in incision.  By the way my moms knee turned out great and the scar is barely noticeable and from what i have heard about the longer incision the time that it took to heal was alot faster "she was walking on it the day after her surgery".  Hope this helps :-)
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You sound like you got your knee at the same shop my husband got his.  The doctor you need to see to have it evaluated is an Orthopedic Surgeon.   X-rays don't show most of the ails that affect a knee, because most of it involve cartilage or tendons, which don't show up in them.  You could have problems with either the cartilage pad that separates the bones of the upper and lower leg, or a partial ligament tear.  Either of those problems will cause knee pain, immobitility of the joint, swelling, and even the knee to give out and let you hit the deck.   Though I will also tell you that there isn't a lot they can do at the moment if it involves the cartilage.  If it's a ligament tear, that can be repaired surgically.   My husband has a small hole in his cartilage, and a little extra ligament movement, and has a specially fitted brace to wear when it's really giving him fits.  I keep a bag of frozen peas around just for him to use when it swells.  I would bet that you have a similar problem, as his also will snap,crackle and pop, and he actually creaks when he walks.   He takes Motrin for the pain, and wears the brace when the weather turns cold.  Also when he's going to be doing much walking.   We see the Orthopedic Surgeon about once a year to re-evaluate the knees, and for him to decide if it's at the point that surgery would be of benefit to him.  His Orthopedic Surgeon also has two bad knees, and they usually end up comparing noises and clicks.  So I'd say that was your best choice of doctor- Orthopedic Surgeon, and see what he has to say about it.  They may do an arthroscopy to have a look at it, and give you the final diagnosis then, along with your treatment options. They can also fit you for a proper brace then as well.   Good luck, though I hate to tell you knees are real boogers to fix, and fix well.  They make lots of things, but not knees.