Damn. I have my knees back.
I don’t know how long this is going to last, but son of a bitch. I can stand, I can get out of bed without groaning, I can get out of a car without my knees fucking with me.
Thanks, Doc! Thanks, Cortisone!
Wednesday 18 Jun 2008
Yep, knees are a wonderful thing. I miss mine.
Yahooo! So. Does this mean you’ll be in shape to come to Indy?
GD&R
M
Glad you’re feeling better Og, and I empathize.
It’s good to hear you’ve relieved the pain, but what are they planning to do for you beyond that? The thing about pain killers, they of course kill the pain, but then you don’t know when you’re damaging things worse. Pain – most of the time, nature’s way of saying, “Don’t do that.” But constant pain can wear on you like water on rock.
I know a couple of guys who got knee replacements – one got a cadaver part, one a synthetic. The latest one said it’s a lot more precise than the old cut away everything from here to here of a few years ago.
Cortisone is not a painkiller. Its an anti-inflammatory. The point of it is to take the inflammation down so the knee can have a break, and it seems to be doing fine.
Didn’t know that. I’m used to listening to aunts who keep saying “… and the doctor gave me a cortizone shot to kill the pain.” Darn inflammation is itself a damager. I wish you well.