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Please note, if you don't like gross stuff, do not scroll down. I have given you fair warning with some humorous Simpsons pics in the interim...

Ho boy... it's different than any of the other knee surgeries I've had... started PT yesterday, and let me tell you... THEY DO NOT FUCK AROUND.

Since they're not worried about live tissue healing, but rather, flexion, extension, and firing the thigh muscles, you feel like this...


But then I take my trusty Oxycodone, and I feel more like this...


So, I'm back in the office today because I can't stand sitting around (last chance before the gross stuff)...



So... going all the way back to my original injury, I had a big ol' piece of my lateral femoral condyle missing... see 3D scan (upper left hand corner)...



Here's a "before" xray comparing my 2 knees... any guesses which one is which?...



OK, on to the fun... here's what my knee looked like when first opened...





Here's the placeholder for the new total knee...



Here's the final before being sewn back up...



BONUS!!!!!!!!!!

Here's all of the pieces of bone that were cut out of my knee joint... enjoy dinner!



Finally, here's the new scar I will have after my dressing got taken off...



I highly recommend looking at these again just before your next meal. Happy 4th!!!!!!!