I can still recall the sounds and smell of the bone saw removing the tibial plateau...
Been awhile, but I used to watch and photograph quite a few total knee and a few total hip procedures my boss performed. As a observer in the OR, the first one was an experience. Be glad you were knocked out for it all. Good luck with your rehab. Hopefully you'll be feeling much better soon. From the looks of that x-ray and first surgery pic you should feel much better after all the tissues heal up.  Previous Message
*this guy*
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!!!!!!!
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 who's got 2 thumbs and had a total knee replacement done 7 days ago today? *GROSS WARNING* - uofi1998 July 2, 2025, 16:50:31
- Hope your recovery goes well. I’ll eventually need a new shoulder* - Mrap24 Yesterday, 12:27:46
- I am on my way to needing one..... 3 knee surgeries in my 30's. When I blew out my ACL it destroyed - Tbag Yesterday, 9:30:31
- I can still recall the sounds and smell of the bone saw removing the tibial plateau... - EffinIllini Yesterday, 9:18:17
- Ugh! Hope it all continues good for you!* - LeatherneckIllini July 2, 2025, 19:54:20
- Good luck with the rehab. Knock it out!* - MtHoodIllini July 2, 2025, 19:04:52
- That second to last pic is basically what I order for my dog to chew on* - CoronaTheirAss July 2, 2025, 18:55:38
- Awesome - Walkon July 2, 2025, 18:10:22
- Thanks for sharing…I think…wishing you a speedy recovery! - OWWDig July 2, 2025, 17:52:27
- Now I feel like eating raw hamburger* - Stu July 2, 2025, 17:49:21
- Good luck with your recovery * - biclops July 2, 2025, 17:47:56
- Cool pics….gross, but still cool. Good luck with recovery. * - harb July 2, 2025, 17:31:35
- It would be really nauseating to have video with the sound. The amount of force needed to get - ibdoc July 2, 2025, 17:30:31
- Why does the bones removed look like an aborted fetus at 7 months?* - timmer July 2, 2025, 17:24:47
- That is awesome and so much worse than I expected! Lol* - Tuscy July 2, 2025, 17:16:31
- Just awesome pics. WOW!!!! - illinilosch July 2, 2025, 17:05:34
- I did not take that warning seriously enough* - GhostofPokeyStixPast July 2, 2025, 17:00:11
- It’s weird. I remember when we were doing lines and drinking tequila on the sea of Cortez - opossum jenkins July 2, 2025, 16:57:56
- That’s amazing. I’d like to know how the knee is doing in a few months (or longer)* - cpsteine July 2, 2025, 16:53:10
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on July 3, 2025, 9:18:17, in reply to "who's got 2 thumbs and had a total knee replacement done 7 days ago today? *GROSS WARNING*"
- osklister July 2, 2025, 21:34:50