Kimo Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Good luck with your recovery. I hope you had Fin engineer up a Bomber grade replacement for your knee. Unfortunately for me, he doesn't make Bomber upgrades for head parts yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted May 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Two weeks out of surgery, all is going well. Doctor has me off crutches now and I'm off pain meds, so I'm driving now, which is huge. I'm still on very limited activity for four more weeks. Range of motion is increasing daily, with physical therapy three days a week. I tried to grow a beard, but shaved it off all but the soul patch.... Thanks for all the karma, it must be working! Aloha- Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor VonRippington Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Excellent report Dave!! Makes me not cringe so much when I think about my future knee replacement. Glad you're up and about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Amazing! That is FAST!! Glad to hear it is going so well! You are going to love missing the pain!! Thanks for the update. Bryan (3months and change, still largely on crutches and an air cast ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Update please! It occurred to me yesterday that my Dad recovered much faster from his total hip replacement than I have with a broken leg!! I hope you have a similarly speedy recovery!! Down to one crutch most of the time and hobbling like a Penquin. Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotts.Scheinman Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Dave, Dave, Dave... . . Holy moley, good to hear the surgery went well and you are getting range of motion back. I'm sure it feels like things are going slowly but hang in there!! Heal quickly, we're rooting for you!!! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Hey Dave, just saw this thread. Great to hear that everything goes your way! Take care and see you in Aspen next year! /Mats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Almost a worst case scenario. I was doing so well with my knee replacement surgery, 4 weeks out, when my PT, who never liked the look of my wound, insisted on having it drained and having the fluid checked for infection. I got the bad news that it had a staph infection! Immediate surgery to debreed the joint, as well as to fix up some stitches that had apparently pulled loose during a fall. Then a 7 day hospital stay where several complications presented themselves including possible pulmonary embolism (ruled out with a chest x ray and CT scan),inflamed liver and or gall stone (ruled out with an ultrasound scan). Needless to say, I was a very sick guy for while there. IV antibiotics and pain meds as well as handfuls of oral meds. Released yesterday to home care with my loving family. 24 hour IV antibiotics at home for 6 weeks which my stomach is not tolarating well at all just yet. Pretty queasy and still a lot of knee pain. Probably way more than you wanted to know, but just wanted to keep you in the loop. -Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.T. Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Wow! That's rough, Dave. Get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobD Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 It is always so hard to know what is normal; pain swelling etc. Good on your PT for being alert. Hospital staff who are dealing with people who have very different pain thresholds often think a person with an infection is just whining. Good luck with it. BobD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Next time, Dave, I recommend having brain surgery instead. The recovery process seems to be far less complicated. Seriously, I hope those were the last speedbumps in your recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Kimo, thanks. Good to hear you're better as well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Dave, I'm vary sorry to here about all the complications you had last week.Boy i hope thats it.All the best on a SPEEDY recovery. Norman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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