Knee Replacement Surgery tomorrow!

My right knee today!

My last set of x-rays

The time is nearly here....I've been putting it off for years - I can't wait any longer.
Thursday, February 21st - my old knee will be out and a brand new shinny metal and plastic joint will be in!

The pain is terrible when you have a bad knee - it's like the worse toothache you've ever had and it hurts all the way up my leg. Some days it just isn't worth the pain to get up and walk - but of course I do. I am a tough old broad, but this is too much. It's making me feel old and I hate that. So.........I found myself a top notch orthopaedic surgeon who does the "custom fit" knee from Otismed - www.otismed.com - check it out. My doctor is Thomas Meade in Allentown, PA - www.oaaortho.com. I'll be in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest in Allentown, PA from Thursday until Sunday or Monday.....that is just in case you feel the need to send cards, flowers, food, money, gift cards.....or come to my house and help Paul and Dozier care for me afterwards!! Check out the hospital website below and you can actually send me a FREE card!!!!!! How cool is that?

This is not going to be fun - lots of work in rehab afterwards........hopefully the physical therapy kind, not the drug/alcohol kind!

Anyway - I will post this to let everyone know that after Wednesday I'll be invisible for a few days (or weeks). I'll have my laptop fired up at my bedside as soon as I can get off the hard drugs and keep everyone informed on my status..... Bernadette is going to take over my blog for awhile to keep everyone informed!

Love and Peace and take care of your precious knees.....Martha
http://www.lvh.org/locations/cedarcrest.shtml