Baymule’s Journal

[Baymule]

I've been looking online every day. I made an offer on a place, then the owner changed his mind and didn't want to sell. So obviously, that wasn't my farm. LOL LOL I was real interested in 30 acres right in Corckett until I figured up the cost of building just a metal building barn-do-minium. Not to mention fences and permits and all that goes with new construction. Somewhere in there I would have run out of money and been broke with an unfinished barn/house/fence and not real happy about that. Going to go look at a place on Sunday.....

 

[Blue Sky]

I’m glad you’re feeling better. That cough
sounded worrisome.

 

[Baymule]

I went to Tyler today to see about my knee. I talked with a PA first, he acknowledged that my left knee is toast, but gave me this blather about cortisone shots, every 3 months. And something he called a lubricant every 6 months. I asked for details on that and he admitted that it really didn’t do much. So I had to set him straight. First off, I’m not doing cortisone. Second, why would I waste my time on a shot that doesn’t do anything.
He was trying to explain that they just don’t rush people in and chop off their knees, but try treatment first. I told him I was beyond treatment and I knew it. I told him that I live a VERY active life. Maybe he thought I went to the mall and went shopping??

Then I proceeded to tell him my schedule for the next few months. Buy a farm. Move—AGAIN. Build fence. Build a barn. Chainsaw trees. I raise sheep and have big dogs to guard them. I explained how I raised a couple of feeder pigs each year, meat chickens, a garden AND I wanted to get horses again and get my life back. By this time, his eyes were bugged out. Then I told him I was going to be busy until July, that I was going to Tennessee to buy a ram. So, by mid July I could slow down enough for surgery.

So don’t jerk my chain on injections, I’m not doing it. Snicker, snicker, giggle, giggle. Poor guy, he walked into an alligator trap. SNAP!

So he decided to go get the doctor. Ya’ THINK?

Dr came in, gave me a hug and told me he was so sorry about BJ. He really liked BJ. We chatted a bit, he gave me another hug and sent his schedule nurse in to get it set up.

Knee replacement surgery July 19. Pre-Op and CAT scan and a class scheduled a week before I go to Tennessee. Done. Boom! Talk treatment crap to other people, not ME. I KNOW what I want, I KNOW what I need. Let’s get this show on the road!

Hahaha, the look on the PA’s face was priceless! Hahaha!!!

 

[Mike CHS]

I had to pass that one on to Teresa to read.

 

[Baymule]

I had to pass that one on to Teresa to read.

Why is it, what’s normal to me is insane to everybody else? BWA-HA-HA-HA

 

[farmerjan]

I went to Tyler today to see about my knee. I talked with a PA first, he acknowledged that my left knee is toast, but gave me this blather about cortisone shots, every 3 months. And something he called a lubricant every 6 months. I asked for details on that and he admitted that it really didn’t do much. So I had to set him straight. First off, I’m not doing cortisone. Second, why would I waste my time on a shot that doesn’t do anything.
He was trying to explain that they just don’t rush people in and chop off their knees, but try treatment first. I told him I was beyond treatment and I knew it. I told him that I live a VERY active life. Maybe he thought I went to the mall and went shopping??

Then I proceeded to tell him my schedule for the next few months. Buy a farm. Move—AGAIN. Build fence. Build a barn. Chainsaw trees. I raise sheep and have big dogs to guard them. I explained how I raised a couple of feeder pigs each year, meat chickens, a garden AND I wanted to get horses again and get my life back. By this time, his eyes were bugged out. Then I told him I was going to be busy until July, that I was going to Tennessee to buy a ram. So, by mid July I could slow down enough for surgery.

So don’t jerk my chain on injections, I’m not doing it. Snicker, snicker, giggle, giggle. Poor guy, he walked into an alligator trap. SNAP!

So he decided to go get the doctor. Ya’ THINK?

Dr came in, gave me a hug and told me he was so sorry about BJ. He really liked BJ. We chatted a bit, he gave me another hug and sent his schedule nurse in to get it set up.

Knee replacement surgery July 19. Pre-Op and CAT scan and a class scheduled a week before I go to Tennessee. Done. Boom! Talk treatment crap to other people, not ME. I KNOW what I want, I KNOW what I need. Let’s get this show on the road!

Hahaha, the look on the PA’s face was priceless! Hahaha!!!

 

[farmerjan]

I will say one thing though... if they were talking the "lubricant" which is something like Synvisc or some other names... a type of Hyaluronic acid which is the lube in the joint area... and made from rooster combs... there are some people that do get ALOT of relief from it. I did it and only got a short amount of time's worth of relief... but a friend of mine was nearly crippled with pain and she got by for nearly 18 months before she got bad again. It is NOT cortisone... does not damage the joints in any way... I would try it if your medicare and supplement would pay for it....Really....
Just my 2 cents...

 

[farmerjan]

In no way am I saying you don't need the surgery.... but if you tried the shot and got some relief for the next couple of months... then why not????
Yeah, I kinda did something similar with telling them I couldn't do the knees with haying season and all.... Do it according to my schedule....

 

[Cecilia's-herd]

YES! July 19th! I'm putting that on my calendar!!

 

[Ridgetop]

The PA recommended the Synovac lube to me before we went to Texas because I was reluctant to have the replacement. It had to be approved so we made another appointment and went to Texas. When we got back for the next appointment it had not been approved yet and I told her that the lube would not straighten out my leg which she said was affecting my spine, etc. The leg angle was getting worse and I also realized while in Texas that the knee was so bad that I was almost falling down on grass and it was hard to carry any weight. Hadn't realized how much I was putting off onto DS1 and DH.

The PA agreed that the replacement was a better option. Then she also said that if you have the Synovac and were contemplating surgery that you could not have the surgery for 6 months after the Synovac due to infection complications. So even if the stuff doesn't work you have to wait another 6 months for the knee replacement. She didn't tell me that the first time around, but I was very resistant to the idea of chopping off my knee. Still not looking forward to it but now I am worrying that the ligaments and muscles on the right side (the side where the leg splays) have shortened and atrophied and the doctor won't be able to stretch them to reconnect properly.

As to "active life" it is amazing what doctors must think people actually do all day! When DS3 (age 10) broke the navicular bone in his thumb the orthopedist that put on the cast said he should take it easy for a day or so then resume normal activities. When I listed the boy's normal activities - feeding 50 dairy goats, 12 breeding sheep, 5 horses, hauling 5 gallon kid feeding buckets of milk to the kids, cleaning stalls, etc. he changed his instructions. To DS3's glee and DS2's disgust DS3 was restricted from those chores. He did manage to go to the big dairy goat sh9w in Tulare and show his goats one handed. Luckily because the show is in March and usually super cold, the show forbids shaving the goats. Think of getting all that hair up under the cast!!! DS2 (11) accused DS3 of breaking his hand on purpose to avoid work during kidding and lambing season!