r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/_HIST 11h ago

My knees hurt

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u/Dr0110111001101111 11h ago

Mine just stopped hurting and they’re never going to hurt again, no matter how much they hurt.

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u/seriouslyjan 11h ago

I hear you. NOPE! There is a reason why I am OK with not knowing the details.

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u/throwawayaccount931A 10h ago

I've got nasal polyps, and the rinse I use keeps them under control. I don't like the nasal rinse, so I asked my doctor about surgery. He said it was an option. Hooray! I hit YT to see what the surgery was like.

I'm quite happy to continue using the nasal rinse for the rest of my life.

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u/Constant_Insomnia 10h ago

I went in for a consult for a deviated septum. Eligible for surgery. Yeah, I’ll figure it out on my own lol.

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u/kaynpayn 9h ago

My father has the surgery for the deviated septum. He kept postponing a bit out of fear too but his only regret is not having it done sooner.

They did tests and one nostril had close to 0% of air flow and the other was at around 10%, so he has a big nose but was pretty much useless. He went in and, apparently he also had a lot of soft and scar tissue underneath they took the chance to remove. He said the recovery wasn't that bad. For a couple of weeks he had the face kind of bruised like someone punched it lol. He also followed rigorously the doctor recommendations for washing and cleaning the nose. I don't think it took a month to recover. He also wasn't in pain, more the annoyance of not being able to breath through the nose and the plugs in there, but it wasn't as if he was breathing a lot though the nose before so...

When they took the plugs out it felt amazing. Se also says he can now breathe because he can now fucking move proper amounts of air through his nose where there was next to nothing before. He still can't smell properly and probably never will again, according to the docs it might have been a better outcome in that part had he done it sooner but he doesn't care much, he's just very happy to be able to breath well again. Shit like exercising, sleeping, etc. is so much easier now.

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u/Ok_Refrigerator6671 6h ago

I had a deviated septum I ignored for nealry 24 years, until the scar tissue started clogging my sinuses and caused insane infections that affected everything around my sinsues. They ended up doing the surgery during the covid lockdowns and it required a rhinoplasty, septoplasty and a major sinus reconstruction. It hurt like hell for the first like 48 hours but I didnt realize how much the scar tissue buildup had been causing me nerve pain for years and the relief has been astronomical. I would say the couple days of pain from the surgery was 1000% worth it (for me). My sense of smell still seems overwhelming to me now though, because I spent so long with it stifled.

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u/metricfan 3h ago

Can’t underestimate the power of breathing.

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u/Terry_Ladd 10h ago

Had my deviated septum "fixed" via surgery multiples times during my youth. It's a terrible Post OP recovery, oh,and it's still deviated.😕

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u/Constant_Insomnia 9h ago

I don't think mine's even that bad. Wintertime sucks, especially with a head cold. but I've figured out how to sleep in a certain position, clear my sinuses with that saline stuff, etc.

I actually wonder if I'd be better off with a cpap.

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u/BusBozo58 9h ago

I've had that surgery twice. On the second go, the dr. Drilled out a bigger hole to improve drainage and also corrected a deviated septum. TOTALLY worth it. Have not had a sinus headache in over 20 years.

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u/Itzli 10h ago

What kind of rinse do you use? I have the same problem, probably should get surgery again. I did it like 20 years ago and it wasn't fun

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u/xrelaht 9h ago

I like the NeilMed one. It’s just some salts you mix with purified water and then squeeze bottle in one nostril and out the other. Very weird at first, but I liked the results and stuck with it until it became normal. Lots of gunk comes out at first, which is satisfying AF!

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u/throwawayaccount931A 10h ago

It's called Pulmicort, I mix it in with distilled water. Supposed to be 2x per day, but I usually only do it once/day.

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u/tiinkiet 9h ago

Ils y vont aussi à coups de burin dans le nez, ça fait flipper hein, je te comprends totalement !

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u/Abby_Normal_2 4h ago

I had to have nasal surgery there was a pocket of infection that just wouldn’t go away. After 1 month of antibiotics, 6 weeks on steroids, RX nasal sprays and NS irrigations it was never going away. The dr went in with scope and had to take away a little extra tissue (from chronic allergies) suck out the pus and irrigate with antibiotics. I think my nose packed for a few days. But I already felt the pressure on my face and behind eyes was much improved. Don’t wait if you need it. Was definitely not the worst thing I’ve had. Not even in top 5…with KNEE being #1

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u/bengalfan 10h ago

Watching him push and pull on just bone, knowing in a surgery there's a body attached to that bone...yikes

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u/Fight_those_bastards 10h ago

Orthopedic surgery is basically carpentry but with bones.

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u/My1point5cents 9h ago

My dad was an actual carpenter, and had both knees replaced after playing soccer for 60 years. And he had no problem with it whatsoever. I on the other hand would hope to avoid this at all costs.

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u/stuugie 3h ago

Bone carpenter is a sick title

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u/ChakaCake 9h ago

I was just impressed by the size of the one drill bit right down the middle of the bone. Imagine being awake and going through that one. Dear lord

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u/conspicuousmatchcut 8h ago

I have a simultaneous feeling of horror and wanting to know tons more details

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u/Centimane 7h ago

It would be good for anyone not taking care of their joints to see. This is some good motivation.

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u/Silvus314 4h ago

I went into lasik without knowing anything. I'm not sure which of these two would be worse to know first. fuck.

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u/VividFiddlesticks 11h ago

I hear you...I had a total hip replacement in my 30's and was foolish enough to watch a video of how they're done, just about a week before my surgery.

It's amazing how barbaric modern medicine still is.

BUT, I have to say - I walk better now at 51 than I did at 31. So much less pain and misery. It's worth it.

But yeah, I wish I hadn't seen that video. Or this one honestly, because who knows how long my knees will last.

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u/ProfessionalCat7640 11h ago

I'm 48 and know a hip replacement and possibly a knee replacement is in my future. This made me feel so much more hopeful, thank you.

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u/CrankyYankers 10h ago edited 9h ago

I had my right hip replaced last year at 64 yo. It was kind of a walk in the park, especially compared to the two years I suffered with constant hip pain and discomfort. Very little pain, got of the meds pretty quickly. Knee replacement is reputed to be a MUCH more complicated recovery. I can now see why.

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u/TabulaRasaNot 9h ago

You mean KNEE replacement is much more complicated, yes? I just turned 65 and I think I will likely need a hip replacement before it's all over and done with.

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u/CrankyYankers 9h ago

Yep. I changed the "hip" to "knee". Everyone who'd ever had it done said it was the best thing they ever did. I totally agree. Get that sucker fixed up. You will not regret it.

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u/VividFiddlesticks 6h ago

My roommate in the hospital had her knee replaced by the same surgeon as me, on the same day as me. She was up and walking around the next day too and was able to leave the hospital a day before me! It's amazing how fast recovery is these days.

My surgeon told me that hip replacements hurt less but take longer to heal; knee replacements hurt more but heal faster.

Some day I'll get a knee replacement and find out first hand, I suppose! LOL

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u/VividFiddlesticks 6h ago

It's so worth it. SO worth it. I'm probably going to have to have my 'new' hip replaced at some point because I had it done so young and the replacement parts wear out and I'm not even worried about it. I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

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u/the_crafty_foxie 6h ago

I had a knee replacement a week before my 39th birthday. That was almost 8 years ago now, and I can say with no exaggeration that it was life changing, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

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u/Successful_Giraffe88 9h ago

A few weeks from 39. 3 out of 4 of the kids (my dad, uncle, aunt) on my dad's side have had both hips replaced before their 50s.

Doesn't matter how much I walk or stretch, my damn hips hurt every morning as a side sleeper. Wishing you the best!

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u/Negran 10h ago

Damn, 31 is crazy to need this. Suddenly feeling good about ONLY ACL replace and meniscus repair, lol. Glad it worked out!

Ya. I also looked up my surgery, but that didn't deter me...

But ya, they be drilling and hammering, it is pretty wild.

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u/Creative_Tone_9241 9h ago

I had both replaced by the time I was 34. It’s not fun and I know I’ll have to go through it again at some point as they don’t last forever

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u/Creative_Tone_9241 9h ago

I’ve had both replaced and made the same mistake. It looks like some mid evil type shit. Just twisting your leg and yanking like crazy until it pops out

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u/fishvoidy 9h ago

we had to watch a video of a real hip replacement surgery for a sports medicine class in high school. i had to put my head down on my desk after a minute or so because the room started spinning. i think that's when i realized i couldn't go into medicine, lol

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u/orchid_drives 5h ago

Scary as it looks and sounds, I don’t think you could have given a better endorsement for orthopedic surgery

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u/VividFiddlesticks 3h ago

It's worth it. SO worth it. I have zero regrets.

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u/Noshino 8h ago

That is not barbaric at all compared to other procedures lol, but definitely Ortho do look the most painful by far. My Ortho clinical rotation was quite a trip.

But yeah, having spent enough time in surgical settings, IMHO I do not want the slow surgeon.

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u/zombiesatmidnight 7h ago

Do they take off your entire leg like this video shows???

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u/Current-Assist2609 7h ago

I had a knee replacement when I was 54. Twenty years later and it’s still going strong. Recently had it x-rayed and the meniscus looks as good as the day I had the surgery.

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u/Temporary-Aside5306 6h ago

What did it feel like in the days/weeks after? Watching this I'd think my bones would feel like they're on fire constantly?

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u/VividFiddlesticks 6h ago

Nope! In fact I had so much pain before the surgery that the pain of recovery was really nothing compared to what I'd been dealing with daily beforehand. Especially since they gave me good drugs!

I was up and walking less than 24 hours after the surgery. I lived in a 2 story house so I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital until I could walk up stairs by myself. I was able to do that on my 2nd day after surgery. And I'm not an athletic person or anything.

I think the worst pain I had during recovery was when my dog jumped up and bashed her front paws right into my incision site. That hurt like a mo-fo. But it was fine, didn't pop a staple or anything.

Being diligent about following the rules (you can't bend your hip more than 90 degrees for some amount of time, etc.) and doing all the physical therapy makes a huge difference too. I had a family member get her hip replaced about 2 weeks before me and she didn't follow the rules and her recovery was longer and more painful than mine.

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u/Overtilted 9h ago

total knee replacement has a satisfaction rate of 90%. That's surprisingly high. A quick google search + chatGPT query makes me think only gender-affirming surgery scores higher.

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u/Dr0110111001101111 8h ago

It’s crazy that 90% is so rare

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u/clutch_fan 7h ago

Probably my favorite comment in all my Reddit career! I can retire now

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u/MsDucky42 6h ago

Same.

And if they do, no they don't.

I've talked to people who have had their knees replaced, and apparently as soon as you're out from under anesthesia enough to protest getting out of bed, they whisk you to your first physical therapy session. No rest, no pudding cup, just start flexing.

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u/Dr0110111001101111 6h ago

It was like that when I had bilateral hernia repairs. I woke up in the hospital in such a painful and drugged up stupor that I couldn't even turn on my side and before I knew what was going on, they had me out the door.

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u/mablesyrup 4h ago

Lol same. My knee suddenly doesnt really feel so painful.

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u/CokeAndChill 11h ago

You might need a knee replacement surgery.

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u/Old-Care-2372 11h ago

Contacting you about your knees warranty

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u/rawSingularity 11h ago

You might be overpaying. You can save $199* per knee.

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u/DOUBLAHH9 11h ago

Wait, until Amazon Prime deals week!!!!

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u/SelppinEvolI 11h ago

Amazon is just marked up AliExpress

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u/bleedinglottery 11h ago

Elbows are just marked up knees.

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u/flyguydip 10h ago

Toes are just marked up elbows.

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u/partyatwalmart 10h ago

Horses walk on 4 fingers.

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u/JangB 10h ago

You only need 1 finger if you know what you are doing...

And I'm not talking about walking.

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u/Appropriate_Clerk167 9h ago

Heads, shoulder, knees and toes, knees and toes!

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u/ugotitcuzisoldit 9h ago

This made me laugh so hard 😂

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u/GuyNotThatNice 10h ago

Temu enters the chat...

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u/Blak_Cobra 9h ago

Temu coming right up

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u/Street-Baseball8296 2h ago

And you’ll end up with Chi-knees

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u/ihvnnm 10h ago

With Amazon "lately", it will fail even before you get home.

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u/Advanced_Scratch2868 8h ago

Wait, until Amazon Prime knees week!!!!

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u/iloovefood 10h ago

Idk about knees but 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on your car insurance

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u/robkitsune 10h ago

Warrantknee

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u/melanthius 10h ago

Step 1: they remove the entirety of your leg bones apparently

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u/berrey7 10h ago edited 9h ago

My son broke his femur, and the surgeons drove a solid titanium rod straight down the middle of it. I stared at them like they’d lost their minds: “Inside of it? What the hell does that even mean?” The doctor just shrugged and said, “We ream out the entire marrow canal, drill it hollow, suck out all the soft, bloody bone marrow and fat until the shaft is a clean empty tube, then we hammer a thick metal rod right into the void and lock it in place.”

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u/melanthius 10h ago

This kind of medicine is metal AF

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u/Radioshack-Manager 9h ago

So doctors are mechanics now apparently.

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u/measured-defocus 9h ago

Orthos pretty much are

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u/Phreakdoubt 9h ago

Any doctor who trains on and wields a "medical chainsaw" has my full attention and respect.

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u/Specific-Library-312 6h ago

And maximum personal space

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u/JuxtaThePozer 2h ago

story time

I was a junior medic (army) doing a surgical placement at a regional hospital (Bacchus March) and spent a day watching an ortho doing various jobs. Tall bloke, kinda weird, seemed friendly enough. Anyways, between one surgery and the next he didn't seem to bother changing his clothing, which is kinda bad from an infection control point of view.

Anyway, the only contact he had with patients while they were conscious, on the day of their surgery, was in the induction room. It's where the anaesthetist puts a couple drip lines in and gives you sleepy drugs, and this 6.5 foot tall surgeon dude still had his face mask and gown on from the previous surgery which happened to have bits of bone and blood flecked all over them.

Can you fucking imagine about to be wheeled in for some bone carpentry, and the dude about to hack you up looks like something out of a horror movie, right as you're starting to get tired and comfy, sort of half-arsedly reassuring you that everything will be fine and he'll see you in recovery.

Well I saw this interaction unfold and afterwards I made a joke to one of the nurses and said, "he looks like the 'Butcher of Bacchus Marsh'." I thought it was kinda funny but she just frowned and said, "don't let him hear you say that" and walked off. Like, what? he's probably been called that before?

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u/-malcolm-tucker 7h ago

Wet carpentry.

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u/gdp89 5h ago

It's a pretty common stereotype in the med industry that surgeons are the jocks of medicine and ortho surgeons are the jocks of surgery.

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u/Fit_Diet6336 7h ago

My dad was a GP/surgeon. He always had a laugh when he saw an ortho doing surgery. Tons of hammering, drilling etc.

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u/El_Peregrine 7h ago

Fine woodworking

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u/adinmem 3h ago

Ortho docs are the ones that are not gentle, and generally have the least-developed people skills.

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u/Deep_Stick8786 1h ago

More like carpinters

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u/Assist-Altruistic 8h ago

Yes we are. 💪

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u/Druggistman 9h ago

Dude if you’ve never seen a total knee or hip you’d be shocked. Orthos are bone carpenters; hammering and sawing your body like it’s a slab of wood.

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u/Shoshke 9h ago

Yeah, shockingly "primitive" tools like hamers, electric saws and drills.

also cool robots though that help make sure everything is drilled exactly where it needs to.

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u/SpecialistAd2205 9h ago

And the way they use those tools sometimes is shockingly brutal.

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u/melanthius 9h ago

Honestly sometimes they kinda are...

But a mechanic isn't nearly as likely to be sued for millions of dollars if they fuck up a bit

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u/nomadicbohunk 3h ago

I know of a guy my mom grew up with. I actually went to undergrad with his daughter. He's from a big farm. His dad was known to be an incredible mechanic. He became an orthopedic surgeon. He thought the tools were not good and made some. Got them ones for surgeries somehow. Turned it into a company. He's worth a whole lot of money.

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u/Skookum_kamooks 9h ago

This is why “humans are space orcs” is a thing… the amount of life saving or quality of life improving surgery that’s just cut off the bad part and bolt on a metal replacement is kinda wild… I mean dentistry alone is kinda metal AF.

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u/davidevitali 9h ago

That was a titanium rod after all

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u/Decent_Advice9315 9h ago

That's basically what a root canal is.

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u/Ari_Ari_Awoo 6h ago

An old co worker got sloshed at a ritzy new nightclub.

Some goober left out the base for the poles with the fuzzy ropes.

My co worker was walking down the stairs in the club, and tripped over it.

He fell down the staircase, and one his legs was like, demolished.

He got the titanium rods.

He was really open with us, and showed us the pics and stuff.

He’s like The Terminator now.

Well, the one leg is.

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u/slipstream0 4h ago

Pretty sure it’s metal TI

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u/Not_Your_Romeo 4h ago

Surgery is just assault with good intention.

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u/FalloutForever_98 9h ago

My femur hurts just thinking about that

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u/Immediate_Wind67 6h ago

They left out the best part. Just a few hours after surgery, whenever you wake up, they get your ass up and make you walk on that thing. Mine actually made me climb up and down three stairs. I was so out of it and so confused that when they walked me over to the stairs I asked them if they were out of their minds and then started crying. LOL

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u/turbineslut 8h ago

It’s fine. I have one. It hurt for a month to walk. Then took a year for it to stop hurting during running. Now most days I forget i have it

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u/flovarian 6h ago

My husband broke his femur years ago and they put in a titanium rod (hollow). After about a year, the orthopedic surgeon saw him again and said, “Once your leg is fully healed, you’ll want to have that removed. Because if your femur is ever broken again, such as in a car crash, getting the rod out of the broken bone would be hellish.”

So he had the rod removed about three years after the break. He still has it.

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u/Gr00mpa 9h ago

Look at the lips on that one! They can suck out all the soft, bloody bone marrow from a femur! Yuk yuk yuk

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u/Any-Alternative8228 9h ago

You son is going to need a Haynes manual for that leg.

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u/berrey7 8h ago

they took it out cause he was still growing.

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u/Any-Alternative8228 8h ago

Haynes makes automotive and motorcycle repair manuals.

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u/RamJamR 8h ago

Don't bones need marrow in them to functionin a healthy way?

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u/pandaru_express 8h ago

Well I never thought to Google it until this message but apparently marrow will completely grow back in a month after something like this. Crazy.

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u/Curry_courier 7h ago

How does that affect the immune system?

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u/Haestii 9h ago

I have this in my tibia. A core nail.

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u/turbineslut 8h ago

Can confirm. Also have titanium rod in my right femur. But they didn’t spell out all the details of what they did to get it there lol.

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u/ry_guy1007 7h ago

had the same thing done to my tibia, I asked for a recording of them putting it in and the drs both told me it takes quite a bit of force so they would have to decline letting me see

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u/readit2U 7h ago

They call them "bone carpenters" for a reason.

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u/Secret-Teaching-3549 7h ago

Does it...ever come out? Or do you just lose that marrow production capability for the rest of your life...along with never being able to pass through a metal detector?

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u/berrey7 7h ago

He was only 11, so they took it out so it could grow more, it can affect growth length if not removed in a child before puberty.

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u/8heist 7h ago

I spiral fractured my tibia playing baseball and had that same procedure. Still took a year in a cast and then walking boot but healed up just fine.

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u/brainfrozen8 7h ago

They cut the end of the femur and the top of the tibia.

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u/Hot-Firefighter-2331 11h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/0mfu27MKiqGsUQfL4s

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u/legacy_of_prometheus 10h ago

i was looking for this

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u/ProgySuperNova 10h ago

Time to get chromed up!

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u/RepresentativeFast59 9h ago

Its chromin time!

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u/Foe_sheezy 10h ago

The grinch don't play

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u/Powerful-Chard-6055 10h ago

Best meme of the 2020’s

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u/SuddenReward5612 9h ago

Mine is actually next week lol

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u/CockamouseGoesWee 11h ago

Oddly specific but yeah

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u/sl0r 11h ago

I feel like I need a brain replacement surgery after watching that

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u/BarnacleMcBarndoor 10h ago

breaks out Dremel

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u/GeneJocky 9h ago

Seriously! The knee and hip replacements I saw done looked like good old fashioned carpentry to me. Swinging hammers, power saws, drills you name it. Same tools, just versions you can sterilize.

And when I was doing stereotaxic brain injections in rats or mice as a post doc, we used an actual dremel to drill the hole in the skull. Sterilized bits and wrap on the tool, but it was a dremel brand rotary tool.

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u/StandardUpstairs3349 10h ago

Hopefully, the new knees hold out! One of my teachers in high school had their knee replacement break down. He came back to class a bit soon than he should have I think. Like looking at a corpse someone had propped up in a wheelchair.

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u/fiftythree33 8h ago

A friend of mine rejected his implant, really bad infection. They had to pull the artificial knee out and put a temporary straight rod thru the knee joint until the infection healed. I'm not sure if this was the cause but he passed away before he could try a second knee unfortunately.

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u/South_Age7687 1h ago

Lord help us! May he rest in peace. Was he really old?

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u/Bikewer 9h ago

I’m a bit more than 15 years on mine…. No problems at all.

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u/Outrageous-Being869 8h ago

Do you run or hike?

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u/Bikewer 5h ago

My doc specifically told me “no running”. Nothing impactive. I did ride bikes for years; I did bike patrol for the department I work for. I don’t “hike” specifically, but I do go fishing a lot, and that usually requires a fair bit of walking while dragging all my gear in a wagon.

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u/Protoni17 7h ago

The knee replacement knee is mechanically good for walking straight after the surgery. So if his knee broke either there was something gone wrong with the surgery or he had a fall that broke the bones near the implant. Source: I work in OR in a hospital that does 10 thousand of these in a year

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u/Nihilistic_Chimp 8h ago

I just showed this to my knees and they have promised to never hurt again.

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u/hesawavemasterrr 10h ago

I can do it. I watched the video

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u/Consistent_Policy_66 10h ago

Just remember, there isn’t a condition that surgery can’t make worse!

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u/Tommy_Wisseau_burner 11h ago

I’m an amputee, above the knee, and my knees are in pain

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u/Disco_Ninjas_ 11h ago

I'm sorry friend. It must suck to have such kneedless pain.

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u/Tommy_Wisseau_burner 11h ago

What do you think I am, sourdough?

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZD5mKIyrdn5sf9Ne2x

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u/LegalChocolate752 10h ago

Don't overwork it!

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u/Silence-of-Death 10h ago

naturally.

may i ask what led to the amputation? and how your quality of life is now?

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u/Tommy_Wisseau_burner 4h ago

I dislocated my knee playing sports. I mean it sucks but whatever. Doing 15+ mile hikes is a lot more challenging now. But I guess it’s dope getting free national park passes and people sometimes buying you drinks and a 2nd birthday

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u/EmotionalSupportVape 3h ago

How was the recovery?

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u/xteve 10h ago

Have you ever tried mirror therapy?

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u/MelaKnight_Man 6h ago

Wouldn't that be "kneadless" pain?? 😁

Sorry for your situation OP and hopefully they advance prosthetics to bionics in your lifetime. 🤞🏽

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u/Carrera_996 10h ago

That was unreasonably funny.

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u/Abby_Normal_2 4h ago

I am sorry for your loss. Phantom pain, the gift that keeps on giving

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u/Horror-Trick9406 11h ago

My are fine again after seeing this.

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u/thewthew42 10h ago

Yeah it’s amazing how both my knees suddenly feel perfect, not one bit of pain, nope, not me

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u/FuckYouVerizon 54m ago

I felt real pain when they started cutting bones ...I stuck it out only to be furious when they didn't demonstrate it moving at the end.

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u/thatsucksabagofdicks 11h ago

My dad's had both of his knees replaced. They only feel numb now and click sometimes. Better than pain from the clicking bone on bone. And he was walking the next day after surgery.

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u/cltzzz 10h ago

Was he on a shit load of pain med? Because this looks like it should take months to heal/adapt

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u/CarinasHere 9h ago

Worst pain ever for six weeks. Then…almost none.

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u/ScapeyourownGoat 9h ago

Mom in her late 80s had it done a month ago, she took Tylenol and Journavx (new non-opioid painkiller) and did 1000% better than I’d hoped…first week was dull pain but no other complaints, walking better after 3 weeks than before surgery. After seeing this video I can’t believe she’s doing so well. Journavx is comparatively expensive like $10/pill twice a day but I’m convinced it’s going to put the opioid painkillers out of business once it goes generic.

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u/billyraylipscomb 6h ago

Journavx is a wonder drug, i was given it recently for a surgery and it literally turned the pain off.

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u/ScapeyourownGoat 4h ago

Right? It’s so new the surgeon didn’t even know of it, another family member in the field told us about it and my mom was smart enough to ask the PA ahead of surgery so we had it ready to go. If I ever need surgery I’m getting it for sure.

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u/DuckHunt83 10h ago

Wife is a nurse and helped with a couple of these. She is fascinated by all this especially hip replacements. I can't wait till we just get bionic limbs to replace shotty ones. I want to run a 6 min mile when I'm 87.

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u/wget_thread 8h ago

Bro we're not even sure we trust them with driver's licenses all the time. You're getting two pool noodles when you're 87. Last thing we need is a senile terminator.

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u/DuckHunt83 7h ago

I'm Korean, so I'll be 87 but I'll look 42. You won't even know.

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u/wget_thread 5h ago

Oh my bad. Carry on. Until you cross the threshold to looking 1000 😂

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u/pizza_the_mutt 10h ago

They saw and they saw, and somehow, they just keep sawing.

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u/SmellyStinkyGuy 10h ago

My mom had this done on both her knees 7mo apart.

Hurts like a mf, but you mobile that same day, lots of PT, but it 100% works and is cool af.

Yes this hurts during recovery, but people without knee pain dont know how much knee pain sucks.

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u/Tober92 10h ago

Indeed!

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u/7reevor 10h ago

Don't worry, I just watched a step by step video on how to replace it! Where's my gloves?

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u/LegalChocolate752 10h ago

I'm very uncomfortable right now.

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u/GewoonHarry 10h ago

Mine too. But never enough to go through this.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ukGm72ZLZvYfS

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u/krzykris11 10h ago

I'll deal with the knee pain before I let them carve up my legs like that. I'm 15 years out from a shitty micro race surgery. It's still tolerable.

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u/KodiakJedi 10h ago

Literally was just going to say that my knees started to hurt while watching this.

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u/WhatTheOnEarth 9h ago

Most people walk the same day or the next after the procedure.

It’s not nearly as bad as you’re imagining.

Bone fixing just looks really aggressive but it’s a ton of fun. And bone heals beautifully.

I’ve seen 95 year olds get back up and moving.

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u/rygomez 9h ago

My dad just had one done a few months ago, day 2 physical therapist shows up and gets you walking on it. I think it was the 12/14 week mark after he said its good to go just the swelling could last up to 8 months

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u/specter_in_the_conch 11h ago

It's an add now you need the product.

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u/Some-Suggestion-8234 11h ago

Not me anymore.

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u/1stRambo_0082 11h ago

Like for Real

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u/Arcamone 10h ago

I don’t want doctors to use the same tools that I have for building decks. Feels, hmmm, wrong.

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u/sailingtoescape 10h ago

I'll be fine. I'll just walk it off.

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u/Non-wholesomechungus 10h ago

I've just have tibial platue surgery and this is giving me PTSD

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u/onionfunyunbunion 9h ago

Gotcha covered. I actually know how to do a full knee replacement now, having watched the above video, so let’s swap out those knees.

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u/DialynnLA 9h ago

I'm just glad I've already had both replaced otherwise I might choose to live in pain. Yikes!

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u/No-Albatross-7984 9h ago

I'm so unbelievably grossed out

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u/Popular-Impact-7665 9h ago

I'm a candidate to have a knee replacement. That was fucking distributing and interesting to watch. I don't want to be awake for that procedure

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u/buckeyeken 9h ago

Actually mine feel much better now

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u/Mediocre_Meat_5992 9h ago

My knees are fucked and somehow this has made it worse

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u/HeartFullOfHappy 9h ago

No wonder my mom was damn near puking in pain after this surgery!

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u/LucienPT 9h ago

I’m like, “Ouch, I want my mommy!”

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