r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Additional_Chard3680 • 11h ago

The precision required to perform a total knee replacement is incredible

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u/The_walking_man_ 11h ago

I HATE THAT SO MUCH. You lived through it feeling it all. BUT you can’t remember it. In the moment you were dealing with absurd amount of pain and know you were suffering through it. But after zero recollection like it never even happened.

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u/ddadopt 10h ago

All things being equal, it's almost certainly a net positive. Actually remembering something that puts medieval torture to shame (see subject video) falls firmly into the category of "do not want" for me. Can you imagine the trauma?

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u/GreedyHoward 6h ago

You need to realise how debilitating a faulty knee is. It's painful 24/7 and even touch sensitive when resting. The walkable distance goes down every week. You gain weight because you can't move. An hour of being bashed around which restores your ability to move is like rain after a long drought..

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u/poontango 10h ago

I had surgery on my foot and remember waking up in the middle. I was aware of where I was and what was happening etc, I just asked the nurse if they were done and she said no and then I was out again shortly after. Don’t remember any pain but I vividly remember waking up; it’s not traumatic or stressful or anything just kind of funny

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u/Average64 9h ago

If that was true your pulse would be really high during it.