Bruce
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Have you looked into becoming partially "bionic"?
Not so good for trailers and old bashed up trucks though.
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Talked to a woman that had both knees replaced. She said they didn't tell her up front that she wouldn't be able to kneel anymore. I have to get down on my hands and knees to work in the garden. Fake knees are not an option for me.
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Baymule
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I can’t get on my knees anyway, it hurts too much. I have a low stool or I just plop my butt in the dirt. Getting up is quite another story. Hahaha!
Getting back up is an adventure.
Ridgetop
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Wine is cheaper and tastes better! LOL
So sorry about the loss of another lamb, and a ewe lamb too.
After losing Miranda this is heartbreaking. 
What do you mean you can't kneel anymore after a replacement? ??? I have to be able to kneel to pull lambs and doctor livestock when necessary!
Wait! Here's an idea! I will ask the doctor to transfer some of my extra buttocks to my knees as a cushion for kneeling! If any other knee replacement people need fatty tissue donations I am your woman!
So sorry about the loss of another lamb, and a ewe lamb too.
After losing Miranda this is heartbreaking. What do you mean you can't kneel anymore after a replacement? ??? I have to be able to kneel to pull lambs and doctor livestock when necessary!
Wait! Here's an idea! I will ask the doctor to transfer some of my extra buttocks to my knees as a cushion for kneeling! If any other knee replacement people need fatty tissue donations I am your woman!
Bruce
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I did some searching. Indeed the ability, or lack thereof, to kneel is a problem for better than 60% of people with full knee replacements. I'd have to ask my uncle and DW's dad if kneeling is now a no go. Of course for FIL that would have to be from memory before he developed Parkinson's. Even with perfect knees I'm pretty sure he couldn't intentionally get down on the ground and surely couldn't get back up. He will be 97 in 2 weeks. Uncle is a relative puppy at 86 but he's be using a cane for some time, don't think he spends any time getting down on the ground either.
Of course we can ask our resident joint replacement victim (er patient) if she has tried kneeling yet.
Ridgetop
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I would reconsider the knee replacement decision but since I lurch to the right when walking and bump into walls and almost fall over, I guess I need to bite the bullet and go forward with the replacement now.
Not being able to kneel and crouch on the barn floor means I can order a Shaul's sheep work stand that will elevate the sheep to waist level . . . .
And maybe one of those motor driven hoof trimming gadgets . . . .
To save my back when bending over to trim hooves . . . . ?Because the knee pain in kneeling and bending over will be so bad. Or is it the back pain? Confused what to blame, so I will just ask DH to help me in the barn and groan loudly until he suggests getting the equipment.
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Baymule
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I’m sick. Low fever, chills, sore throat, coughing and feel like a truck hit me. I finally stopped and it all caught up with me. I don’t know if it’s all the Tylenol Sinus Severe I’ve been taking or the half bottle of wine I drank a couple nights ago, but the knee pain has abated somewhat.
I was leaving this morning for Corpus Christi, but I’m staying home. DD has low fever too.
I was leaving this morning for Corpus Christi, but I’m staying home. DD has low fever too.
Larsen Poultry Ranch
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Drink fluids (non alcoholic), take some vitamins and get some rest! You have been going at it like crazy, time to take a break.
Alaskan
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Lots of water... or broth....
