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Knee Replacement Question
Posted on 6/4/23 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 6/4/23 at 1:54 pm
If I had a knee replacement the week of Thanksgiving, would I be able to deer hunt in January?
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Posted on 6/4/23 at 5:09 pm to bigcatfish
My answer would be yes. My brother had both his done and was up and about in a couple months. My mom had one done and was up and about in a few weeks IIRC.
If you're just talking about sitting in as boxstand, you should be good.
If you're just talking about sitting in as boxstand, you should be good.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 5:53 pm to bigcatfish
Box stand, yes. Climber, no. Probably, but ain’t no guarantee.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 6:16 pm to AyyyBaw
Ground stand. You won’t be climbing.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 6:54 pm to bigcatfish
I’m having a partial later this year or early next. They told me 2-3 weeks before I’m back to normal.
Posted on 6/6/23 at 12:21 pm to bigcatfish
You’ll be able to hunt but you may have to hunt from a ground blind or a box stand that has good steps. Your biggest issue may be dragging a deer out of the woods.
Posted on 6/6/23 at 2:52 pm to bigcatfish
As someone who has had one total knee replacement and will have the other done shortly as I decided I didn’t want to rehab both at once I’ll give you my advice/story.
I had mine done in August a few years ago and went to physical therapy 3 times a week until the end of the year as my deductible was covered. Do whatever they tell you and you will regain mobility quicker than not and ask THEM about hunting. Hunting seasons come and go-you only want to do the knee once.
I hunted that year in January but would have been hard pressed to do it in October.
I also had total shoulder ball and socket replacement another August and did same pt for rehab. I did not hunt that year-just couldn’t take the recoil. But now I have almost 100 % range of motion.
Had 3 heart attacks, coded twice, quad bypass by open heart surgery last year so all I got in was open weekend of dove season. Cardiac rehabbed that until the end of the year as well.
But-unless my spleen bursts I’m hoping to get a full year hunting this time.
Be patient, rehab correctly and you will be fine. Those deer aren’t going anywhere. Be the camp cook for a season. It’s a fulfilling job.
I had mine done in August a few years ago and went to physical therapy 3 times a week until the end of the year as my deductible was covered. Do whatever they tell you and you will regain mobility quicker than not and ask THEM about hunting. Hunting seasons come and go-you only want to do the knee once.
I hunted that year in January but would have been hard pressed to do it in October.
I also had total shoulder ball and socket replacement another August and did same pt for rehab. I did not hunt that year-just couldn’t take the recoil. But now I have almost 100 % range of motion.
Had 3 heart attacks, coded twice, quad bypass by open heart surgery last year so all I got in was open weekend of dove season. Cardiac rehabbed that until the end of the year as well.
But-unless my spleen bursts I’m hoping to get a full year hunting this time.
Be patient, rehab correctly and you will be fine. Those deer aren’t going anywhere. Be the camp cook for a season. It’s a fulfilling job.
Posted on 6/6/23 at 7:46 pm to bigcatfish
As someone who works with TKR patients daily, it’s possible but unlikely.
How physically active are you currently?
How much excess body fat do you have?
How dialed in is your nutrition and health?
What kind of blind are you hunting out of?
Did your doctor lie and tell you that your knee is “bone on bone,” it’s been proven as false information?
There are way too many factors to give a solid yes or no in situation.
How physically active are you currently?
How much excess body fat do you have?
How dialed in is your nutrition and health?
What kind of blind are you hunting out of?
Did your doctor lie and tell you that your knee is “bone on bone,” it’s been proven as false information?
There are way too many factors to give a solid yes or no in situation.
Posted on 6/8/23 at 12:30 pm to bigcatfish
What about running after a knee replacement?
Posted on 6/8/23 at 3:05 pm to h0ll@yaboy
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Did your doctor lie and tell you that your knee is “bone on bone,” it’s been proven as false information?
Tell us more.
I’m not saying I’ve thoroughly researched the topic, but I’ve heard things that make me doubt every knee replacement/knee surgery completed is strictly necessary.
Posted on 6/8/23 at 3:12 pm to Martini
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Martini
Damn, dude. You win all scar battles I bet.
Posted on 6/8/23 at 9:07 pm to bigcatfish
Yes. This is assuming you don't end up with an infection and do what PT tells you to do when you go for your sessions following the surgery. It's a huge part of it.
Posted on 6/10/23 at 7:42 am to Earnest_P
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Tell us more
Bone on bone is a bad way of describing severe knee OA. It is very nocebic in its presentation, and tends to lead people down a path of reduced exercise and activity out of fear avoidance. Which is in turn what they need to be doing. There have been studies that suggest at least 25% of knee replacements are unnecessary
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