Comments on: All is well

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:16:34 +0000

Just keep up that therapy.
My friends muscles hurt the worst. Took almost two weeks to get things back to walkable just enough.

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:39:04 +0000

In reply to Edward.

Edward: I have discovered that different doctors do different kinds of replacements.

In some cases, the cut was down the center of the knee, and included a lot of new parts.

In my case, the cut was smaller and down the inside of the knee. It also included far few parts. My doctor said his method is the newer one, where they simply grind off a little bit from the ball on the top bone and a bit from the bottom bone in the socket and install caps. Eliminates the bone-to-bone contact that causes all the pain.

I don’t know which is better, but I think I prefer the newer method. As we all know from Elon, “the best part is no part.”

By: Edward

Edward — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:04:09 +0000

Hoping for a quick recovery.

A friend of mine has a daughter who skinned her knee when she was about ten years old. He told the crying child that they would have to go to the knee store and get her a new knee, and he made up a story of knee replacement that involved sawing, drilling, and hammering, along with tugging, pulling, and pushing, with some welding to hold the new knee in place.

His wife was concerned that he had said such things to their little girl, but he pointed out that she had gone off happy and had forgotten about the skinned knee.

A decade and a half later, his girl calls him from medical school and tells him she had just sat in on a knee replacement surgery. It turns out he was largely correct in all that stuff he had made up. He thought that was hilarious but was a bit concerned that she had remembered that conversation, all those years later.

I didn’t learn whether he was right about the welding, though. Maybe I should ask.

By: Dave Walden

Dave Walden — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:41:26 +0000

“Kneedless” to say, I wish the best the fastest!

By: Patrick Underwood

Patrick Underwood — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:59:53 +0000

Best wishes. Thanks for providing an insanity-free site for space news and discussion.

By: Richard M

Richard M — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:08:04 +0000

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

By: Steve White

Steve White — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:07:57 +0000

No worries and get healthy, Bob. We’ll wait!

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:18:51 +0000

No rush

It is just as well you aren’t bionic–Nate would fuss over that cost too: “Hand over the legs, Austin.”

This study MUST be promulgated….and quickly, before phys pulls it like they have elsewhere.

PRINT!!!!

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:03:57 +0000

In reply to sippin_bourbon. All: Thanks to all for your kind words and advice. FYI, I have a lot of experience with PT due to the many broken bones I have experienced since childhood. I do what they say. I will likely write a post describing the experience once I am past this first week.

By: sippin_bourbon

sippin_bourbon — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:26:11 +0000

Mr Z,

Make sure to follow the physical therapy regimine.

Or else you may end up like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xU31HGcNT8

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:45:51 +0000

Glad to hear you made it through the surgery. Minor complications happen. Best thing to do is rest. My wife had her should and both knees replaced in the span of a year. The times she rested, everything went smoothly. Follow the rehab recommendations and you will be back better than normal in no time.

Anyone else here “dah tah dun dun dun dun” in their head?

By: wayne

wayne — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:46:56 +0000

Publius–
Hilarious.

Bruce A. Peterson Research Pilot & Engineer
“The Real 6-Million Dollar Man” (May 10, 1967)
https://youtu.be/UK15_Cqwx2Q
(2:15)

By: Nate P

Nate P — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:11:09 +0000

Better to take a few days for one’s health than wasting it to get a few more clicks. Take care!

By: Publius

Publius — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:14:45 +0000

Bob,
We expect, like Steve Austin, you will now be able to accomplish great feats of strenght and endurance, since the operation no longer costs six million dollars.

Glad you are doing well in your recovery.

By: Publius

Publius — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:14:29 +0000

Bob,
We expect, like Steve Austin, you will now be able to accomplish great feats of strenght and endurance, since the operation no longer costs six million dollars. 😀

Glad you are doing well in your recovery.