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KNEE SURGERY UPDATE

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    IT'S NOW ABOUT 10 WEEKS AFTER MY KEFT KNEE TOTAL REPLACEMENT SURGERY.  MY LNEE IS COMING ALONG JUST FINE.  IN FACT TODAY I WENT TO AN INDOOR FOOTBALL FIELD DOME AT THIEL COLLEGE (ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOME) AND HIT A BAG OF BALLS.  JUST TOOK SOME WEDGES AND STARTED WITH SHORT CHIPS, THEN SHORT PITCHES, THEN 3/4 PITCHES, THEN FULL WEDGE SHOTS.

    I WAS AMAZED AT HOW GOOD THE LEG FEELS.  NO KNEE PAIN AT ALL.  THE PART OF THE KNEE JUST BELOW THE KNEE CAP IS BASICALLY TOTALLY NUMB FROM THIS PAST AND PREVIOUS SURGERIES.  THAT AREA MAKES ME A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE WHEN PUTTING STRESS ON IT AND TWISTING IT.  THE MORE I DID IT, THE MORE CONFIDENT I BECAME THAT IT WOULDN'T COLLAPSE.  I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT BY THE END OF MARCK I WILL BE SWING WITH NO WORRIES AT ALL.

    THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND PRAYERS REGARDING THIS.  LOOKING FORWARD TO A PAIN FREE GOLF SEASON

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    Congratulations Bruce! Must be tremendously encouraging to not only be pain free and mobile, but pain free, mobile, and a golfer once again! Very cool...

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    Great news Bruce,

    TT

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    That's great news, Bruce!  Good to hear things are going well with you and your knee.  I'm no doctor or medical person, but I have heard that the recovery and success also depends on how the patient comply with his/her own physical therapy after a TKR.  

    Sounds like you did a great job at it-- Good for you!

    Be well and stay well.

    Nol

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    THANKS TIM

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    Outstanding, Bruce! Keep at it!

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    Congrats Bruce.  Keep active and do the rehab exercises.  

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    I HAVE BEEN WORKING OUT AT THE HOSPITAL WELLNESS CENTER AT LEAST 3 XS A WEEK ON THE STATIONALY WEIGHT MACHINES, STAIR STEPPER , TREADMILL AND SWINGING A WEIGHTED GOLF CLUB THEY HAVE THERE.  SEEMS TO BE WORKING PRETTY GOOD FOR ME

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    Outstanding Bruce - glad to hear that you are on the mend.  

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    THANKS TOOD. GREAT SURGEONS AND GREAT PRAYERS WORK WELL TOGETHER!!!!

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    You will be back into golf shape before you know it.

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    Glad to hear that your surgery and rehab are going well, sounds like you have a great place to get some winter practice in too.

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    that's great news!  in no time, you'll be back and better than ever.

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    Pace yourself.....

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    Great news Bruce!

    Glad everything has went well.