Re: [RBW] Knee Replacement

[Jay Lonner]

Bilateral knee replacements are not uncommon, if patients are good candidates. “Good candidate” is a catchall term for lots of intangibles, such as patient motivation and expectations, medical comorbidities, at-home support systems, etc. I would imagine that most Rivendell enthusiasts have the health, motivation, and means to tolerate a bilateral procedure. For postop pain relief the Cadillac option is something called an adductor canal catheter, which is basically an infusion of local anesthetic (chemically similar to Novacaine, such as you’d receive for a dental procedure) that lasts for up to three days. This targets sensory branches of the femoral nerve, which is responsible for sensation of the anterior thigh and knee. That’s where the incision is, so that’s where the bulk of the pain is. There is also some pain in the back of the knee mediated by the sciatic nerve, which is not affected by an adductor canal catheter, so breakthrough pain can still be an issue.  If I personally needed both knees replaced I would have them done at the same time.  Jay Lonner Bellingham, WA Sent from my Atari 400 On Nov 19, 2022, at 3:23 PM, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: Rusty, no, I’ve never seen both at once. According to the internet it *can* be done, but you need to have some specific things going your way to get your surgeon to say yes.  On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 6:01:48 PM UTC-5 Rusty Click wrote: I am bone on bone in both knees after five arthroscopic procedures.   I think I will try another round of "knee lube" injections to get me thru guiding a few trips this spring, then riding RAGBRAI in July.  After that, I'm consulting with the doc about doing both knees at the same time.  Leah, do any patients get both done at once? I'll be waiting to hear/read how recovery goes Richard.  Good Luck, Rusty Pgh, PA On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 5:39:49 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: Come on over! I’ll get you squared away! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2022, at 2:06 PM, David Person <cycli...@gmail.com> wrote: Can't think of a better way to drift off prior to surgery than sharing Riv stories with my nurse. On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 10:07:13 AM UTC-8 Ken Mattina wrote: As someone with osteoarthritis in both knees, I feel your pain. No knee replacements yet. So far, a change in diet and rehab has delayed it. Good luck. I hope you feel better soon. On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 6:04 AM Richard Borneman <rsb...@msn.com> wrote: Anyone here had a knee replaced? How long till you could ride again? My right knee is killing me. I've put it off as long as I could. It's almost time. Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3c63507c-d5d0-47dc-b826-757dbf160644n%40googlegroups.com. -- Where did the spring go? Where did my hormones go? Where did my energy go? Where did my go go? Where did the pleasure go? Where did my hair go? -- Ray Davies -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/NHdc0gHTfT0/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/22d08187-9f3f-478c-8939-7f1ae53ff7e1n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9ce7cc2c-06cd-4ce1-a6fb-f25051455bd9n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E3FCB8D9-EB8C-48CA-B9EC-CEF8753C6BF1%40gmail.com.