Rest Roy, get better...

Just saw this thread. Wow. And I thought I was going through some rough times. Prayers for you Roy, both for what you're going through and for losing your wife.

Crazy that this happened a year-and-a-half after the operation. Is there any period after hip/knee replacement surgery where you can actually feel safe from infection not happening? 5 years? 10 years? Or is it a potential ticking time bomb for the rest of a person's life?

Hang in there man, sounds like you're one tough dude.

Hey gang, been in the hospital ( again ) for a week now, trying again to conquer this infection. So here we are, out goes the left knee now, I'm officially Captain Pegleg. Yep, I now have 2 stiff legs with no knees for separation.

Having to learn how to get up on my feet, walk ( if possible ) with balance, basically having to live the next 6 weeks in bed.

After that if all infection is gone, we can try to replace a knee.

So back to 1 day at a time, taking a daily IV. :(

Sorry to hear that. Prayers and thoughts for sure!

Continued prayers bud. Hang in there!

Good luck to you. Hopefully you'll be squatting again soon.

Hang in there Roy.

The sun will be shining for you soon.

I hope you can find something positive to do with the down time...read a good book, start growing out a sweet mullet...

Damn hate to hear this Roy. Prayers your way.

Hope you are feeling better soon, ROYC75.

Sorry to hear this. Hope you get better soon. Trying to fight an infection in a hospital is scary at best. Those places have the worst and strongest strains.

Sorry to hear that buddy, hang tough and get well soon!

Get well soon... You will kick that infections ass!!!

Hang in there Roy!

Thanks guys,

This should kill the infection this time, Both knees have a spacer in them. With no metal inside the body that it can attach itself to and build its own defense shield around it.

They are going to use a different antibiotic since we have been using some of the others that has been hard on the kidneys. That 6 months should have gotten the last germ, but somehow a germ cell attached itself to the metal pieces of the knee and covered itself with it's own defense shield.

It's been a pain in my ass, damn infection is hard to beat. One would have thought 2 different antibiotics taken over a 6 month period would have defeated it.

This time, no metal, it's going to increase the chances of defeating it.

Many thanks to you all for the prayers and thoughts.

I will probably be on here more over the next 6 weeks.

Get well soon Roy, we have a Super Bowl to win :thumb: