Gary Densham Surgery Update

[Bobby Bennett]

http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/19167-densham-recovers-from-knee-replacement

 

[Gutter Brain]

Thanks for the update, Bobby. Parts of that made my knees ache, just reading it.
Hope Teach continues to improve and a round win or two helps as well.

 

[twostep]

The missus had it a while back. The recovery is slow and painful and you're never pain free (and you'll never be), but it's worlds better than what she was going through before the surgery.

Good luck, Gary. We miss you being out there.

 

[Wombat]

I had knee Replacement Surgery 10 years ago when I was 40. The recovery takes time and the rehab is brutal but I am almost pain free and can do almost anything I want with the exception of any High impact activities. Before the surgery I could not walk a block and last year I hiked the Sierras.
For the first three days I felt like I was going to die, the weeknes from the blood loss along with the pain was like nothing I had every felt, and I had two knee reconstructions previously. He is going to be on Blood thinners and anticlotting drugs for at least 8 weeks and cannot put any weight on his knee for the first month. 6 months from now he will not even be limping.
The new knees last at least 20 years so in about 10 years I get to have it done again.

 

[DrRocket]

Wish Gary the best and a speedy return to action.

My dad had it done about 10 years ago. He said that even with the post op pain, it was still far and away a 1,000% improvement over what he was going through before. I think he was single handedly keep the Bayer Co in business.

 

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They give you a spinal so they don't completely put you out but enough that you can't see what they're doing,” Densham explained. “They got the same grinders and saws and crap that we do. They cut off the thigh bone and then they take a grinder and radius it and then glue this stainless steel piece on it. And then they cut off the shin bone and sand it flat and drill a hole down the center of it and the other piece, they pound that down in the shin bone and it's a stainless steel spike with a piece of plastic or Teflon on the top of it. They put in the angles to make it all work and then they put a piece in, behind the knee cap and put everything back in place. If you can imagine when they put this big slice in they have got to peel all these ligaments and tendons and everything away to get down to where they're working. They kind of beat you up pretty good.”

Hope ya have a great recovery and get ta feelin good again Gary!
Densham = one of the good guys.

 

[willy]

I had knee Replacement Surgery 10 years ago when I was 40. The recovery takes time and the rehab is brutal but I am almost pain free and can do almost anything I want with the exception of any High impact activities. Before the surgery I could not walk a block and last year I hiked the Sierras.
For the first three days I felt like I was going to die, the weeknes from the blood loss along with the pain was like nothing I had every felt, and I had two knee reconstructions previously. He is going to be on Blood thinners and anticlotting drugs for at least 8 weeks and cannot put any weight on his knee for the first month. 6 months from now he will not even be limping.
The new knees last at least 20 years so in about 10 years I get to have it done again.

Great post, John. The success is really tied into the sacrifice doing rehab. You don't do the sh!t And it will bind up and kick your arse for 20 yrs.

Glad you did well, John..that's encouraging..ya think Densham has it in him to do the same? Oh yea.

 

[HEMI6point1]

Wishing teach a speedy recovery and all the best. One of my favorite drivers.

 

[Tumbleweed]

our best to Gary for a speedy recovery and to Joann for being the keeper that I'm sure she's being during this time..........Can't wait to see you both back out there!!

 

[jackass]

I had knee Replacement Surgery 10 years ago when I was 40. The recovery takes time and the rehab is brutal but I am almost pain free and can do almost anything I want with the exception of any High impact activities. Before the surgery I could not walk a block and last year I hiked the Sierras.
For the first three days I felt like I was going to die, the weeknes from the blood loss along with the pain was like nothing I had every felt, and I had two knee reconstructions previously. He is going to be on Blood thinners and anticlotting drugs for at least 8 weeks and cannot put any weight on his knee for the first month. 6 months from now he will not even be limping.
The new knees last at least 20 years so in about 10 years I get to have it done again.

Glad Gary is getting the work done and hope all is well for him...

John.. wow your experiance and a couple others is so different from what my grandmother went through... she must have been a fluke..lol.. she had double replacment done at the same time almost 20 years ago.. and was home walking with out any help within a week... she did have therapy twice a week for a month but that was it....

i had ACL work done and was down for 2 months...lol..