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kolyo said:
Arthroscopic meniscus surgery. Hoping for the best outcome. Thanks for asking.
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A typical meniscus surgery only makes sense if there is no osteoarthrosis and no instability of the knee.
After a meniscus surgery the range of motion of the joint should be good. Preconditioned the cartilage is still ok and there is no sign of osteoarthritis. It might take a few month , but for this reason it is normally not necessary to change the boat...
With a totally knee replacement the recovery will take much more time and often one year. Depending on many factors. Important is to choose an orthopedic surgeon, who does many many knee replacements...but also in this case I would not change the boat immediately.
 
Orthop said:
A typical meniscus surgery only makes sense if there is no osteoarthrosis and no instability of the knee.
After a meniscus surgery the range of motion of the joint should be good. Preconditioned the cartilage is still ok and there is no sign of osteoarthritis. It might take a few month , but for this reason it is normally not necessary to change the boat...
With a totally knee replacement the recovery will take much more time and often one year. Depending on many factors. Important is to choose an orthopedic surgeon, who does many many knee replacements...but also in this case I would not change the boat immediately.
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Replace the surgeon not the boat! Excellent advice??
 
Thanks for reassuring me. I'm not selling the boat for the moment. But I keep asking myself how much to spend on improvements on top of the usual running costs, servicing, etc.
 
kolyo said:
Thanks for reassuring me. I'm not selling the boat for the moment. But I keep asking myself how much to spend on improvements on top of the usual running costs, servicing, etc.
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You may need to think about handholds and anything else that will aid your wife around the boat. Also, if she is the one who puts the fenders out etc then look to rearrange things so you can helm and easily do the mooring duties yourself. If your wife doesn’t do much helming then now is a good time to swap roles
 
Bouba said:
You may need to think about handholds and anything else that will aid your wife around the boat. Also, if she is the one who puts the fenders out etc then look to rearrange things so you can helm and easily do the mooring duties yourself. If your wife doesn’t do much helming then now is a good time to swap roles
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Are you nuts? You've got this all wrong. We men do the driving and the SWMBOs do the ropes and fenders. Period. If the SWMBO is incapacitated, the last thing you should do is swap roles as that way lies hell and damnation because your SWMBO will find out how much more fun driving is and you will be doing the ropes and fenders for the rest of your living days. Do you want that? No of course you dont

So you do what I did when my SWMBO broke her leg. You employ a young and hot female crew person, preferably sporting D cups and legs up to her armpits. It doesnt matter if she isnt any good at crewing. You can always teach her things with some hands on training. But, apart from making you look and feel great especially when you rock up in your home marina in front of your boating mates with some pneumatic blonde displaying her fendering assets, the main thing is that it will make your SWMBO thoroughly jealous and that will at least halve her recovery time. You can speed up your SWMBO's recovery time even more by having your female crewperson massage you on a regular basis. Believe me, your SWMBO will not be able to get her hands on the ropes and fenders again fast enough just to get that brazen hussey off her boat. Guaranteed to work
 
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Are you nuts? You've got this all wrong. We men do the driving and the SWMBOs do the ropes and fenders. Period. If the SWMBO is incapacitated, the last thing you should do is swap roles as that way lies hell and damnation because your SWMBO will find out how much more fun driving is and you will be doing the ropes and fenders for the rest of your living days. Do you want that? No of course you dont

So you do what I did when my SWMBO broke her leg. You employ a young and hot female crew person, preferably sporting D cups and legs up to her armpits. It doesnt matter if she isnt any good at crewing. You can always teach her things with some hands on training. But, apart from making you look and feel great especially when you rock up in your home marina in front of your boating mates with some pneumatic blonde displaying her fendering assets, the main thing is that it will make your SWMBO thoroughly jealous and that will at least halve her recovery time. You can speed up your SWMBO's recovery time even more by having your female crewperson massage you on a regular basis. Believe me, your SWMBO will not be able to get her hands on the ropes and fenders again fast enough just to get that brazen hussey off her boat. Guaranteed to work
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The only problem with your theory is that in practice it’s your wife who picks the crew. Hence the young good looking guy who was crewing for you when I visited
 
kolyo said:
I got some bad news today. SWMBO must have a knee surgery in the near future which will rule out her climbing the vertical ladder to the command bridge of our Bayliner 2556. Started looking for a substitute and narrowed my choice to three pretty similar boats:
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Did anyone else get that far and expect the choices to read something like:

Brenda, 28, blonde, 38, 24,36, hobbies include...
 
Bouba said:
The only problem with your theory is that in practice it’s your wife who picks the crew. Hence the young good looking guy who was crewing for you when I visited
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Youre not getting this are you? You dont discuss this beforehand. That would be extremely foolish for the reason you've given. What you do is get your SWMBO on the boat and tell her you've got her a surprise and then introduce the crew whilst telling your SWMBO that you were only thinking of her and her wellbeing
 
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Youre not getting this are you? You dont discuss this beforehand. That would be extremely foolish for the reason you've given. What you do is get your SWMBO on the boat and tell her you've got her a surprise and then introduce the crew whilst telling your SWMBO that you were only thinking of her and her wellbeing
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This is the kind of advice that I have lacked during my boating career. Perhaps the OP should change his thread title to GOOD NEWS
 
Intervention = early demise .Period .

If funded by private health scheme .....god help you all .Your Surgeons , Villa , chalet ,school fees + boat running costs , are always at the front of his “ knife “ mind .
Dont ask me how I know how :)
 
Portofino said:
Intervention = early demise .Period .

If funded by private health scheme .....god help you all .Your Surgeons , Villa , chalet ,school fees + boat running costs , are always at the front of his “ knife “ mind .
Dont ask me how I know how :)
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Are you saying that NHS is best because their surgeons can’t afford any distractions?
 
Bouba said:
Are you saying that NHS is best because their surgeons can’t afford any distractions?
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Yes to the first part , no to the second.
The reason for the second “ no “:is NHS surgeons have clinical protocols to follow and outcomes are measured + pier reviewed.p
The treatment plan is purely based on current best practices .Audits are carried out regularly.Your bank balance / net worth is not factored in the treatment planning .

Mean while in the Wild West of private / health insurance surgery.........the “ street of shame “ AKA as Harley st .....wound not send my dog for Tx there .
They run computer algorithms to calculate you net worth before proceeding deep .
Hence the “ street of shame”
 
kolyo said:
I've got it wrong, and rammed down my throat too by SWMBO (72 but very much alive and kicking) . It's a total knee replacement. She nearly followed your route when a friend of hers went for an arthroscopy instead of the total replacement. BIG MISTAKE. Arthroscopy proved to be a half measure and six months later she was back to hospital for the full Monty
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Yes, there is a bit of a difference, and I’m not surprised you’ve paid the price :)

As I say I was unlucky and had some very uncommon complications - someone my age who had TKR same time as me, recovered a lot better, as did my 82 yo aunt. There was no indication I needed replacement when the arthroscopy was done, the knee literally broke down with a lifetimes equivalent of arthritis in 3 months.

TKR, I’d say both as someone with knee problems, and someone who works in rehab, give it a year. Keep boating plans modest for that year, but you don’t really need to think about boat changes. Maybe some handholds, and changes I’m responsibilities on board. Mind you my 83 yo mother has just broke her hip for second time, and is still on line handling duties whilst dad steers, so somethings never change.
 
One final question. Say the rehabilitation takes longer than expected. How difficult, if at all possible, is it to helm AND do all mooring duties single handed?
 
kolyo said:
One final question. Say the rehabilitation takes longer than expected. How difficult, if at all possible, is it to helm AND do all mooring duties single handed?
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No problem K, helm from lower station, have a longer bow line and a shorter stern line set up on cleats, running back to the cockpit. Arrange the fenders so they are pre-set and tied off on the stern and mid-ship, tucked away in both the flybridge and cockpit, then prior to coming alongside, flick the fenders down. Once alongside step up onto the pontoon/jetty with the stern line in one hand and the bow line in the other and pull the stationary boat sideways towards the berth. It won’t go anywhere as you have control of the bow and stern together.
 
kolyo said:
Thanks a lot. Hope it will be as easy as you describe it.
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I had all my fenders placed (and tied together by using fenders with an eye each end) so they could be released or retrieved by pulling or releasing one line on each side.
The only other skill is coming along side. I see many boaters who never bother to master this because they have a crew with grappling hooks who push and pull off other parked boats (grrrrr). Of course it’s boating, so can easily go all wrong. So as a backup I had a very small telescopic book hook that I kept next to my helm so I could quickly leave the helm with boat hook in hand when it all goes pear shaped.
The hardest thing will probably be getting the wife to stay in a place where you don’t run over her and to make sure she doesn’t risk her recovery by leaping into action
 
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