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Knee Replacement and still working?
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<blockquote data-quote="7 years later" data-source="post: 156274"><p>I had my knee replaced in march of 1999, I was off work a full year before returning to my regular route driving and delivering packages. My Doctor had no idea of what I was going back to, or if I would be able to continue my normal duties. By the time I returned to work, with the exception of my artifical knee I was in the best condition of my life. I was 6' tall , 180 lbs, 49 years old. I worked very hard on my rehab, but knowing what was expected of me on the job I had concerns as to my ability to preform my everyday tasks. My first six months back did not go very well, the getting in and out of my package car 100 to 120 times a day took its toll from the 1st day back. I remember getting home from work and going straight to bed with the pain in my knee being so bad it made me sick. I wondered every morning if I would be able to make it through that days work or if that would be the last time I would be delivering my route. It was not easy but I did make it through and today I am still working my regular route and looking forward to getting my 25 years in next year. When I look back over the whole thing, I always wonder if it would have gone easier if I would have been able to wait a few more months before returning or if the demand of the job would have taken the same road as it did. This is what you can expext when you return to work. Nobody will care how you feel, because there is no way they will know what you have been through with the operation. It can't be explained, it will be the most painful sugery you will ever have. You will be reminded that you are back to do a full days work, you are no differnt than anyone else working here, and if you can't get it done you will not be needed anymore at UPS. The main thing to remember is you are not the same person you were before the sugery and you never will be again. Your normal will be a new normal that you will get used to over time but its not the same. I can't say I made a mistake going back to UPS, because I like being on my own all day and just getting the job done. It is very satisfying...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7 years later, post: 156274"] I had my knee replaced in march of 1999, I was off work a full year before returning to my regular route driving and delivering packages. My Doctor had no idea of what I was going back to, or if I would be able to continue my normal duties. By the time I returned to work, with the exception of my artifical knee I was in the best condition of my life. I was 6' tall , 180 lbs, 49 years old. I worked very hard on my rehab, but knowing what was expected of me on the job I had concerns as to my ability to preform my everyday tasks. My first six months back did not go very well, the getting in and out of my package car 100 to 120 times a day took its toll from the 1st day back. I remember getting home from work and going straight to bed with the pain in my knee being so bad it made me sick. I wondered every morning if I would be able to make it through that days work or if that would be the last time I would be delivering my route. It was not easy but I did make it through and today I am still working my regular route and looking forward to getting my 25 years in next year. When I look back over the whole thing, I always wonder if it would have gone easier if I would have been able to wait a few more months before returning or if the demand of the job would have taken the same road as it did. This is what you can expext when you return to work. Nobody will care how you feel, because there is no way they will know what you have been through with the operation. It can't be explained, it will be the most painful sugery you will ever have. You will be reminded that you are back to do a full days work, you are no differnt than anyone else working here, and if you can't get it done you will not be needed anymore at UPS. The main thing to remember is you are not the same person you were before the sugery and you never will be again. Your normal will be a new normal that you will get used to over time but its not the same. I can't say I made a mistake going back to UPS, because I like being on my own all day and just getting the job done. It is very satisfying... [/QUOTE]
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