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03-12-2016, 08:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,337
M.O.C. #3699
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Want to Hear What I did?
Up here in NW Wisconsin we are seeing a very early Spring. So last Sunday I started to power up the Montana from its deep winter sleep. Everything looked great. That evening I went out to shut the furnace off and I slipped on a small patch of ice and split my knee cap in two on my 8 month old new total knee! Had surgery Wednesday morning by the same great surgeon who did my knee. He said the hardest thing for me to do was the rehab, he really needs me off the right leg for 4 to 6 weeks for the knee cap to grow together.
I just live for this time of the year and here I sit with my leg in a brace watching the beautiful weather go bye. Like my wife says, it could have been worse, at least this can be fixed!
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Bob and Nancy Kassl Fall Creek, Wisconsin
2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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03-12-2016, 09:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Kissimmee
Posts: 545
M.O.C. #14096
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Oh, no! So sorry for your situation. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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03-12-2016, 09:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
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M.O.C. #7128
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Awwww Mannn not good. Hope you heal quickly.
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03-12-2016, 10:40 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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That hurts just thinking about it! Get well soo
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03-12-2016, 10:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Keep in mind there will still be lots of great weather after your speedy recovery.
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Darwin & Maureen DeBackere
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro
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03-12-2016, 11:58 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
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Sorry to hear about your problems. Rehab can be a real issue. Kind of surprised at what happened. I 've had a total and got another coming up in a couple of months and my understanding was that my replaced kneecap is plastic. Maybe I misunderstood.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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03-12-2016, 12:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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Wishing you heal up quickly. Make sure you listen to the doctor and get back on your feet soon.
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03-12-2016, 02:05 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mesa az
Posts: 3,038
M.O.C. #5651
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune. However, your idea of beautiful weather is MUCH different than mine. (Northern Wisconsin in the winter??)
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2013 Mountaineer 362
2012 Silverado 2500
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03-12-2016, 03:28 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Heal quickly!
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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03-13-2016, 01:12 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Prescott Valley
Posts: 37
M.O.C. #18289
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Wow! Sorry for your misfortune! Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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03-13-2016, 04:08 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Grand Ledge
Posts: 417
M.O.C. #12618
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What??? Propped up for 4 to 6 weeks, at this time of year??? Obviously this doctor is NOT a camper. How dare he suggest such treatment to one of our fine adamant campers. Anyhow, hope you can stand the down time, take it easy and will say a Prayer your up and at-em again real soon. Happy Trails, Steve and Susie
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03-13-2016, 05:17 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Brookings
Posts: 313
M.O.C. #18275
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OOCH!!!! Get better soon!
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03-14-2016, 03:18 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Frostproof, FL USA
Posts: 2,362
M.O.C. #13272
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That hurt just thinking about it! Hope everything heals quickly and you can get back to doing everything that spring weather brings.
I am with Dick on the medical side. DW had her second knee replaced last year and we were thinking that her "old" kneecap was gone. There may be different ways of replacing knees.....who knows, I was just the driver for her therapy visits and glad of it!
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Previous: 2008 Montana 3400RL & 2014 3725RL
Current: Full Time 2022 SOB TT Toy Hauler
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03-14-2016, 06:51 AM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Nashville
Posts: 66
M.O.C. #18069
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Can you do any backyard camping where your camper is parked? Assuming you could get up the stairs.. or you could at least sit propped up under the awning :-)
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03-22-2016, 03:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Livermore
Posts: 5,183
M.O.C. #1920
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Sorry to hear about that, Bob. Glad that you are on the mend.
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Ron and Terrie Ames plus Meg - MOC #1920/KF0NTA
2021Montana 3230CK Super Solar+ Legacy Package
2021 Ram 3500 Laramie Longhorn, BIM Charging
4x4, SRW, LB, Crew Cab, Pullrite 3900 Hitch
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03-23-2016, 03:08 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Fall Creek
Posts: 1,337
M.O.C. #3699
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Thanks for all the thoughts. Actually this is much more difficult to rehab from because with the total knee they want you to bend it as soon as possible. I am stuck with a brace that keeps the knee at "0" degrees which is absolutely straight. The surgeon wants to sacrifice mobility and muscle strength loss for a good bone healing. I was so lucky, I did not damage the knee implants, either the top or bottom. With my total knees, and I am not sure if they are all done the same, the surgeon shaves the back of your own knee cap and attaches a plastic "washer" that glides up and down in a grove on the knee implants. Again I was lucky, I did not damage this part either. So he brings the two bone segments together and I have a couple of pins and wire so that the bone will grow together and heal. It is very depressing, but the one thing that keeps me going is what my wife said, "I am lucky that this can be fixed, it could have been so much worst, like if hit my head or something." My wife is such a strong person, I am so blest to have her with me to get through this challenge in my life.
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Bob and Nancy Kassl Fall Creek, Wisconsin
2015 Montana 3440RL Legacy Edition, G614's, Pressure Pro TPMS, Dish Tailgaters
2016 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 CC SRW, Iridium Metallic, Duramax Allison Transmission
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03-29-2016, 06:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 5,816
M.O.C. #9257
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Oh the memories. You have brought back when I broke my collarbone and all the shenanigans of no mobility that came with that.
However, you've got me beat. A knee is so much worse, and you are more immobile than I was.
May things heal just fine for you, and that you can then make some new Happy Trails with your Monty.
Take care and stay healthy. While I might look like a wienie, I use gloves, kneepads and safety glasses for much of the prep and setup with my Monty. You'll have to add cleats.
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