Send your best wishes to Wayne

Workshop member @Wayne, who the community will know from his many fantastic woodworking projects and inspiring member profile, is off to hospital today for a knee replacement.

I'm sure all members of the Workshop community will join me in wishing Wayne all the very best for a speedy recovery and smooth rehabilitation process. Looking forward to seeing you on your feet and back on the tools very soon Wayne.

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Jackson

Good luck, @Wayne. Here's hoping that you have a super quick recovery!

Andy_Mann

I hope all goes well @Wayne, that you have a smooth recovery, & you're back on your feet again soon mate. Big man hug from me.

Brad

Good luck @Wayne hope your back on the tools soon.

Annette

Wishing @Wayne all the very best for a speedy recovery. I haven't had a knee replacement but I did have an operation on my cruciate ligament many moons ago when I injured my knee playing netball (no more netball 😉 ) so I do have an insight into what it's like to recover from a knee operation. Having had other health issues over the last 4 years I have found that gardening can be a valuable part of the healing process and I am sure that it is the same for woodworking. I am sure that it won't be long before Wayne is back at his workbench, perhaps making a set of crutches? 🤔

Wayne

Knee surgery 7nov16.jpg
Sorry for the gory image, this was Monday afternoon after the surgery (7/11/2016)
I came home on Friday 11th November and now on the path to recovery - Ice packs for 20 minutes every 2 hours, an exercise regime 4 times per day, and lots of heavy duty Oxycodin pain killers. The redness is just a Betadene type antisceptic wash that they applied before surgery, Black arrow in texta so they operated on the correct knee and drain tube for excessive bleeding.
It isn't as drastic as I thought it would be but very traumatic all the same.

Andy_Mann

Woah @Wayne, I should've read the text before looking at the photo, I freaked out when I saw the lower leg redness. 😲

Look after yourself & do what you're told. 😉

And another manhug from me.

BibbyKat

All the very best Wayne .. wishing you a very speedy recovery.
Hope it doesn't hurt too much .. just keep with the heat/ice packs .. and let yourself be "spoilt".
I should never be amazed in this life .. but your the 3rd person in as many days who I have heard of having knee surgery.

Jason

Many thanks for the update @Wayne. Glad to see that the operation went smoothly. I'm sure you'll be back on the tools in no time.

Jason

Annette

I hope you are recovering well @Wayne now that you are out of hospital.

When you get back on your feet here are a couple of simple projects for you to knock up in a weekend or two 😉

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Wayne

Thank you all for your well wishes. I am currently at the 6 week mark of my recovery and everything is going very well, the surgeon says I will probably still endure another 6 weeks of pain and swelling. I am walking around the home unaided now but take a walking stick for reassurance if I venture out anywhere.
@Annette, I have seen that Jeep a number of times on social media, it truly is a remarkable achievement.

Thanks again

Jason

How is the recovery going @Wayne? Hope things are still progressing well and you've been able to start doing more of the things you love.

Jason

Wayne

It has been a little over 3 months now since the Knee Replacement, the knee is less painful and I am able to get around unaided extremely well now, albeit still in short bursts. During the recovery I have had a wake up call of my health in general, I have lost about 10 Kilograms in weight merely by reducing my food serves and more sensible eating, I am now in greater control of my Type 2 Diabetes and getting the lowest Blood/Glucose readings since being diagnosed several years ago and have undertaken regular hydrotherapy walking in a pool doing about 40 laps of 25m several times a week.
So all in all things are on the up and up and I have now also joined a Mens Shed where I have access to a range of woodworking machinery that you could only dream of owning.
Upcoming projects include a 1/20th scale model Truck/Semi Trailer (which I will build at the Mens Shed) and a Dart board cabinet featuring a Sons of Anarchy carving on the door for a friend and also various CNC signs and carvings.

Jason

Thanks for the update @Wayne. Glad to hear that your recovery is progressing well. Looking forward to seeing what you have built in the shed. Please share some photos soon.

Jason

Hi @Wayne,

Just wanted to say that the Workshop community is thinking of you. We understand you've had a lot of health challenges in the past year or so, and are sorry to hear that the doctor's still haven't got to the bottom of it.

Wishing you all the best for a speedy return to full health and a return to the tools.

Please let us know if you ever need anything.

Jason

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