Cherokee County, Northwest Iowa | Been there, done that. 6 years ago we did the math backwards of timing last cortisone injection to get me thru harvest, did knee replacement Thanksgiving time, had entire winter to rehab and recover (even scheduled other knee for a scope job in Feb). Looking back that harvest season wasn't alot of fun, fair amount of pain, but had been putting up with it/putting it off for couple of years, why not wait one more harvest, and then not run the risk of screwing something up during rehab.
And another thought-my friend did the same surgery a year later, but unfortantely, he had some complications, eventually turned out ok, but was a bit of a battle. He was glad that he had surgery after harvest, and then had the entire winter to get things squared away-he would have been worthless trying to harvest had he scheduled surgery 5 weeks before harvest. Not trying to scare you, but something to think about.
Good luck, do the rehab (you will get tired of people telling you that, but I truly believe that is the key to a speedy and complete recovery) and you will be fine. We are lucky to be able to have access to such technology. |
If I get a knee replacement august 12, will I be able to climb int a combine 5 weeks later?
