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Powersquid8645

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7. I feel your pain.
Thu Mar 28, 2024, 08:16 PM
Mar 2024

I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees. My right knee is so bad it has made me bedridden. Two different surgeons told me, my BMI was too high, which it is. And because I was a diabetic type 2, it would take too long for me to heal. Manure. I can’t be the only fat diabetic woman in America with bad knees.

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A1C and knee surgery [View all] Not Heidi Mar 2024 OP
I had an A1C of 7.3 and MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #1
Anything over 6.0 is dangerous. jimfields33 Mar 2024 #2
I had total abdominal wall reconstruction in October woodsprite Mar 2024 #3
Good advice here, kozar Mar 2024 #8
Lentils, beans, canned fish can be relatively inexpensive. LuvLoogie Apr 2024 #15
woodsprite, thank you for Not Heidi Mar 2024 #10
How have you recovered? n/t Not Heidi Mar 2024 #4
7 would be very difficult for me to get to as a type 2 yourout Mar 2024 #5
I'm going to call my surgeon's PA and ask Not Heidi Mar 2024 #11
Make sure, you're well hydrated, kozar Mar 2024 #6
Koz, thank you. Not Heidi Mar 2024 #12
Dude they'll have you walking... Happy Hoosier May 2024 #16
I feel your pain. Powersquid8645 Mar 2024 #7
Although I'd put it differently, Not Heidi Mar 2024 #13
Find a different surgeon. Happy Hoosier May 2024 #17
I think MFM008 Mar 2024 #9
MFM Not Heidi Mar 2024 #14
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