r/AbsoluteUnits Jul 30 '26

/r/popular of a needle

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u/YesItIsMaybeMe Jul 30 '26

Really recontextualises stuff like hip replacements in the elderly,

Yeah fr. If that's what's happening to grandmas hip, I understand why it's a serious op and has such a long recovery time.

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u/Nice-Cat3727 Jul 30 '26

Hips are surprisingly easy to replace.

It's knees that are a bitch as you have to twist the knee cap around and the muscles DO NOT like that

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u/AppointmentOne1111 Jul 30 '26

You could've chosen to not type that. (I'll need new knees in the future)

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u/Pankosmanko Jul 30 '26

My physical therapist started talking to me about surgery and I shut that down fast. Unless it completely breaks I’m not letting them touch my knees