We Have To Finish The Airstream Before Life Changing Surgery
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Life doesn't always go how you plan it. We now only have 2 weeks to finish our airstream renovation so we can move in before my surgery. This is without a doubt our biggest challenge we've gone up against yet...
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Tore my ACL & meniscus while in the Army. I decided to have both replaced, so surgery was on a Sat, and they had me off my crutches by Mon afternoon. Keep up with your physical therapy exercises and rest when needed. You'll realize what you can and can't do every day, and you'll be surprised how mobile you can be and how much work you'll be able to get done. You two are a good team. Keep up the amazing attitude, and all will work out.
Wow!!! You're such a beast!! Thank you for your advice, it's been a journey so far for sure
"This girl is my secret weapon"
*sander runs away after it's plugged in*
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I'm so excited to see the finished product! I love seeing the creativity you two put into your builds!
I'm glad the surgery went well and you're healing quickly! Stay safe!
I found you both fighting my second cancer diagnosis. At 50 I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer as a male. Couldn't figure out while I was fatigued. I was working 60-hour weeks plus. Lifting weights and thinking what's wrong? After a lumpectomy I was shocked with the diagnosis. I went through everything that a woman goes through. I've had a radical mastectomy and 5 years of treatment. I was able to become cancer-free and realized I needed to start taking life day to day. Four years ago I was diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer. In the fight with that it has moved to stage 4 and now metastatic to my lungs. I've learned one thing, you take your challenge one day at a time. One step at a time. I guarantee you, you'll make it. You two stick together and two years from now you'll look back and say I did it. Stay strong. I can honestly tell you my journey looks like my life is now more towards the ending part of everything. Don't look at this as being so tragic, but as something that's going to make you so much better. You've got this.
Michael, thank you for sharing your story. You've been through so much, I can't even imagine how hard that must have been. You are a fighter, keep fighting! Thank you for your kind words of encouragement 💛
Good luck in your fight friend. Keep that positive outlook on life!
Wishing you the best of everything and fortitude, most of all.
God bless you, stay strong warrier.
Well done vlog! I feel this channel is growing, kudos to you. Camper looks great. Heal swiftly!
Sending prayers for your healing. The airstream is awesome!
Well down guys. Love your project and team work. You're going to nail this one. Can't wait to see the final finishes
Prayers To U Kels . The Airstream is gonna be absolutely gorgeous because u both built it together. Your team work is amazing. My Greatest Vibes R With Y'all. Big Hugs Mucho Love From Your Friend In Michigan Tam 💜💜p.s. Kels U Got This U Know Why ? Because U My Dear R A BadAss !!!!
Stumbled upon your channel and love it. Great work and hopes for a speedy recovery.
Its nice to see so much love !!!!! Keep it up. OH your airstream looks great.
I enjoyed the video. Prayers for your speedy recovery. Hopefully I'll meet you two down the road at some KOA "Tin Can Tourist Convention"
Looks like we dodged a bullett by not getting that '79 fix up unit we found for super cheap.
'm making the same stuff in Italy with 300 euros instead of 35k dollars, good luck !!!!
It will be interesting to see what this weights when it's done.
Thank you for your content.
Jay is one HECK of a craftsman isn't he?! And with Kels as his 'push', there isn't anything you two can't do. I'm very impressed. Thanks for the content.
“We were in a time crunch with only 11 days left in a build that’s maybe half done, so I decided to spend four days making a special light feature” 😂😂😂
If you're fit before the injury/surgery AND you follow the PT exercises religiously (not more: not less), recovery is probably more like 4-6 months vs. 1 year (or more) for people who don't do that.
You guys are so sweet. ❤ I know you’ve got this, as scary as it is, because my wife and I have been doing it, ourselves, following her shoulder replacement at the end of December. She’s 70 and I’m 72. It ain’t easy, and sometimes we feel defeated, but we have been able to get up, hug and kiss, and get back on the horse. All the best to you and yours! ❤❤❤
Wow, you guys are amazing!! Thank you for your kind words and for sharing💛
I can't freaking wait!!!! What happens next?!?!?!
Kels you are amazing storyteller and filmmaker! Love the journey
This is the most uplifting thing I've watched in months. I have no right to speak for anyone else, so I will just say, thank you for letting me tag along with this incredible journey of yours, short as it was for me. :)
Prayers and hugs. You got this Kels and Jay.
Have you guys ever thought about building out a box truck at some point? Just curious. You know the old u-hauls. :)
I've had 2 Meniscectomies; recovered fast from each and felt so much better with the knee repaired. I can't speak for the ACL, but if you do your therapy and don't push beyond what your Doc recommends, you will be stronger and fitter at the end. (I've also done an Ironman and 20+ 70.3s - enjoy the journey!)
I had my ACL repaired in my 40’s and the recovery isn’t that bad. They also told me a year but in reality the recovery is very front loaded. Basically I had normal functional use of my knee after three months for every day use and was downhill skiing after a year. What helped me most was keeping my knee moving and doing my physical therapy exercises.
Sending my thoughts and prayers for an uneventful and quick recovery!! Good luck!
Good luck with the recovery. Since you were active and good shape before the tear you'll recover quicker than others.
I had a terrible skydiving accident. I broke both legs, my sacrum in 5 pieces, herniated two spine discs and as a result I’ve had 24 surgeries. My left femur would not rejoin and that took years of uncertainty and fear. I have some permanent nerve damage. The pain of breaking your sacrum is probably the worst pain in the universe. I have recovered and now I am a very advanced dressage rider. I ride 4 horses every day. Keep up your spirit, it will,pass.
Loved the ending so much. I hope your recovery is going well!
Beautiful job guys! I’m impressed
I have had three surgeries per leg and spent most of them with six weeks of external torture devices…er…”fixation”. I totally sympathize with what you’re going through. :-)
Oh no I'm sorry you're having to deal with this. I tore my ACL & meniscus back in August, had surgery in October. It's a long recovery to fully return to sports (getting ready to have a riding lesson for the first time in 8 months) but you should be back to building a lot sooner. You WILL compete in that Iron Man. Hang in there!!
So sorry to hear you went through that, but how exciting you're almost fully recovered! That gives me hope, thank you😊
I am currently building out my first trailer to live in full time, staying in my buddies' garage in the meantime so I can save on rent and put that into the trailer, love your guy's videos and love the story of the airstream so far. Its nice to see that even people who do these kinds of things for a living, still have struggles completing big projects like this, it makes me feel better for being so far behind schedule haha.
I had the same injury in my 20’s. In the hospital for 5 days. Non-Wright baring 3 months. On my how times have changed. Sending love and prayers for a quick recovery.
Oh wow! Non weight baring for 3 months sounds horrible, I'm so sorry you had to go through that. Some doctors still do non weigh baring for 6 weeks. I got lucky and mine has recently changed his protocols. I think I'd go insane if I had to go 3 months though! Thanks for the kind words Carla 💛
So glad I stumbled on your channel. Love your videos-🙏 for a speedy recovery. I can’t wait to see the finished product!
Praise God for a successful surgery and your fast recovery. Hopefully your doing well with your therapy. A blessed weekend. In Jesus Christ name. Amen.
I'm recovering from the same surgery right now. Here's to a quick recovery 🙌
You BOTH are my heroes!! The courage to take on something this huge is a skill set that I don't have. Best of luck😊😊😊😊
Wow just found your channel today you guys are awesome. You're so right: It's either be a couch potato or go try something. I've found I'm happy when I have a project; something to try and make better.
Бажаю вам швидкого одужання та відновлення ! Будьте здорові !👍
At 38 I found out I had both meniscuses broken. I was in bad shape, no workout whatsoever, a bit chubby, could not run 1km without spitting my heart out. I did surgery on both, my right knee I had 83% resection. Two years later, I ran a marathon, and running twice a week ever since. It changed my life, I never felt so healthy in my entire life! Good luck with your recovery!
I really enjoyed this video K & J! Great job with the story telling Kels! The airstream is coming along nicely and you guys should be proud! Team work makes the dream work. Woot woot for a speedy recovery! I am rooting for you!
I had meniscus and ACL replacement twice. First, if given the option, opt for taking a strand of muscle fiber from your hamstring (or another muscle). The cadaver ACL I got took longer to get to 98% (it has never really felt 100%).
Next, plan to get the surgery earlier in the year for medical insurance purposes, the surgery is a huge cost, but the PT was about half of my total cost out of pocket for my first surgery because I had the surgery near the end of the year.
Finally, the recovery for me took about 3 months to get back to daily activities. And around 6 months to feel comfortable to do light working out. The 1 year mark is when you should feel comfortable doing everything you could do before the injury.
Keep up with physical therapy, do at minimum the exercises they give you, and you should end up recovering before the 1 year mark. I feel like that is an average that they give because alot of people aren't as driven to fully recover asap.
Ah the cryo cuff. I have too many of those darn wonderful things. Good luck in the recovery. Don't push too hard and set yourself back. I have a friend and former teammate that did not start racing until he was in his 60s. Did his first of several RAAM races after 60. Another old friend of mine had numerous knee and shoulder replacment surgeries and was still cycling hundreds of miles a week into his 70s. Give yourself time and listen to those sadistic physical therapists.
The airstream is looking great BTW.
I tore my ACL and Meniscus as well. Replaced ACL and fixed meniscus with keyhole surgery. 6 months later I was doing 45km (30miles?) mountain bike rides again and running after a year. That was 9 years ago and I’m running marathons now (never did before injury.)
Best advice I can give is to Respect the Rehab. If the PT tells you to do X, you do X.
Good luck!
Do you two realize that with the money you have spent on all of your renovations for personal use, you could be living in Malibu, CA over looking the ocean, right? Not really, but you know what I mean. :) Nice kids (I'm old). Good for you. And, good work too.
Hey! Awesome build. I’ve been working on a kitchen in my landlords airstream for 6 months 😅
I just wanted to make a comment about the schluter shower pan. In future builds , if you use the foam shower pan it’s important that you use a larger tile. The small penny tiles will press through and could cause leaks with time. I’m not sure of the size but I think they have to be a minimum of 2” x 2” tile on those foam pans. Maybe 4”x4” minimum. I’m not totally sure but the pans specify what the smallest size tile you can use is! Cheers!
This video gave me hope that I’ll finish sometime soon!
I don't understand why people put ceramic tile in campers and boats, its really heavy and the grout cracks
Man I’m the total opposite. I LOVE finishing. I mean I love building too but finishing just feels so damn good.
“Fail to success” should be promoted by parents, friends, commenters, etc. Every success is a brick in the house of life.
Gross urinal: $20. That cracked me up. I really admire your attitude, thank you for sharing. Don't mind me while I make a coffee and click to the full tour.
I’ve had both ACL’s repaired and then replaced, as well as both Achilles. You’ll be fine, as long as you stick to your rehab program and don’t over do it or rush it.
Try being a DOG. When they blow out their ACL the operation is called a TPLO.
Look it up. A radial saw is used to remove the top of the femur and rotate it to a new position. Pins, plates, screws & if necessary I stapled to hold a tendon toward the paw.
The Pups humans get months of 24/7 oversight and supported moves in a sling to limit said pups movent to near Zero.
Best of all you sleep on the floor with pup in great quality bonding time, because a jump will ruin the operation and leg.
I had to have ACL and Meniscus repair too, currently 2 weeks post op. It is challenging mentally and physically but we will get through this 👊🏽 Wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery, one day at a time ❤
Hey guys, love your videos. You really make a good team and it shows in the work you are doing with the airstream. Hope heel soon. Got a question, where I could get the portable urinal? I need one for my outdoor "bathroom" in my rv. Thanks. Looking foward for more videos.
Can't wait till next episode! Great film making too! Great build 🎞💪💯
I had my ACL replaced my inner meniscus removed and an osteotomy. Biggest thing I can tell anyone is be active and do you exercises/ physo. Active even when on crutches. I recovered in 6 months. I do a very physical job and was back to normal
Epoxy grout is so superior it's ridiculous! After years of repairing regular grout, I redid my bathroom in epoxy and haven't had to do anything with it in 22 years.
When a person elects to do what you have done it will always have some bumps in it
Hope your knee came out OK I have had several done on my right knee one on my left
Right now my project is a 1968 gm 4107 bus it is real slow going between a 5 way bypass and chemo and imuno for stage 4 lung cancer things did not go as planed
I needed to see the message in your awesome backsplash today..... Thanks !
I just finished watching all three of these build videos and I can't wait to see the finished Airstream. You guys are amazing.
We can't wait to share it with you guys! Thanks for being here and watching, it means a lot! 💛
Everything looks awesome. Great job👍👍
The only thing that might be a problem? if you tow the trailer on long trips, you're going to wish you had 4 tires instead of 2. Don't know why, but trailers are prone to get flat tires.
Just went on the entire journey of this Airstream and, jesus titty-fucking christ, I'm filled with anticipation.
I hope you and your knee are alright, take it easy and only get back to this when you can.
Hope you feeling better ..big healing hugs from Cyprus x
Just found your channel today and have to say to say you guys are amazing.
JFK inspired quote, if not us, who, if not now, when. ❤
you could of simplified your plan by simply copying the bathroom toilet system used on 3rd world railway systems.. just a hole in the floor.. no tank, no water, just be sure your ass is smaller than the hole in the floor and your moving.. otherwise, it might get stinky around your .. um.. area..
Just popping back to see how you feeling pray you doing ok beautiful love you God bless x
It isn't too bad. I have torn 3 ACLs total thanks to college football. You mostly just have to be careful for 8 months or so and make sure you do your physical therapy.
You guys have done an awesome job! Airstreams are beautiful compared to the rest. It looks great.
So proud of the positive waybwhich you both approach these challenged. U go guys!! Can't wait to hear about how u r gonna kick the swim legs butt since that's gonna be the easiest to use for recovery!
I had that surgery when I was 36. I followed the PT regimen, and it sure didn't take a year, maybe half of that; and I was able to do most things in about 8 weeks. Not a big deal.
I live a town over from you guys. I don’t have much build experience, but if you needed help.
Wow the airstream is looking incredible…. Great job.
Nice job on the reno! I need a huge drawer for our RV. Where did you get your $150 drawer glides? Hope you're healing well.
I can’t wait to see the completion!!!
I tore my ACL in middle school, doing track. It will heal!
You two did exceptional. You aimed for the starts and hit a near planet. I just found Jay and Kels on You Tube. Thank you for the share. John 3:16.
Your video dialogs are the BEST!
You are very fortunate that you had a knee injury at this point in time. Knee surgeries have been revolutionized in the last 15 years.
Really glad your surgery went well kels&jay,ambitious project worth it in the end.
I know im a year late but, that urinal looked 3d printed. If it is a raw print, then its definetly not watertight and „water“ will collect inside of the print. So if you are wondering by now why it smells and the smell is not easyly removable thats probably why
You both delight me! GUTSY GO GETTERS! I wish you all that is joyful.
Youre good wood workers but not van builders 😂 things gonna weigh 6000 lbs and its only 15 ft long
I love your attuide! Big goal make you grow, and make you stretch to achieve them. even if you dont, you are better for the effort.
Well done.
ok i will give you a funny thing while i was in the rehab for my knee they had me doing knee bends on a skateboard yup a skateboard well i had a pain to hit me in my knee and dingy me kicked the skateboard with my left foot and eneded up in a walking boot due to a small fracture in my left ankle so i had stiches and staples in my knee now along with a brusied and fracture ankle and in a walking boot omg and had to use a roller walker with a seat to ...
I need you to talk to my wife about getting a urinal. You two are great. Thanks for an enjoyable series. I think that I would eat that AirStream before going though everything you two went through.
Beautiful!
I’ve got a 65 Sovereign and a 69 Safari if you guys get bored?
Whatever you do after the surgery dont let them immobilize your leg for any length of time! I had a surgeon insist I stayed off my feet for weeks after the surgery and it never healed properly! Been years now...
Bamboo can split in major humidity changes
You are still doing better than Monica Church with her Airstream. She turned bought another one and turned it over to a professional.
Instead of surgery you may want to check into prolotherapy.
Love that you guys are using Rubio Monocoat. Best product ever :)
Great video guys, I really enjoyed this, you sound wise beyond your years.
Overkill on entrainment systems? Blasphemy!
I respect the high level of ocd as I am afflicted also. I have learned over the decades that the more you perfect a build, the smaller the potential buyers.
you will be fine you have so much drive. i have disability that is life long that makes doing stuff for my micro camper take a few days instead of one but its not a race its doing my mental health so much good. stay strong and it will all work out
Good luck on your build. It looks really good. Fast recovery.❤
A handle bar type, like a towel rod, on the inside of that board, would have allowed you two hands to pull it back up and fold over again...
sleeping on the floor is healthy and its coming back to sleep on beds japan style ;)
I torn my acl I took my 9 months To recovery then torn my meniscus it took 12 weeks to recovery
Happy the surgery went well, and looking forward to the tour of the finished build!
Thanks Mehaul! I hope all is well with you 😊
Good luck with the recovery from surgery! Give it time to heal, do your PT but dont overdue activity! It will keep improving, just be patient!