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Post by reuben on Jun 20, 2016 12:37:03 GMT -5
One of these days my favorite tool may be artificial knees.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 20, 2016 12:43:26 GMT -5
One of these days my favorite tool may be artificial knees. Hubby likes both of his.
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 20, 2016 14:51:11 GMT -5
One of these days my favorite tool may be artificial knees. I have one of those and I am constantly amazed at how much it improved my life. I really resisted doing it but am so glad that I did. I have no knee pain anymore and am back to a very active lifestyle.
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Post by mrsk on Jun 28, 2016 7:57:09 GMT -5
My favorite is my cobra head weeder. It has a very small head, so as I am working, I don't make big mistakes! I use it to scoop up and move seedlings, hoe, digging up the soil, and weeding. I have had the short handle version for years. This year with my knee, I might splurge and get the long handled one. www.amleo.com/long-handle-cobrahead-weeder-and-cultivator/p/CW54/
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Post by mrsk on Jun 28, 2016 8:03:14 GMT -5
"I have one of those and I am constantly amazed at how much it improved my life. I really resisted doing it but am so glad that I did. I have no knee pain anymore and am back to a very active lifestyle."
You have no idea how badly I needed these words. It seemed like a good idea in May. My knee was constantly swollen and painful by 2:30. Working full time as a teacher, the idea of sitting on the couch, having people wait on me, and just resting seemed like a wonderful vacation.
Reality - I like to do things, I am sick of the couch and the bed, the !#!$!#^ thing is swollen, tender, throbs. Pain pills make my GI upset, and that with a bum knee is no fun at all. Today, I can start to see my knee cap, I am doing pretty good with PT, I am walking more, I can see the light at the end of tunnel... but it seems like a very long tunnel.
Pity party over - got an inch and half of rain just before sunrise.
Mrs K
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 28, 2016 8:44:42 GMT -5
You have no idea how badly I needed these words. Did you have a total knee replacement or the arthroscopic surgery to make repairs only?
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Post by restless on Jun 28, 2016 9:12:23 GMT -5
I hope you feel better soon, mrsk. Isn't that funny how you think you would just love a few weeks on the couch to read, relax, watch movies, and have people bring you food, drinks, and do the house work...until it happens...and your stuck there all day. Keep up with the PT. You'll be in top shape soon!
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Post by binnylou on Jun 28, 2016 9:16:37 GMT -5
With the pain that drives a person to do a joint replacement, you are entitled to a pity party once in a while. got an inch and half of rain just before sunrise. Oh, lucky you. And what a great time to receive the rain. I always think the world looks like it's had a bath when rain comes during the nighttime hours.
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Post by reuben on Jun 28, 2016 9:33:55 GMT -5
mrsk, I know a few people who have had knee replacements. One guy is probably in his 70s. He's been an active skiier, backpacker, and cyclist for decades, but had to cancel his cross country cycling trip last year due to his knee. He had a replacement early this year. He's already skiing again. He says it's great, but the most important thing is to religiously do the PT. Others say the same thing. So keep at the PT, and hang in there.
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Post by ahntjudy on Jun 28, 2016 10:13:59 GMT -5
mrsk, my boyfriend had his knee replaced last year... Sadly, he was in terrible physical shape to begin with...lack of exercise due to a stroke years ago (and low self motivation) resulting in leg muscle weakness... It took a little while, but he has made it through and no longer has the knee pain and weakness... Wishes to you for a fast and complete recovery... Your garden is wishing you the same...
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Post by desertwoman on Jun 28, 2016 10:15:35 GMT -5
Nothing like a good pity party. The tunnel might be long but the light is there-try to stay focused on that.
You're doing it! and yes- do the PT religiously. It makes all the difference.
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Post by mrsk on Jun 28, 2016 10:25:56 GMT -5
a total knee replacement. As most of you know, we are ranchers out quite away from town. Yesterday was a PT day, but I was nearly sick with pain, due to 35 miles of washboards and pot holes when we got there, then did the PT, then drove the road back. Still paying for it today, and not looking forward to the doctor's appointment in RC 90 miles away tomorrow.
I asked DH could we get a helicopter ?
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Post by brownrexx on Jun 28, 2016 16:08:28 GMT -5
Wow, no wonder you are out of the garden for a few weeks. Honestly, if your recovery goes like mine, you will be feeling a lot better soon. I went to PT 3 times a week and did stretching and bending exercises at home every day. A really helpful exercise for me was to sit in my office chair and put a small folded towel under my foot. Then slide your foot back towards the chair. The towel helps it to slide and it really helped me with getting my knee fully bent again. I did this several times a day. You don't need to leave home to do this and it really helps. Doing this kind of stretching is super important in the first few weeks before scar tissue forms. I was really anxious to get better and I was back on horseback in 8 weeks. Nothing strenuous, just walking but at least I was able to do it and I felt better every day after that. Before surgery I was barely able to walk and I wore a soft brace with Velcro just to help me stand. It was bad but now I have no pain at all. Do you have some of those gel ice packs? I got 2 of them at CVS and they were great. Maybe take some along on your next trip in a cooler and then you can put them on your knee for the ride home. That rough ride would be a killer. I can imagine. Good luck.
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Post by binnylou on Jun 28, 2016 16:20:58 GMT -5
The towel helps it to slide and it really helped me with getting my knee fully bent again. When hubby had his knees replaced, the hospital sent home a "contraption" to help keep his knee flexible. It was on the bed and he would lie down and put his lower leg in it and Velcro straps were put in place. For an hour, twice per day, this equipment would very slowly bend his knee to a precalibrated position. Before his surgeries, he could barely get out to the mailbox and back...he was in so much pain. It was the best thing he has ever done, per his comments.
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Post by gianna on Jun 28, 2016 20:56:20 GMT -5
I played tennis this morning with a woman who, well over a decade ago, had two knee replacements. She can run quite well, but not as good as when she was young. But, hey, age is mostly responsible for that.
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