Guest guest Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Way to go Carolyn! I love hearing success stories and yours is right up there. Pat in Pennsylvania bilateral tkr August 2010 RE: EXTERNAL: RE: Re: SynVisc > > My reason for postponing surgery is that I'm told I have to give up sports > an backpacking. > Is there a knee replacement that can allow you to play sports (Softball, > Racket ball) and Backpack. For example I'm training to do Mt Washington > with my Boy Scout troop. I'm only 56 and do not want to give up these > activities > > Bill > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 I'm impressed with your trip.  I spent time in Costa Rica hiking with a bad knee.  Just walking on the beach was painful.  That certainly takes much of the fun away.  We just came back from a weekend on the coast.  I didn't even try to walk on the beach.  I just interview a local surgeon's PA in Seattle.  He said that hiking was ok as long as it was limited to once or twice a month.  Running was definitely out, but he cautioned against regularly walking long distances.  I was in the habit of walking 7-8 miles a day for exercise and really want to get back to walking.  I'm wondering how active people are with TKR.  Does anyone know of any survey results on activities after TKR? I would guess that skiing would have been made his list of no-nos.  He encouraged water aerobics and biking since they are less stressful to the new knee joint.  Clifford >________________________________ >From: cusher53 <cusher@...> >Joint Replacement >Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:57 AM >Subject: Re: extreme sports > > > >I don't know why you would need to give up back packing. That is hardly an extreme sport unless you take it to Everest > >I had my knee replacement last May (I'm post 12 months now) and I just came back from a 4 month trip around Central and South America - most of it back packing, climbing up and down off the buses, walking, hiking etc. My tkr was just fine. Better than fine actually. Walking and hills and so on suit it just fine. When we flew back to Mexico City and started spending more time traveling in our own vehicle (less walking) my knee started tightening up again. It did not loosen up and get comfortable again until I got back into a vigorous fitness/stretch routine. > >I know lots of people are skiing on their new knees. I personally swim and do an intense aquafit workout 3-4 times a week and lots of cycling. > >The issue with high impact sports that include running is the pounding on the artificial joint. They told me that my joint is probably good for 30-35 years but what will wear it out faster is if repetitive pounding wears on it or even fractures it. So things like walking and climbing, swimming and cycling, even skiing (not moguls) are good for me, but running etc is not. > >So it will be up to you to decide what its worth to you to resume running. > >Carolyn >Vancouver, tkr May 10 > > >> >> Bill how can you do them now with a failing knee.? my surgeon point blank >> refused to do a knee replacement on a guy because he wasn't willing to stop >> doing extreme sports. the surgeon said he would only get 5 years out of it. >> >> >> -- RE: EXTERNAL: RE: Re: SynVisc >> >> My reason for postponing surgery is that I'm told I have to give up sports >> an backpacking. >> Is there a knee replacement that can allow you to play sports (Softball, >> Racket ball) and Backpack. For example I'm training to do Mt Washington >> with my Boy Scout troop. I'm only 56 and do not want to give up these >> activities >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hi Clifford, Last week my OS said that I could hike as much as I like! And I play tennis, doubles, which he said was fine. Yes, running or jogging is out, but he does let his patients who ski, ski. Joan in NYC ________________________________ From: Clifford <cliffordsnow@...> " Joint Replacement " <Joint Replacement > Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 2:32:27 PM Subject: Re: Re: extreme sports I'm impressed with your trip. I spent time in Costa Rica hiking with a bad knee. Just walking on the beach was painful. That certainly takes much of the fun away. We just came back from a weekend on the coast. I didn't even try to walk on the beach. I just interview a local surgeon's PA in Seattle. He said that hiking was ok as long as it was limited to once or twice a month. Running was definitely out, but he cautioned against regularly walking long distances. I was in the habit of walking 7-8 miles a day for exercise and really want to get back to walking. I'm wondering how active people are with TKR. Does anyone know of any survey results on activities after TKR? I would guess that skiing would have been made his list of no-nos. He encouraged water aerobics and biking since they are less stressful to the new knee joint. Clifford >________________________________ >From: cusher53 <cusher@...> >Joint Replacement >Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:57 AM >Subject: Re: extreme sports > > > >I don't know why you would need to give up back packing. That is hardly an >extreme sport unless you take it to Everest > >I had my knee replacement last May (I'm post 12 months now) and I just came back >from a 4 month trip around Central and South America - most of it back packing, >climbing up and down off the buses, walking, hiking etc. My tkr was just fine. >Better than fine actually. Walking and hills and so on suit it just fine. When >we flew back to Mexico City and started spending more time traveling in our own >vehicle (less walking) my knee started tightening up again. It did not loosen up >and get comfortable again until I got back into a vigorous fitness/stretch >routine. > >I know lots of people are skiing on their new knees. I personally swim and do an >intense aquafit workout 3-4 times a week and lots of cycling. > >The issue with high impact sports that include running is the pounding on the >artificial joint. They told me that my joint is probably good for 30-35 years >but what will wear it out faster is if repetitive pounding wears on it or even >fractures it. So things like walking and climbing, swimming and cycling, even >skiing (not moguls) are good for me, but running etc is not. > >So it will be up to you to decide what its worth to you to resume running. > >Carolyn >Vancouver, tkr May 10 > > >> >> Bill how can you do them now with a failing knee.? my surgeon point blank >> refused to do a knee replacement on a guy because he wasn't willing to stop >> doing extreme sports. the surgeon said he would only get 5 years out of it. >> >> >> -- RE: EXTERNAL: RE: Re: SynVisc >> >> My reason for postponing surgery is that I'm told I have to give up sports >> an backpacking. >> Is there a knee replacement that can allow you to play sports (Softball, >> Racket ball) and Backpack. For example I'm training to do Mt Washington >> with my Boy Scout troop. I'm only 56 and do not want to give up these >> activities >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Oh Gosh Clifford.. I walk for miles with 2 hips and a knee. Mostly on flat surface, I am not very good scrambling through bush...end up on my butt. Not only that I don't want to encounter any snakes thanks. -- RE: EXTERNAL: RE: Re: SynVisc >> >> My reason for postponing surgery is that I'm told I have to give up sports >> an backpacking. >> Is there a knee replacement that can allow you to play sports (Softball, >> Racket ball) and Backpack. For example I'm training to do Mt Washington >> with my Boy Scout troop. I'm only 56 and do not want to give up these >> activities >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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