Great to hear that Ed. I have a pending hip replacement that I hope to complete before the end of the year hopefully. Had one knee done many years ago and know how painful the rehab was for that.
Sorry to complicate the thread. Dave On Thu, 29 May 2025, 00:20 Kurt Wendt, <[email protected]> wrote: > WOW -- Ed - that's SO COOL To hear! YEah - I did a walk down into Grand > Canyon many years ago - when I was a bit more of a Young Whipper Snapper!!! > > -K > > On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On May 28, 2025, at 15:04, Bill Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Sorry for the late notice, had a total knee replacement done two days > > after > > > the release... > > > > I had my left knee done in 2019, and last year it started to fail, so I > > had it re-done last November. One thing I learned is that all the pain > from > > rehabbing the joint is WORTH IT! The failure was from the cement used to > > hold the joint in the bone, and not anything I did. Until it failed, it > > worked great, and I credit the physical therapy for that. As my surgeon > > said, expect six weeks of hell! > > > > This time around it was better because the doc recommended "pre-hab" > > before the surgery. I had lost a lot of flexion in the joint because of > the > > failure, and they worked to increase that as much as possible > beforehand. I > > didn't understand why at first, thinking that we were just going to get > rid > > of that old joint anyway, but it's needed to stretch the tendons, > > ligaments, and other assorted parts so that they have a head start on > where > > they need to be post-surgery. > > > > Last month my wife and I did a road trip through the American southwest, > > and that included a stop at the Grand Canyon. We hiked the first 1.5 > miles > > of the Bright Angel trail, which might not sound like much, but that is > an > > elevation change of 1,200 ft (around 360 meters), which is equivalent to > > walking the stairs on a 120-story building. While my lungs were working > > hard to keep up, the knee was no problem! > > > > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/CA+=YCLWw6NKQB=yrvz+71layk5smvw_34tgdue2qmw1tvb7...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
