My knee is fucked
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@LuFins-Dad I’ve been given four weeks off. Btw I have no pain standing so maybe I could operate but not sure limping into the OR is going to exhibit confidence to patient and staff.
Besides I really should rest for now. Transferred a few urgent cases to colleagues. The others can wait until I’m better.
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Damn, Bach, sorry to hear. Maybe pick up a guitar or a book or three while you're taking it easy?
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The worst part is @bachophile is going to post more here now!
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Kidding, of course. And sorry to hear, of course. It's funny you mention the running thing. Between 2007 and 2017 I did like 8 marathons, a couple triathlons, and a bunch of half marathons, and I remember my last race (the NYC marathon), I got back to my wife's uncle's condo, clearly my legs are shot and I'm hobbling around, and the first thing he says, not in a mean way, was... "this is why I don't run, I want to use my knees when I'm older". That has stayed with me. I still run a bit, but have tried to shift into biking and would love to eventually get into rowing (or just swimming) when I have more time.
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I don’t regret the running. It certainly kept me aerobically healthy. And I had nice hours with my thoughts or with various music play lists. But it’s sad that I know there are things I won’t ever do again. Besides run. I won’t ski. I won’t play professional ice hockey. I won’t work in cirque de soleil. All gone with the wind.
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Speaking of gone with the wind, you won’t play Rhett Butler in the remake either. No way you could take those stairs two at a time carrying that woman.
But I understand your point. I have some permanent limitations with my shoulder due to a torn rotator cuff.
When you shake someone's deep sense of self-worth, leaving a scar in their ego, they will persistently try to diminish you through petty arguments & obsessive captious criticism of your actions, just to soothe the wound.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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@jon-nyc said in My knee is fucked:
Speaking of gone with the wind, you won’t play Rhett Butler in the remake either.
But I understand your point. I have some permanent limitations with my shoulder due to a torn rotator cuff.
Let me tell you about shoulder replacements...
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@bachophile said in My knee is fucked:
I don’t regret the running. It certainly kept me aerobically healthy. And I had nice hours with my thoughts or with various music play lists. But it’s sad that I know there are things I won’t ever do again. Besides run. I won’t ski. I won’t play professional ice hockey. I won’t work in cirque de soleil. All gone with the wind.
My wife worked for a doc who was a world class tennis player. After he had both knees replaced, he took up golf. It became a very expensive hobby, due to mangled golf clubs.
That lead him into swimming. He's still going strong in the pool at 87. It keeps him in great shape for his age.
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@Jolly said in My knee is fucked:
Let me tell you about shoulder replacements.
Most rotator cuff injuries get better over time - the strained muscle heals and the torn muscle scars down. In fact, I remember reading a statistic that over 50% of the population over the age of 60 has had a rotator cuff injury - usually subclinical.
Don't quote me on the statistic, but I just recall it being a really high number.
But...
If it doesn't heal, the cuff no longer supports the humerus and you start getting "rotator cuff arthropathy."
You have bone on bone arthritis, and there's only one definitive treatment for that.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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I'm still running - but a couple of weeks ago there was a guy walking behind me - about 100 feet back - I ran another couple of miles - and there he was - about 100 feet back. Long gone are the days of "no one passes" or "catch up with woman with the nice legs." While I have a couple of nice bikes, I'm probably going to get rid of them next spring. I just don't like what happens when they interact with automobiles or when we bounce of the pavement. It's not conducive to long-term health. I suspect my next cardio will be walking on incline, hiking, rucking, and erg-rowing. There might be a treadmill (my nemesis) - where I walk on an incline.
My lifting continues though I probably need to map out a better workout schedule. I suspect I'm overdoing things a bit. I may wait until I injure myself to sort that out - as that seems to be most people's preferred strategy.
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@George-K said in My knee is fucked:
I remember reading a statistic that over 50% of the population over the age of 60 has had a rotator cuff injury - usually subclinical.
Don't quote me on the statistic, but I just recall it being a really high number.
CLOSE
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/partial-rotator-cuff-tear
One study that examined MRI scans from people over age 60 found that more than 50 percent had partial tears of their rotator cuff tendons and never knew it.
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started PT. Began with ultrasound directed to the joint, not sure what that’s about, then assessment of muscle tone ( my quads are fine, hamstrings weak), being taught exercises to strengthen hams, and kinesiology tape the joint ( another weird idea) but overall seems to me my limp is less pronounced, although stairs are still a bitch.
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@bachophile Just saw this forum thread. Hope things continue on a upward path!!
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@89th said in My knee is fucked:
would love to eventually get into rowing
Get a Concept 2 rowing machine. Highly recommended.
