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Im too busy for such light-heart-id-ness!

thankgod it was a squeezy bottle

Speaking of knees.
My Bone Bos'un tells me I need a partial Knee replacement within the next six months.
Unusual I would have thought as I'm still relatively young.

How old are you? Sorry for being personal!

I know that the "unicompartmental"/partial knee replacements have really improved beyond all recognition over the past 10 years and you have to meet pretty strict criteria to have them.

Hope it works out for you

Well Clintnz,

Looks like you HAVE hijacked my thread successfully , ive got a major sad on now! joking .

Bullet sponge,

Im going to give your flexability circuits a go too, not sure about the Yoga just yet...all in good time.

Ruth,
In answer to your question,
I'm Fifty Five going on twelve.
I reckon I'm in good hands as my sister-in -law is head of Orthopedic Surgery at my local VA.She has recently partnered with a real respected Ortho Bone Bo'sun.I'm gonna hang with this knee as long as I can.
Recovery is my major concern

Sounds like they'll have the red carpet out for you! No harm in having friends in high places

The key to a good outcome for a knee is physio, physio and yet more physio (I think this is the technical term for the pain!). Good luck with it whenever you decide to go for it.

I take a Glucosamine/MSM/Chondroitin combo, fairly pricey but worth every penny as an injury related to crap biomechanics has now basically cleared up, and I honestly thought it would keep me out of the Corps.

I can also vouch for the importance of proper gait analysis. I thought mine was fine but I was in dire need of orhtotics and different trainers.
Problems with footstrike can take months to manifest, as the body is so good at compensating, so I was told anyway!

Wholley,
I speak from a matter of authority here.
I have had both my knees, fully replaced, during this year. The first one in February and the second one in May.
I was in constant pain in both knees before my op. but now I only get a "dull ache". As I only had the knees done this year I am quite amazed how well I am walking.!! In fact the more I walk or exercise the knees, the easier it becomes! The surgeon did say thast it would take about a couple of years for the knees to "bed in" before I would appreciate them fully!
As Ruth has said, the secret is in the physio! It is painful for the first day or so, but I was up and walking, with the aid of crutches in about one and a half days, and just with walking sticks a day later. Force yourself to do the physio in the first few days and you will be fine.
I have to say I did not find it too painful! Modern painkillers are very good!!
Go for it Wholley, you will definitely be better off.
Yours,
Sneaky
PS If you want any more advice, send me a PM.

Just as an add on to my previous post, I do believe that a lot of my problems were due to the training and the application of that training.
We regularily, used to carry loads of 150 lbs. plus over the Scottish hills.
Enough to knacker up anybody's lower limbs.
I am sad to say that most of my contemparies are suffering from the same complaints!!
Many are having to have the same ops. that I have had.

Sorry to be a bit of a downbeat, but this is what you get after 20 years with the SBS.
I hope the modern guys, arn't quite so stupid!!

Sneaky

150lbs!

damn! thats 70kg (for me who has no clue about that other system )!
How much weight do the marines normaly carry?

It's heavier than me lol.

Yes 150 lbs is about 70 kgs. I did say it was stupid - and we didn't do it very quickly or easily.
We did have the option of doing it it two trips. i.e. leaving half behind and then going back for it but we were either to lazy or more to the point - we never had the time!!

By the way the 70 kilos were made up of the normal SF type load, plus half a canoe!!
The other half was carried by your partner. (The Clipper, very conveniently, broke down into two halves - the skin weighing in at 56 lbs and the framework another 56 lbs.)

Anyway you look at it, it was bloody heavy!!
Sneaky

I'm surprised that nobody has noticed the "bite"!!

Come on you lot you must be a bit more compos mentis!!

Sneaky

Just to say that the pains in my knees and back seem to have cleared up just about, happy about that, but still not too sure what caused it all of a sudden. Guess it could have been just getting used to the new trainers.

Anyway cheers Doc and Bullet sponge for the advice, hopefully its all cleared up....for now.

Dwarfy