A Physical Therapist Told Me
jannie
11 years ago
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tripletmom83
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Gardening and Total Knee Replacement
Comments (19)I had my right knee replaced in may of 08,and while the recovery was painful for a few weeks,you can get through it as long as you follow the dr's orders and do all the therapy. HOWEVER,my dr suggested i NOT kneel on that knee,like in the garden etc,so i have this little Ames cart i roll around on to garden,and if i get near a slope or something where it might roll,i just stick one of my small garden tools under the wheel.2 mos after that surgery i was diagnosed with breast cancer,went thru all that surgery,chemo and all and i'm back out iin the yard again. My motto is"you won't know if you can do it,til you try" & where there's a will,there's a way!!! Kathi...See MoreYaYYYY! I am no longer in a cast...
Comments (12)What a great feeling I'm sure! I've never broke anything (knock on wood) but oldest DD did and needed surgery and a cast and a air cast for another few weeks. She was never so glad to throw those crutches in the corner! Oh it was awful for her to get in the doors at school, carrying books and into her locker and try and put coats on. I'll pass you a Molasses cookie I just made yesterday. Quick snarf it up before you go to the gym! LOL...See MoreHealthy check-in for April 2015, no fooling
Comments (35)maire_cate, 17 pounds is terrific! Congratulations! I am hoping to have time to concentrate on getting back into shape and losing a little weight once school is out. Now that the nice weather is starting, I am trying to convince myself to walk the dogs every day when I get home, no matter how tired I am. We'll see. Having always been very thin, this weight gain is hard on me. I am used to eating whatever and not putting on an ounce. New meds for thyroid has helped the energy level slightly, but I know I just have to do the work now. Hmmm, time to go downstairs to do my weights before getting out in the yard for a bit-knees and all don't work so well anymore either. No more all day gardening at this point. Sheesh. Oh, and do have those colonoscopies everyone. Colon cancer is not something anyone should die from anymore (except in the very rare, early case maybe). I was going to have my last one done in our town rather than going into Georgetown University Hospital where our doctor is located and where we usually. Have everything taken care of healthwise. I decided to go ahead and go into town. I know they are good there and they do so many of these procedures that they are quite proficient. Debrak, I don't know where you live, but it might be a good idea to share your concerns with your doctor now, so you and he can find you a doctor and hospital you trust. This is not something to ignore....See MoreKnee surgery and gardening
Comments (11)Getting a little away from your original question.........But I need knee replacements too, but have chosen not to get them. I'm 66. I haven't been able to get up from a floor position for years! I tripped by myself in the backyard last year, and had to crawl over to a big stick, which helped me get upright. It's strange....but I actually can't tell you why I can't get up. Nothing feels weak.......I just can't get up! lol! Anyhow.....for years I did a lot of trellis gardening, which was great. But the weeds in my fairly big garden got to be just too much leaning over, and painful. So this spring I've gone to 8 Behlen country stock tanks up on cement blocks. I've had a couple of these for a couple years and they work great.........and no leaning over! If I do need to lean over a bit to weed them, I can sit on a garden stool. I still have several trellises for pole beans and cucumbers. I've also invested in some cordless equipment.......like a cordless mower. It has a removable string weed trimmer in it that you can take out of it's wheeled base to use separately. So now, most everything will be up higher and I can just "mow" the garden floor. I love gardening. I can't imagine ever not being able to garden. But......I've learned to do whatever I can to be able to continue it. Yes, I will miss gardening in the ground, but since that's not possible anymore........it's the raised stock tanks for me. YAY! So good luck with your knee replacement and do whatever you can to continue gardening in a way that won't hurt your knee or be painful to you. There's still so many options!...See Moretripletmom83
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