Surf again?
Surff
Dr. told me that I would not surf again. I said hell with that and
went to see a specialist about a new hip. Supposedly, the only thing
that I won't be able to do is run.
Foon, did you boogie board after your hip replacement?
So, where's the Mountain Man? I've seen the movie "Australia" about
20 times now. It's really strange, I always enjoy that movie.
Where did Sandman go, Sully?
Surff
"In my heart you are all my friends."
sully
I bet Lemming checks in every several months or so, but haven't seen a
post in a long time. Most ASers are FB buddies now.
Can you swim w/ your new hip? Why don't you bodysurf, Surff?
Don't need to haul a board around. When you open up your Fla place,
you can bike to all your fave breaks, stop in at the pub afterward
and just lock your fins to your bike when you grab a beer.
Surff
> On Aug 11, 4:38 am, Surff <surffo...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Well folks and Foon, the hip replacement cometh. A few months ago my
> > Dr. told me that I would not surf again. I said hell with that and
> > went to see a specialist about a new hip. Supposedly, the only thing
> > that I won't be able to do is run.
>
> > Foon, did you boogie board after your hip replacement?
>
> > So, where's the Mountain Man? I've seen the movie "Australia" about
> > 20 times now. It's really strange, I always enjoy that movie.
>
> > Where did Sandman go, Sully?
>
> I bet Lemming checks in every several months or so, but haven't seen a
> post in a long time. Most ASers are FB buddies now.
Traitors. F'em.
> Can you swim w/ your new hip?
It is highly reccomended.
Why don't you bodysurf, Surff?
> Don't need to haul a board around. When you open up your Fla place,
> you can bike to all your fave breaks, stop in at the pub afterward
> and just lock your fins to your bike when you grab a beer.
Excellent. There's a nice break (depending a lot on the weather), pub
with good food and football on two tv's within walking distance.
Surff
sully
The idea is if surf is fairly small, you really don't need two fins,
so you could wear one on the good leg, and not cause too much stress
on the robo-hip.
jw
<d1aff32b-a908-4869...@5g2000yqz.googlegroups.com>,
Surff <surf...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Aug 11, 1:29 pm, sully <s...@slac.stanford.edu> wrote:
> > On Aug 11, 4:38 am, Surff <surffo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > > Where did Sandman go, Sully?
> >
> > I bet Lemming checks in every several months or so, but haven't seen a
> > post in a long time. Most ASers are FB buddies now.
>
> Traitors. F'em.
Many of the FB friends still post here, too. The newsgroup degenerated
into a place where maybe three surf posts per week showed up, so why not
spend more time in an online spot where you can get top-notch surf
content posted by friends and associates all day? Unfortunately, Sandman
isn't yet on FB, but who needs to see photos of him cracking walnuts on
his ass anyway? haha
It's sad that Web-based fora have superceded Usenet, but the
ADD-suffering online populace has won. Set up your account, Surff! Come
to the dark side!!
> > Can you swim w/ your new hip?
>
> It is highly reccomended.
>
> Why don't you bodysurf, Surff?
> > Don't need to haul a board around. When you open up your Fla place,
> > you can bike to all your fave breaks, stop in at the pub afterward
> > and just lock your fins to your bike when you grab a beer.
>
> Excellent. There's a nice break (depending a lot on the weather), pub
> with good food and football on two tv's within walking distance.
Good luck getting back in the water. You've earned it!
-jw
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Jack Linthicum
This may seem rather obvious but you might see if the doctor you
select has a list of people he had done this operation on and can get
you in touch with them.
I have had the concept of a similar op on a knee but can't find two
people who are satisfied with the experience. Swimming is one of the
two exercises recommended for the long term, bicycle, fixed or mobile,
is the other. An eight month slow recovery time is the standard, one
of the reasons I have stopped considering the knee thing.
(PeteCresswell)
>An eight month slow recovery time is the standard, one
>of the reasons I have stopped considering the knee thing.
Also, knee replacement is not without risk.
I know one person whose bones got infected.
--
PeteCresswell
Feigel
[Default] On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:35:33 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
<jackli...@earthlink.net> made a point of writing:
I was able to put off the "knee thing" for a couple of decades ...
until my left knee went "gaaahraunch" on the way down a ladder in
late-March. Long story short, my knee swelled up to over twice the
usual size and I could barely walk - even with crutches.
Due to New Zealand's complex public health insurance regulations, I
was unable to get remedial surgery done until the slow-motion public
pencil pushers decided whether or not they'd consider my injury "due
to an accident" - in which case they'd cover it and I'd go on a
waiting list. Or whether it wasn't due to an accident - in which case
I could use our private health insurance to pay for most of the
treatment and get it done this year,
I got the arthroscopy done nearly three weeks ago, and although my
recovery has been slow, and expected to take another month or so to
get me to the stage where I can resume some light exercises (like
bicycling, swimming, jogging on a rebounder), it has gone very well. I
saw the surgeon a few days ago and he told me that once he got inside
and had a look around, he found that my knee "was a much bigger mess
than I'd been led to believe from the X-rays" and examinations.
For example, I had a great deal of loose cartilage from earlier
injuries that needed to be removed, damage to the weight bearing
surfaces that needed to be debrided and three meniscal tears that
needed to be treated instead of the one we knew about.
He also told me that if I'd waited much longer for remedial surgery, I
might have incurred so much more damage - not only to the joint, but
to the ligaments, that he wouldn't have been able to treat it as
effectively and the prognosis wouldn't have been so encouraging..
I guess what I'm getting at is, could you get away with an arthroscopy
instead of a total knee replacement?
--
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Jack Linthicum
> [Default] On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:35:33 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
I have taken up a stationary bike, I had given my old one to a local
high school because I couldn't find room for it. This one is vertical,
old one horizontal, and seems to be doing its work well. Knee is still
stiff but I get less of the lower key "gaaahraunch" and "step click"
than before. I am damn near 75 so any surgery would be more desperate
than needed. Spending three years "recovering" sounds more like "gone"
to me.
My reluctance to do the surgery is based on meeting people who did it
and the wide variation in results. Lady across the street is the wife
of an anesthesiologist and did both knees. She mows a rather large
lawn when her teen age son is too busy. Another guy I met during some
tests in a local hospital. He seemed in pain so I offered him my seat.
"No", he said, "I have a knee replacement and don't dare stop
standing." Testimony.
Jack Linthicum
wrote:
Maybe pointless but a search of Science Daily could provide some
insights into the success rate of this kind of surgery. There is a
whole string of articles like this in the "Health & Medicine" section.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080901205635.htm
Feigel
[Default] On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:25:18 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
<jackli...@earthlink.net> made a point of writing:
>On Aug 14, 11:22 pm, Feigel <b...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
>> [Default] On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:35:33 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
>> <jacklinthi...@earthlink.net> made a point of writing:
<snip>
>> I guess what I'm getting at is, could you get away with an arthroscopy
>> instead of a total knee replacement?
>>
>
>I have taken up a stationary bike, I had given my old one to a local
>high school because I couldn't find room for it. This one is vertical,
>old one horizontal, and seems to be doing its work well. Knee is still
>stiff but I get less of the lower key "gaaahraunch" and "step click"
>than before. I am damn near 75 so any surgery would be more desperate
>than needed. Spending three years "recovering" sounds more like "gone"
>to me.
My knee surgery was three weeks ago yesterday. Although my recovery
has been slow - in terms of my expectations, not the surgeon's - it
has been steady. I haven't had to take any painkillers for the past
four days.
The surgeon is now on holiday for a couple of weeks, but when he gets
back I'll ask him about an exercise bike. They're fairly inexpensive
these days and might put a lot less stress on my knee than jogging on
a rebounder. Before my knee crapped out I'd jog to Cuban salsa or R&R
for a half an hour, four to five days a week.
I'd forgotten to mention the "step click." Probably because I was so
used to it, especially in the mornings or coming down stairs. But no
"gaahraunching" or clicking when I jogged on the rebounder.
It will be interesting to see if the arthroscopy took care of the
click thing. I'd like to think that the surgery will allow me to
develop a lot more flexibility and strength in that knee, but since
it's only five years younger than yours and there are other old
injuries that prevent me from boardsurfing, I'll settle for being able
to continue bodysurfing and try out paddle surfing when the water
warms up.
Best wishes for your knee/s.
(PeteCresswell)
>I'll ask him about an exercise bike. They're fairly inexpensive
>these days and might put a lot less stress on my knee than jogging on
>a rebounder.
Not "might".... "WILL"....
Otherwise, I know nothing - i.e. the lesser stress from the
exercise bike may or may not be bionic-knee-friendly.... but the
impact diff is huge.... virtually none compared to your body
weight on every step with jogging/rebounder.
--
PeteCresswell
Foon
>Foon, did you boogie board after your hip replacement?
Yes, my surgery was in May 2004. My rehab went remarkably smoothly and I
consistently was ahead of the healing curve though I had the full incision
procedure. As soon as I was cleared by the phys therapist I was back in the gym
and pool doing laps. It took months for the hip to feel like the old one (only
better) and there was a recurring pain in a ligament on the top of my thigh
which would hurt if I paddled hard and torqued the muscle. I found out later
(years later) this was a chronic condition that probably happened during surgery
and because I didn't pursue getting it fixed I will now have to live with that.
I still body board but don't charge any kind of challenging waves. I just ride
the fun stuff and have been out a half dozen sessions this summer. If you're
serious about returning to surf and can't abide the stigma of being an
boogieist, look up our resident Paipo guru, Rodski Rodgers. He will set you on
the path to prone paradise. He is quickly becoming a genuine authority on food
tray surfing. Good luck with your surgery and do not ignore your rehab or
you'll walk funny, not that you probably don't now. You have my email. Use it if
you want to learn more.
Jack Linthicum
The Osteopath I consulted years ago gave two pieces of direction:
don't bring the knee up to 90 degrees on the bike and don't use
resistance. Apparently the cure is repetition, which I notice.
Also, swimming is one of the two recommended exercises for hip and
knee replacements.
There's a whole slug of exercise programs on the net but you are
probably best with whatever you get from your physician and therapist.
Jack Linthicum
wrote:
If you have been thinking about acupuncture, here's a vote against.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100817143628.htm
Feigel
[Default] On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:36:16 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
<jackli...@earthlink.net> made a point of writing:
>On Aug 17, 8:59 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" <x...@y.Invalid> wrote:
Thank you.
I'll wait until the surgeon returns from spending my money ;-) and ask
for his advice after he's had a chance to examine my knee again.
One of the things I'll ask about is physiotherapy and exercise. When I
saw him two weeks after the arthroscopy I asked him if it was OK for
me to start walking as an exercise and he was very clear. I was not to
walk any more than necessary or bend my knee unnecessarily or carry
anything heavy ... and was to "take it easy" until he had an
opportunity to assess my recovery when he returns on September 29th.
The physical inactivity is driving me nuts.
Jack Linthicum
> [Default] On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:36:16 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
Just hope you don't have stairs to climb and walk down.
Dennis
> [Default] On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:36:16 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
So this is what I have to look forward to when I grow up?
Feigel
[Default] On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), Dennis
<jdmc...@msn.com> made a point of writing:
>So this is what I have to look forward to when I grow up?
It's far better than the other alternative.
(PeteCresswell)
>So this is what I have to look forward to when I grow up?
Old age is not for sissies.... but it beats the alternative.
--
PeteCresswell
Dennis
Funny, yesterday I was surfing with an older group of guys, of which
I'm the oldest. One of the crusty surfers remembers peoples names by
their ailments, like Larry the hip. Except for me. He associates my
name with my home across the street. At least he still has a memory!
When I got back to the beach, I met a guy named Dean who immediately
proceeded to explain to me that he's 52 years old and has a bad back.
I told him about mine. Somehow, girls in bikinis always seem to enter
the conversation.
(PeteCresswell)
>Somehow, girls in bikinis always seem to enter
>the conversation.
My only two regrets:
- Not buying a place at the shore
- Leaving Hawaii before crochet bikinis
--
PeteCresswell
Jack Linthicum
One of the hazards of highway A1A, bikinis in the turn lane waiting to
cross.
Feigel
[Default] On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:38:22 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
<jackli...@earthlink.net> made a point of writing:
As I said to our granddaughter (who was holding our 5-month old
great-granddaughter at the time): "Sweetheart, I never let road
hazards hassle me. I just close my eyes and punch the accelerator."
But I like this one better:
"Like I told my wife, I said, 'Honey, I never drive faster than I can
see. Besides, it's all in the reflexes.'"
- Jack Burton, Big Trouble in Little China
Andy
> Well folks and Foon, the hip replacement cometh. A few months ago my
> Dr. told me that I would not surf again. I said hell with that and
> went to see a specialist about a new hip. Supposedly, the only thing
> that I won't be able to do is run.
>
> Foon, did you boogie board after your hip replacement?
>
Surfff
you can do it!
Hobble your busted self up here for a surf, waters warm, seafood is
great, it's hot as all hell and the beer is cold.
Whooo ha!