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Jangchub wrote:

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:49:19 -0400, Bill
wrote:

It seems as I age the topic of health keeps intruding on my
consciousness. Here are two sites that touch on this issue.

Bill who knows what Melanoma and CAD is and has a spouse due for knee
replacement in two 9 weeks. Who will really do the gardening then )

http://www.canadianliving.com/health...health_10_thin
gs_to_do_in_april.php

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cOkWG85ReT4

The latter a bit long but informative.

I had full knee replacement on Jan. 29 of this year and I am still in
physical therapy. I was at 3x a week and starting next week we drop
to 2x a week. I still cannot knee, not even on the bed or couch. I
developed an adhesion (which is normal) on he outer side of my knee
which is pulling on my muscles and connective tissue and every now and
then takes my breath away. I continue to use my Pilates machine and
swim laps and slowly it is getting better. It takes time, but the
actual knee is giving me no pain, it's everything else they touch in
there. It is paramount to do everything they say to do, and if your
wife has time I'd say it would greatly benefit her to get into PT
before the surgery.

I can now garden if I sit on my Garden Rocker and have a way to pull
myself up. They did teach me how to use the weight of my body to get
up so that's been helpful. The main thing is, no matter how much it
hurts, take pain medication and push, push, push.

V

Ingrid my better half was 20 and doing student teaching 41 years ago.
Seems a young student tackled here in a softball game. Surgery was not
perfect but she worked on it. Gave me five kids!
She tried to hold off as long as possible as we hear it is only good
for about 15 years if lucky similar to heart bypass. Her mom and my dad
had it done so we sort of know.
Ingrid btw is named after the daughter of the god of war. Pretty
tough has been doing her own PT in a pool 3 times a week for years.
She intends to visit her 92 year old mom in Florida just before surgery
come home and plant her double impatient's and go on. Hell we may have
a wedding in two years.

Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA