TKR survivors - how many here have replacement knees?
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5yr left and almost 6 months right.
It's been an upgrade, but at 73 it's taking time to get the strength back.
https://www.strava.com/athletes/260011
It's been an upgrade, but at 73 it's taking time to get the strength back.
https://www.strava.com/athletes/260011
Well done Paul!
I'm on two partials and age 65 - both medial (inner) compartments. L done in 2017 and R last May - still managed 6,400 miles last year. I've cycled 9 out of the last 10 days, with the only real pain being from hiking the bike around the airports.
Possibly I should have opted for totals but surgeon said the lateral compartments are fine though the patellas are 'not perfect'. If things go well, he thought the partials should last 20+ years (by which time I'll have no desire to cycle!), while the greatest risk to the knee is the arthritis spreading to other areas. He's an exceptionally strong cyclist himself so was keen to keep me functional -he Everested up Ventoux last June 2x3 ascents.
Both wrists/thumbs are visibly arthritic but curiously my hips seem fine. I blame it on the parents
I'm on two partials and age 65 - both medial (inner) compartments. L done in 2017 and R last May - still managed 6,400 miles last year. I've cycled 9 out of the last 10 days, with the only real pain being from hiking the bike around the airports.
Possibly I should have opted for totals but surgeon said the lateral compartments are fine though the patellas are 'not perfect'. If things go well, he thought the partials should last 20+ years (by which time I'll have no desire to cycle!), while the greatest risk to the knee is the arthritis spreading to other areas. He's an exceptionally strong cyclist himself so was keen to keep me functional -he Everested up Ventoux last June 2x3 ascents.
Both wrists/thumbs are visibly arthritic but curiously my hips seem fine. I blame it on the parents
@gruffy I am convinced that cycling is very good for knees. When I had my first replacement, the surgeon asked which one did I want done first. I got back into cycling as part of the recovery, and that's partly why I waited 5 years until I had to have the 2nd one done. 6 months on, I'm pain free and enjoying the bike again.
@Millen. Wow, you're obviously doing plenty of miles! Your surgeon is a nutter. We have a band of The Cinglés Club members in the village, I'd like to go out with them but I'm waay to slow! Carrying your bike around airports, are you training in Majorca or similar?
I'm a wuss when it comes to cold and wet, most of my activity so far this year has been on the turbo trainer - which I actually enjoy.
@Millen. Wow, you're obviously doing plenty of miles! Your surgeon is a nutter. We have a band of The Cinglés Club members in the village, I'd like to go out with them but I'm waay to slow! Carrying your bike around airports, are you training in Majorca or similar?
I'm a wuss when it comes to cold and wet, most of my activity so far this year has been on the turbo trainer - which I actually enjoy.
My injuries were caused by basketball. At the time I had never cycled. The surgeon told me if I was a cyclist he'd have me back to full training within 4-6 weeks. The static bike was a permanent fixture in my long rehab and I hated it. Four years later - and not making much progress - I decided to try cycling and bought a cheap hack. Then it snowballed.
Cycling has definitely been good for my knees and I'd love to think it might spare me more surgery, or at least delay it as long as possible. I'm going to (very, very slowly) try running again, as I'd like to become a bit more rounded. I think cycling can be a little too precise and narrow in scope.
Cycling has definitely been good for my knees and I'd love to think it might spare me more surgery, or at least delay it as long as possible. I'm going to (very, very slowly) try running again, as I'd like to become a bit more rounded. I think cycling can be a little too precise and narrow in scope.
Paul Drawmer said:
@Millen. Wow, you're obviously doing plenty of miles! Your surgeon is a nutter. We have a band of The Cinglés Club members in the village, I'd like to go out with them but I'm way to slow! Carrying your bike around airports, are you training in Majorca or similar?
I'm a wuss when it comes to cold and wet, most of my activity so far this year has been on the turbo trainer - which I actually enjoy.
Report on surgeon's Bicingles attempt https://www.sportsorthopaedicspecialist.co.uk/blog... I'd be lucky to manage just one ascent! I'm down for a Mallorca trip in April, if Covid-19 doesn't intervene. Also ought to invest in a wheeled bike box as carrying weights irritates the knees. We have several in the cycle club who stopped running due to knee problems and found relief in cycling. As I hinted, I seem to be genetically predisposed to arthritis so part of me wants to carry on activities before it progresses further. I was a runner, and probably did too much pavement-pounding before joining a group that was primarily off-road and softer on the knees. I foolishly continued running a little after an arthroscopy in 2008 as I greatly missed the social vibe. Then a severe metatarsal pain in the right foot forced me to over-weight the left which likely hastened the knee cartilage breakdown. Looking back, running involved regular physio etc appointments for one pain or another! I'm a wuss when it comes to cold and wet, most of my activity so far this year has been on the turbo trainer - which I actually enjoy.
I've found this forum very helpful - if nothing else, it shows there are many people with far worse problems than us!
https://www.kneeguru.co.uk/KNEEtalk/index.php
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