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40 years ago, an Army surgeon took some torn up cartilage from my right knee. The passing years with more tears and a lot of arthritic bone spurs created a bone-on-bone situation and pretty much dictated a new knee.
Surgery went well and I've been concentrating my efforts on getting it to flex more and extend more fully. Lot more work than I thought it was going to be.
Yesterday, I walked part of the way around our lake and was feeling really good. Stopped at my bow rack as I came in and decided to string a bow and do some exercise draws. I always use a stringer for my recurves, but usually string my longbows just push-pull, especially the light ones.
Couldn't do it! Ok, get the cup and block stringer out and do it right. Then I tried drawing my light, smooth 62" 44# Lost Creek Judge. How embarrassing! I finally made it to anchor, but barely. Looks like I better make drawing a bow a part of my daily physical therapy.
Man,when you get old it fades so fast and comes back so slowly
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Looks like my left knee. Good luck in your rehab, I hope it goes well for you. I found that riding a stationary bike was the best exercise for me along with a lot of stretching.
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Hey Ron, that will be a nice looking scar. Curve haas some character to it. I just have a straight line, well three of them actually. I agree with habu, stationary bike is very good and "all" of the prescribed exercises at least twice a day, three, four times is better. Good luck.
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"Man,when you get old it fades so fast and comes back so slowly"
Oh, so true!! Keep at it............you'll get there!
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I got both knees replaced four years ago.Best thing I ever did also the most painfull.Stick with your therapy-it will pay off in the future.Good luck....
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Baseball fan? This slow recovery stuff stinks. I am still doing PT for my ankle, and needed none the last time I broke one. (37 years ago...) At least this is stuff that heals! Killdeer
-------------------- Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke; And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.
~Longfellow
TGMM Family Of The Bow Posts: 15027 | From: Fibber McGee's Closet, VA | Registered: Mar 2003
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I've had 4 different surgeries, I get more "gunshy" everytime.. Looking at yours gives me the willies..
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Got my new knee a few years ago -- old baseball injury. i have to do some gym work a few times each week to keep it from getting weak. My artificial hip -- another old sports injury -- is the same way. It seems like keeping an artificial joint strong takes more dedication than keeping a natural joint strong.
I remember not touching a bow during the first couple of months of each recovery and I was pretty weak when I started shooting again. Shooting strength will come back with use.
Good luck with the new knee. Have faith. Every day will be a little better.
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Hey guys, don't let the incision scare you. The surgeon wanted to follow the old scar tissue from the previous surgery. That first one was a young major's very first knee surgery. If they don't have to repair someone else's screw-up, they do a nice neat job.
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Hope you get the knee better, thats a big nasty looking cut hope you get better soon. Chad
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