Yeah, I groan nearly every time I stand up these days. Rowing is still workable for me (in fact, my current favorite exercise), as are bodyweight or very lightweight squats. Deep stances are a no-go. I can get into them, but the moment I try to actually DO something there, my knees give out.
I never hurt when I exercise. I might be a bit sore after and I hurt like hell when I DON'T exercise - but never in class.
I can shed some light on that. So, they went in and indeed found a nasty bone spur. Since the spur is not a structurally sound bone, there were also some bone shards floating around that tore at the cartilege. The spur was removed as were the little bits and pieces. The surgeon considered putting in an implant but decided against it, because the implant, as a foreign body was going to exert more pressure and cause more damage to the cartilege than already there. Instead, since the patient is comparatively young and reasonably healthy, he left the cartilege to heal on its own.
There is that.
And I can't do the ones you can do. My PT was confused that I can't do wall sits without pain, but full squats are not an issue. Knees are weird, man.This is what I don't understand.
I can do this without any issues
But I can't do this
and I can do these too
But walking up and down stairs is uncomfortable.
Totally different muscles and joints involved. If you ever consider doing PT, that's exactly the illustration you should provide to your therapist.This is what I don't understand.
I can do this without any issues
But I can't do this
and I can do these too
But walking up and down stairs is uncomfortable.
I'm really surprised by some of the injuries of my youth that don't hurt now. The ones that do were less painful then.
I can sort of relate - just for a different reason. Chronic pain - but not due to age-related issues. Due to a skeletal (spinal) birth defect. In a way, I don't think I can relate to not being in pain, because this thing had always been there - it just gets worse from time to time. That's why I exercise like crazy - helps me keep it in line, figuratively and literally.
This should be fun.As the Hobbit said, all is well after the surgery. I’m restless and can do nothing about it.
Also, I’m not completely un-fogged, so probably should not be posting.
Unfortunately for everyone else, I only posted that one time while still fogged by the anesthetic. I could have been much more entertaining.This should be fun.
Seriously, glad you're on the mend.
I was counting on it. Oh well. Lost opportunities, and all that.
Sometimes, your posts make me feel like I am in the wrong line of work.
Do NOT enable him. He still has all those industrial-strength drugs they gave him for post op recovery.I was counting on it. Oh well. Lost opportunities, and all that.
