Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Nice sunny and warm day here...nice day to do taijiquan outside...... now all I need is working knees
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Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Speaking of mysticism....knee replacement surgery June 11
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
well the want to replace both knees and possibly both hips so.....
Some friends were in town a couple of weeks ago, and we had our first restaurant meal in ages. I agree - it was nice.
Steve
Mostly Harmless
Don't settle for less than bionic. And on the bright side, you are well on your way to becoming a cyborg.
Anarax
Master Black Belt
Just found out Charles Grodin died yesterday at 86. RIP and thank you for all the laughs
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
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Steve
Mostly Harmless
Somewhere I still have my Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Action Club membership certificate.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
MRI and xrays done. Now I am told they are going to send all of that to an engineering group who make my knee. I may be the bionic man after all 
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dvcochran
Grandmaster
That definitely sounds like the Stryker knee I had done.MRI and xrays done. Now I am told they are going to send all of that to an engineering group who make my knee. I may be the bionic man after all
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Well, they say it will be good for 30 years.... so the right this year and the left probably next year....... so I have to last at least 31 more years to get my monies worth
dvcochran
Grandmaster
My docs were very clear it is proportional to activity. If you think about the fact that the cushioning material is synthetic and no longer benefits from synovial fluid it makes sense. Friction is increased by load and torsion so, yea time is definitely a wildcard.Well, they say it will be good for 30 years.... so the right this year and the left probably next year....... so I have to last at least 31 more years to get my monies worth
My docs said 15 years is the top end for active people; a big reason they put it off as long as possible. Pessimism I hope.
I sure hope they are wrong. 30 years would put me at 87 so I think I will have slowed down before then.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
So you're saying, if I'm very active.... I don't have to last 30 years
A good friend of mine needed new knees in his late 30s. He is an ex-pro-soccer player and was a coach then. this was well over 20 years ago. His MD told him he would not replace his knees unless he stopped soccer, because, per his MD, the amount of running he did every single day would mean he would need to get his knees replaced about every 6 months.
He did finally get his knees replaced about 8 years ago.
dvcochran
Grandmaster
I would be interested to hear his story and know how he is doing.So you're saying, if I'm very active.... I don't have to last 30 years
A good friend of mine needed new knees in his late 30s. He is an ex-pro-soccer player and was a coach then. this was well over 20 years ago. His MD told him he would not replace his knees unless he stopped soccer, because, per his MD, the amount of running he did every single day would mean he would need to get his knees replaced about every 6 months.
He did finally get his knees replaced about 8 years ago.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
He's doing great, only problem is he is still eating like he is running miles a day so he has gained weight, although I do believe he no longer eats 10 hot dogs or a dozen donuts in one setting like he did when he was playing. But his knees are great and he is happy he had them done. I have also accused him of not telling me his knee issues were contagious and I caught my knee problem from him
dvcochran
Grandmaster
Fortunately, my weight is right on target weight for my height (5'11" 185lbs). I am very happy with my first knee. The other side is that I do think it is revealing things I did not know about like my hips. Time will tell but I am very optimistic I am moving in the right direction. Definitely in the 'would recommend doing it' category.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
His weight was fine too, when he got the 1st knee, but he was still eating like an athlete and that is were his weigh problem came from.
my weight is up due to years of dealing with arthritis, knee and hip issues. I had it under control but then the knees got much worse and I can no longer go for walks or ride the bike. Currently working at losing 5 to 10 pounds before June 11
